County: Warwickshire
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 00/10/1902
Number issued: 1
Gold albert & pendant, to:
103rd (Warwickshire) Company, 2nd Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
21023 Sergeant George SMITH
Presentation made by Sergeant-Major Neville, at the Coventry Cross Inn, Kenilworth.
Smith also received "part of the hair of the sergeant's old troop horse, 'Khaki', which died while Sergeant Smith was in hospital".
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Warwick Advertiser, 4th October 1902
PRESENTATION TO A YEOMAN.
At the Coventry Cross Inn recently a large number of returned Yeomen met together at a complimentary dinner and presentation to Sergeant SMITH, No. 1 Troop, 103 Squadron I.Y. The presentation consisted of a gold albert and pendant, together with part of the hair of the sergeant’s old troop horse, “Khaki”, which died while Sergeant SMITH was in hospital. The presentation was made by Sergeant-Major Neville.