Issued on: Return
Dates of presentations: 31/05/1901, 00/00/1901
Number issued: 7 or 8
Silver chains & pendants/seals, to:
31/05/1901 presentation
7590 Private John WILLIAMS
1901 presentation
Captain William J.R. MARSH
Reverse: "GLAMORGANSHIRE YEOMANRY / CAPT. W J R / MARSH / 4 CO 1ST / IMP YEO".
The wording on the Captain Marsh medal suggests a presentation from the Town Council. The alberts and pendants/seals presented on 31/05/1901, on the other hand, were subscribed for by people "in the streets of the town", and were intended to compliment the watches given by the Burgesses.
As Abergavenny Town's gift to the Volunteers & Yeomen took the form of watches, which were issued without alberts & pendants, the existance of a "Town Council" pendant to Captain Marsh is something of a mystery. Perhaps officers received medals instead of watches.
The "Abergavenny Town Council" pendant awarded to Captain Marsh.
This is almost certainly a different tribute to the pendants/seals given to the Abergavenny Volunteers on 31/05/1901.
ABERGAVENNY.
Further Presentations to our Returned Volunteers.
In our report of the reception given by the town to our brave Volunteers on their return from South Africa, we mentioned in connection with the present of a silver English lever watch to each of them, that Mr James Wilcox, in the employ of Messrs Woolley and Co., cycle maker, Cross Street, made a collection in the streets of the town, which amounted to £3 1s 8d, and it was arranged to expend this sum in silver Albert chains and seals for presentation to the recipients of the watches. The presentation took place on Friday last, when Privates G.W. POWELL, J. STOREY, J. SHAW, J.H. WHITE, C. WILLIAMS and J. WILLIAMS, attended at the residence of Mr Z. Wheatley, who had taken such an active part in the arrangements for the aid of the families of the absent ones, and the presentation was made by Mrs Church, whose name is identified with the good work done for the Soldiers and Sailors Wives and Families.
Mrs Church after a few kindly words of praise and encouragement, said it was the usual custom to drink the healths of people, but she would propose that they should smoke to the health of Mr Wilcox, who had done so well for them, and to that end she presented each of them with a box of cigarettes.
Mr Wheatley endorsed the remarks of Mrs Church, and said it had been a pleasure and a labour of love to him, to look after the interests of the relatives of Volunteers during their absence, and, should occasion unhappily again arise, the same work would be willingly resumed by him.
Watches were presented to the following 17 Volunteers and Yeomen:
22/05/1901 presentation
7590 Private John WILLIAMS
3rd (Gloucestershire) Company, 1st Bn. Imperial Yemanry –
5538 Trooper Henry CHARLES
4th (Glamorganshire) Company, 1st Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
9888 [9891] Trooper William JONES
9853 Trooper Arthur Stanley WILLIAMS
Presentation made by the Mayoress, in the General Butter Market which had been transformed into a banqueting hall.
06/01/1902 presentation
1st Volunteer Active Service Company, 2nd Bn. South Wales Borderers [4th V.B.S.W.B.] –
7585 Private Thomas JONES
Presentation made by the Mayor, at a meeting of the Mayor of Abergavenny's War Fund Committee.
26/06/1902 presentation
2nd Volunteer Active Service Company, South Wales Borderers –
7715 Private H. EVANS
7716 Private T.S. LEE
7681 Private Albert George NORMAN
7679 Private John PROSSER
7680 Private Frederick Charles WALBY
Presentation made by the Mayor on 26 June 1902. This would have been Coronation Day had Edward VII not fallen ill.
Watches inscribed: "Presented to ________, in recognition of his services in the South African war, 1900-1, by the Burgesses of Abergavenny".
