County: Norfolk
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 31/05/1901
Number issued: 5
Gold-centred silver shields, silver matchboxes, and silver double chains, to:
5399 Private William SKOYLES
Each medal inscribed with the recipient's name, and "Bravo, Norfolk!"
Matchboxes inscribed: "H Company, 3rd V.B.N.R. Presented to Private ________, No. _____, Volunteer Company, 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment, by the inhabitants of New Hunstanton as a mark of their appreciation of his services in South Africa, 1900 and 1901".
Each of these volunteers received a second medal from Norwich.
The Norfolk News (25/05/1901) stated that the men of the First Volunteer Active Service Company were to receive silver watches from the residents of Old Hunstanton.
HUNSTANTON.
HUNSTANTON.
A dinner was given in the Town Hall, Hunstanton, on Friday, to the members of the H Company, 3rd V.B.N.R., in honour of the five men belonging to their company returned from South Africa. Mr Hamon le Strange took the chair, supported by Captain Pattrick, Captain Beloe, the Rev. P.C. Stanley, Mr Holcombe Ingleby, and several other gentlemen. Over eighty volunteers and seventy civilians sat down to dinner, which was followed by a smoking concert. Songs were sung by Mr Holcombe Ingleby, Captain Beloe, Messrs Arnold, Hilton, Houghton, Sanford Parsons, Harry Leffler, and Privates Burgess, A. MELTON, and H. BUNTING. Recitations by Privates DADE and E.R. Willoughby, and selections by the band were well received.
During the evening the Chairman, on behalf of the inhabitants of New Hunstanton, presented to Privates E. BEVERLEY, H. BUNTING, C. DADE, A. MELTON, and W. SKOYLES, the five volunteers recently returned from active service, a double silver chain, with silver match box and silver shield with gold centres attached. The following inscription was on the match boxes: – “H Company, 3rd V.B.N.R. Presented to Private ________ , No. _______ , Volunteer Company, 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment, by the inhabitants of New Hunstanton as a mark of their appreciation of his services in South Africa, 1900 and 1901”. On one side of the shield was the volunteer’s name, and on the other side the words, “Bravo, Norfolk!”
The Chairman, in presenting the souvenirs, remarked that this war had shown the world that should an enemy attempt to invade our domains they would not only have our Army and Navy to contend with, but our brothers in the Colonies and the volunteers. He was sure all present must be thankful to Divine Providence that after all they had been through they had escaped the enemy’s bullets and returned to their homes sound in wind and limb.
HUNSTANTON.
VOLUNTEER DINNER.
Mr Hamon Le Strange presided at a dinner given to the members of the H Company 3rd V.B.N.R., in the Town Hall, Hunstanton, on Friday night. Over eighty volunteers and seventy civilians sat down to dinner, which was followed by a smoking concert. Songs were sung by Mr Holcombe Ingleby, Captain Beloe, Messrs Arnold, Hilton, Houghton, Sanford Parsons, Harry Leffler, and Privates Burgess, A. MELTON, and H. BUNTING. Recitations by Privates DADE and E.R. Willoughby, and selections by the band were well received.
During the evening the Chairman, on behalf of the inhabitants of New Hunstanton, presented to Privates E. BEVERLEY, H. BUNTING, C. DADE, A. MELTON, and W. SKOYLES, the five volunteers recently returned from active service, a double silver chain, with silver match box and silver shield with gold centres attached. The following inscription was on the match boxes: – “H Company, 3rd V.B.N.R. Presented to Private _________ , No. ___ , Volunteer Company, 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment, as a mark of their appreciation of his services in South Africa, 1900 and 1901”. On one side of the shield was the volunteer’s name, and on the other side the words, “Bravo, Norfolk!”
The Chairman, in presenting the souvenirs, remarked that this war had shown the world that should an enemy attempt to invade our domains they would not only have our Army and Navy to contend with, but our brothers in the Colonies and the Volunteers. He was sure all present must be thankful to Divine Providence that after all they had been through they had escaped the enemy’s bullets and returned to their homes sound in wind and limb.
Private MELTON returned thanks on behalf of himself and his comrades.
2nd Volunteer Active Service Company, Norfolk Regiment ["H" Company, 3rd V.B.N.R.] –
6855 Private Edward Ernest HART
3rd Volunteer Active Service Company, Norfolk Regiment ["H" Company, 3rd V.B.N.R.] –
6905 Private Herbert NORTON
2nd Bn. Dorset Regiment (Reserve) –
3029 Private W. MOORES
Middlesex Mounted Infantry –
???? Trooper E. JONES
Presentation made by Mr Felix Joseph, at the Railway Hotel, Hunstanton.
