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DSO GV;
QSA (2) Cape Colony, Orange Free State (14245 Q.M. Sgt. T. H. Montgomery, 13th Impl: Yeo:);
1914-15 Star (Capt. T. H. Montgomery, A.S.C.);
British War and Victory Medals with MID (Major T. H. Montgomery);
Defence and War Medals 1939-45

DSO London Gazette 1 January 1918.
MID London Gazette 4 January and 24 December, 1917.

Thomas Hassard Montgomery was born in 1872 and served with the 13th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War, in operations in Cape Colony and Orange River Colony (Queen’s Medal with 2 clasps), being commissioned temporary Lieutenant (Quartermaster) on 6 June 1900.

Following the outbreak of the Great War he was granted a temporary commission in the Army Service Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, attaining the rank of Temporary Major. For his services he was twice Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. During the Second World War he held a Regular Army Emergency Commission, dated 3 November 1939, as Lieutenant, and was advanced local Lieutenant-Colonel on 4 August 1941.

He resided at Cadogan House, Shrewsbury, and was a Justice of the Peace.

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The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer‘s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles;
The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel;
QSA (4) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (3265 Sgt. J. A. Coghlan. 15th. Coy. 5th. Impl: Yeo:);
Defence Medal;
Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued;
Service Medal of the Order of St John (22450. A/Asst. Commr. J. Coghlan. No. 2. Dis. S.J.A.B. 1941.)

John Ambrose Coghlan was born in 1875 and attested for the Imperial Yeomanry, serving with the 15th (Northumberland) Company, 5th Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War.

He saw further service with both the Army Service Corps and the Hampshire Regiment, and served as County Officer, St. John Ambulance Brigade.

He died in 1959.

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QSA (3) Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (5860 Pte. C. Bidgood. 42nd. Coy. 12th Impl: Yeo:);
KSA (2) (5860 Pte. C. Bidgood. Imp: Yeo:);
Natal (1) 1906 (Tpr: C. Bidgood, Royston’s Horse.);
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. C. Bidgood. 2nd S.A.I.)

Charles Bidgood was born in Tiverton, Devon, in 1880. He initially served during the Boer War and Natal Rebellion with the Imperial Yeomanry and Royston’s Horse, before attesting for the 1st South African Infantry on 4 May 1918. Posted to the Western Front, he joined the 2nd Regiment on 1 November 1918 and was demobilised at Maitland on 26 June 1919, his military character described as ‘very good’.

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QSA (1) Cape Colony (30356 Tpr: C. W. Simpson. 104th. Coy. Imp. Yeo.);
1914-15 Star (Sjt. C. W. Simpson 1st Infantry);
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sjt. C. W. Simpson. 2nd S.A.I.).

Together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘SA 9899’

Charles William Simpson was born in Islington, London, in 1881, and attested for the Imperial Yeomanry on 14 February 1901. Posted briefly to South Africa during the Boer War, he was discharged to civilian employment in Cape Town on 6 September 1902. Listed as a railway craneman, he returned to service with the 2nd South African Infantry during the Great War, embarking to England per S.S. Gaika on 26 January 1915. Posted to “A” Company on 10 November 1915, he was severely wounded in action on the Western Front on 27 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. His papers note a dangerous wound to the buttock and trench feet; Simpson sailed for South Africa for discharge on 20 January 1919, his notes adding: ‘amputated foot’.

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QSA (4) Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Orange Free State, Transvaal (15460 Cpl. G. C. Hopking 75th Coy 18th Imp Yeo);
KSA (2) (Lt C E Hopking I.Y.)