Description
Queen’s South Africa, no bar, 4546 Pte George Wilson, 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment.
Officially impressed: “4546 Pte G. Wilson. Rl: Berks: Regt”
Confirmed on the medal roll, originally issued as a no bar medal on 12th July 1902.
A further medal roll written at Alexandria, Egypt after the war on 21st May 1903 recorded the separate issue of a Cape Colony and South Africa 1902 clasp.
With copy service papers,
George Wilson was born in New Radford, Nottingham.
Enlisted at Reading aged 22, on 16th Dec 1895.
Saw the following postings over his 12 years of service:
Home, 16th Dec 1895 – 29th oct 1897
West Indies, 30th Oct 1897 – 18th Nov 1898
Home, 19th Nov 1898 – 27th Jan 1900
Gibraltar, 28th Jan 1902 – 29th April 1902
South Africa, 30th April 1902 – 30th October 1902
Egypt, 31st October 1902 – 11th Nov 1903
Home, 12th Nov 1903 – 15th Dec 1907.
