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Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed as issued;
QSA (4) Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (3388 Pte. A. West, 2nd Shropshire Lt. Infy.);
KSA (2) (3388 Corpl: A. R. West. Shrops: L.I.);
Army LS&GC Ed II (Sergt. A. R. West. H. E. the Viceroys Band)

Arthur Robert West was born at Aldershot, Hampshire on 2 February 1876, the son of Sergeant-Major R. West, Royal Army Medical Corps. He attended the Royal Hibernian Military School, training as a Musician there before attesting as Boy on 2 February 1891 with the Shropshire Light Infantry. Reaching his majority in 1894 he was advanced Private and from there was appointed Musician on 19 March 1897.

Entering the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa on 7 November 1899 he was present for the Battle of Paardeberg in which the Shropshires played a major role. Advanced Corporal on South Africa on 1 November 1902 he was posted to India on 7 January 1903. There West's musical aspirations began to shine through and he applied for a transfer to the His Excellency the Viceroy's Band in February 1906.

This was confirmed and he joined the Indian Unattached List from 1 April 1906 being advanced Sergeant on 1 April 1907. He was still serving in that capacity in 1911 and doubtless was awarded his Delhi Durbar medal for that reason. West was finally discharged at Gosport on 9 March 1912 and died on 12 December 1940.

Picture courtesy of Morton and Eden

QSA (4) Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (1647 Pte. J. Barry, 2nd Shrop: Lt. Infy.);
KSA (2) (1647 Pte. J. Barry. Shrops: L. I.)

M&E state John Barry, of Wellington, Shropshire, was born c.1866 and served with the 2nd Battalion King’s Own Shropshire Light Infantry. He is confirmed on the medal rolls with entitlement as above.

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AUCTION DECEMBER 3RD 2025

KINGHAMS AUCTION'S , MORETON-IN-MARSH

Description
An important and extensive collection of military medals, honours and awards presented to Major General Sir Charles Twyford Dawkins, KCMG, CB (1858-1919), including British military medals: Great War group of three 1914 Star, War Medal and Victory Medal with oak leaf for mention in despatches (October 1914, May 1915, April 1916, January 1917, and November 1917), Death Plaque; Queens South Africa Medal with clasps for Transvaal, Driefontein, Paardeberg and Cape Colony; Kings South Africa Medal with clasps for South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902; Afghanistan Medal 1878, 1879, 1880; George V Coronation Medal 1911, with minitaures including the CMG (superseded by the KCMG), British Chivalric honours: The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander (1918), cross and star; Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Companion cross; International Orders: Belgian Croix de Guerre; Belgian Order of Leopold, cross of a Commander; French Order of Agricultural Merit, neck star and ribbon of a Commander; Imperial Russia, Order of St Anne, 1st Class, star, sash and cross, in original leather box, Order of St Vladimir, 4th Class with swords, in original box; together with ribbon bars and reginmental badges including 85th Kings Light Infantry, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, Shropshire Regiment buckle and another

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Item sold...... Hammer price L16,000.00 GBP / $21,327.00 U.S. / $29,751.00 CDN /$32,331.00 AUS

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