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DSO GV;
QSA (4) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lieut: P. Prince, Shrop: L.I.);
1914 Star, clasp (Capt: P. Prince. Shrops: L.I.);
British War and Victory Medals, with MID (Lt. Col. P. Prince.)

DSO London Gazette 1 January 1918.

MID London Gazette 17 February 1915 & 21 December 1917.

Peregrine Prince was born on 18 October 1882 at Leominster, Herefordshire and was educated at Shrewsbury School. Having been commissioned into the Shropshire Light Infantry in January 1902, he served in the Boer War, including the operations in the Transvaal from 17 April - 31 May 1902.

SA02 listed on WO100/194p476.

During the Great War he served in France from October 1914, commanding the 2/5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment from 16 December 1916-July 1917. He was twice wounded during the campaign and retired in 1921. A member of the Naval & Military Club, he died in April 1935 - having apparently undergone some 30 operations for the wounds he suffered during the Great War and which had never fully recovered.

The pair to Lt Grover sold this afternoon for a hammer price of GBP 2,700. Totals: GBP 3,348. R 73,240. AUD 6,440. NZD 7,000. CAD 5,710. USD 4,310. EUR 3,660.

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MC GV;
QSA (4) Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (5710 Cpl. W. Clarke, 2nd Shrop:Lt Infy.);
KSA (2) (5710 Corpl: W. Clarke. Shrops: L.I.);
1914-15 Star (5710 C.Q.M.Sjt. W. Clark. Shrops. L.I.);
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. Clark.);
Army MSM GV (49093 C.S.Mjr: W. Clark. 80/Coy M.G.C.), the unit officially corrected;
France, Republic, Croix De Guerre, with Palme

MC London Gazette 1 February 1919, the original citation states: 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In command of a Machine Gun section on September 18th 1918, he led his men through a murderous fire from trench mortars, machine gun and artillery to a point in front of P4 ¼ seeing the infantry unable to advance further he at once got his guns into action and opened fire to keep down a terrible fire from P.4. He himself was seriously hit, but kept his guns firing, and supervised the ammunition supply until he totally collapsed. His example was of unestimable [SIC] value to all his men.'

MSM London Gazette 26 April 1917.

Croix de Guerre London Gazette 21 July 1919.

Walter Clark was born at Gibraltar on 22 October 1879 and attested on 22 August 1898, seeing service during the Anglo Boer War. He appears to have served with distinction during the war, earning a promotion to Corporal on 11 April 1902 and Lance Sergeant on 13 October 1902.

After the end of hostilities the Regiment was posted to India from in January 1903 and there Clark was again advanced Sergeant in July 1909. Still posted there upon the outbreak of the Great War, Clark was advanced Company Quartermaster Sergeant on 14 October 1914 and the next day the Regiment embarked for France. Entering the war in France on 20 December 1914 he was again promoted Company Sergeant-Major on 23 May 1915, and soon afterwards was recommended for commission, service papers give special reason from O.C. Captain G. Berwick:

'With reference to the attached application for a commission in the Machine Gun Corps for Company Sergeant Major Clark, I think that this warrant officer is in every way suitable for a commission in the Machine Gun Corps. He has been Sergeant Major of the 80th Company Machine Gun Corps since the company was first formed on the 17th day of May of this year, and has carried out his work conscientiously and well. Owing to the fact that he was an instructor at the musketry school at Satara, India, at which school he also obtained a first class certificate in Musketry and in the Machine Gun, he is an extremely good machine gunner and has a good knowledge of the tactical handling of the gun.'

Prior to his recommendation being accepted - on 5 December 1915 - Clark was posted to Salonica where he was to serve for the rest of the war and joined the Machine Gun Corps. Commissioned Lieutenant on 28 December 1916 into the Machine Gun Corps, he rejoined his old unit on 28 June 1918 to command a machine gun section.

He was present at the Third Battle of Doiran where the British found themselves attacking well dug in Bulgarian troops. The KSLI were forced to try and take the steep and rugged Pip Ridge which proved an insurmountable obstacle, heavily defended by Bulgarian Machine Guns. Clark played an instrumental role in the action but suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was invalided from the battlefield.

The end of the war saw him retiring from service soon after although he did return to service on 30 June 1920, retiring again on 30 June 1921. Clark died on 10 February 1950.

Sold for a hammer price of GBP 1,700. Totals: GBP 2,108. R 46,120. AUD 4,050. NZD 4,400. CAD 3,600. USD 2,710. EUR 2,310.

2350 Pte. W. Merchant. 2: S.L.I.

Here's a very nice SLI group that has been listed on another thread, but should be included here too.Hong Kong Plaque group to Private W. Merchant, Shropshire Light Infantry. There has been one post that lists him as 2356, but that is wrong as per the nominal medal rolls, (See Below) and the actual naming of the medals.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg officially named to: 2350 Pte. W. Merchant. 2: Shrops: Lt. Infy.
King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 officially named to: 2350 Pte. W. Merchant. Shrops: L.I.
Hong Kong Plague 1894, silver issue officially named to: Private W. Merchant, S.L.I.