The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria

Freedom of the City of London Parchment Certificates and Invitations.
Three parchment certificates named to ‘Frederick Nash; Henry Oscar Palmer; Edmond Neville Carr’, first loose, second and third both mounted in glazed display frames, the one to Palmer surmounted with the recipient’s 1899 ‘Queen’s Shilling’, generally fair condition, fair to good condition

Three illuminated invitations, 380mm x 280mm, for a banquet given by the Corporation of the City of London to the Officers, N.C.O.s, and men of the C.I.V. on their return from South Africa, 27 October 1900, the first named to ‘Private A. H. Foster’, the second named to ‘Walter J. H. Hulbrith (?) Esq.’ the last unnamed, fair to good condition (6) £80-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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Frederick Nash joined the 4th Volunteer Battalion Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) on 20 February 1890 and served with their detachment in South Africa during the Boer War as a Lance Corporal in “H” Company of the Infantry Battalion, City Imperial Volunteers. Letters from Nash, regarding active service, were printed in the City Press on 28 April and 12 May 1900.

Sold together with two Boer War bibles, the first, hard back, black, 90mm x 135mm, New Testament. The front cover imprinted ‘New Testament’ and ‘C.I.V.’, inside front cover handwritten ‘L. Cpl F. Nash H Co. 632 C.I.V.’ and inside the front end paper ‘F. Nash 632 H. Co. C.I.V.’; the second with canvas cover, 80mm x 120mm, the front imprinted ‘The Knapsack Bible, South African Field Force 1899-1900’

Henry Oscar Palmer was educated at Fitzroy Collegiate School and was a traveller for a furnishing firm by occupation. He joined the 3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers in 1897 and served with their detachment in South Africa during the Boer War in No. 1 Company, Mounted Infantry, City Imperial Volunteers, receiving the Q.S.A. with three clasps. Palmer died of enteric fever at Bloemfontein on 27 May 1900. £100 was paid from the C.I.V. fund to H. J. Palmer on 6 June 1900 and his C.I.V. memorial is in Marylebone Parish Church.

Edmond Neville Carr joined the Honourable Artillery Company in 1900 and served with their detachment in South Africa during the Boer War in the draft reinforcement to No. 1 Company, Mounted Infantry, City Imperial Volunteers, receiving the Q.S.A. medal with 3 clasps. The City Press on 18 July 1900 reported that Carr had two brothers at the front, W. R. B. Carr in the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and Lieutenant G. A. B. Carr, 2nd Battaion, Royal West Surrey Regiment.