Description
Queen’s South Africa, 7 bars, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, 3849 Private G. Howe, 2nd Bn Middlesex Regiment.
Officially impressed: “3849 Pte G. Howe, Middx Regt:”
All 7 clasps confirmed on the roll.
The first medal roll written at Utrecth on 15th July 1901, records the medal and 6 clasps.
Another roll dated 5th March 1903 at Hounslow, records the issue of the SA 1901 clasp only.
George Howe, later enlisted on 8th August 1914 to fight in WW1, at the time he was likely a reservist mobilised on the outbreak, and was afterwards discharged on 21st November 1919 and awarded the Silver War Badge for being rendered unfit “Sickness Para 392 XVI”.
Now a lot older he served with the Labour Corps, his pension card also noted having been a member of “The Buffs Regt”, the pension card recalls his previous service with the number 3849.
Medal index card for WW1, notes he arrived in France on 22nd April 1915 as 10822 of the East Kent Regt
