The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late A. A. Mount

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (19408 Corpl. F. R. Woolley, R.E.) nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private J. F. Wooley, The Queen’s Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (G30687 The Queen’s R.), fine (3) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late A. A. Mount.

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Medals to F. R. Woolley sold with the recipient’s pay book and War Office letter dated 16 July 1900 relating to the recipient’s effects; together with some photographs.

Frederick Robert Woolley was born in the Parish of Islip, near Thrapston, Northaptonshire and enlisted into the Royal Engineers on 9 January 1885, aged 19 years. He died of enteric fever at Ladysmith on 29 December 1899. J. F. Wooley is believed to be the son of F. R. Woolley.