County: Montgomeryshire
Issued on: Return
Dates of presentations: 13/09/1901, 06/09/1902, aft. 03/09/1902
Number issued: c. 720 (assuming all members of 31st, 49th, 88th & 89th Companies received medals)
Bronze medals, to:
13/09/1901 presentation (75 medals)
31st (Montgomeryshire) Company, 9th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
Lieutenant F.J. WALTON (Aberhangel)
2617 Squadron Sergeant-Major GRICE (Newtown)
8191 Farrier-Quartermaster-Sergeant James SAVORY (Paddington)
8270 Sergeant George Francis LIND (Chiswick)
8186 Sergeant Thomas Rowland MORGAN (Merstham)
8400 Sergeant E. POTTER (Liverpool)
8196 Lance-Sergeant Owen Sidney BOWEN (Kerry)
8194 Lance-Sergeant Henry Owen BROWN (Newtown)
9960 Lance-Sergeant [Sergeant] George Alexander THOMSON (Welshpool)
15333 Corporal Albert Ernest ADAMS (Forden)
8226 Lance-Corporal Sydney George CRITTEN (London)
8253 Trooper Frederick Thomas ASHBY (St John's Wood)
8185 Trooper A.E. BERRY (East Grinstead)
8199 Trooper Edward Hargreaves BRAMWELL (St Helens)
8254 Trooper Charles BRIDGES (London)
8224 Trooper Alexander Thomas CHRYSTAL (London)
8228 Trooper Wallace CORNELIUS (Kensington)
8166 Trooper Alfred George DANIELS (Crouch End)
8261 Trooper Albert John DAVIS (Clapham)
8230 Trooper Walter Richard DOWSETT (Kilburn)
8239 Trooper William James GRAHAM (Taunton)
8266 Trooper Matthew HALL (London)
8170 Trooper Wilson E. HEARN (Ealing)
8201 Trooper Claude S. JARVIS (Kingston Hill)
8195 Trooper Edmund George JONES (Hooton)
13305 Trooper Herbert JONES (Ellesmere)
8173 Trooper Frank H. KING (Thundersley)
8241 Trooper [Lance-Corporal] Herbert LAURIE [Lawrie] (Curragh)
8301 Trooper Frederick MILLS (Clapton)
8176 Trooper Frank Harvey MURRAY (Hove)
8204 Trooper Henry James NASH (Kingston)
8242 Trooper Samuel William B. NURSE (Chelmsford)
8243 Trooper Frank PHILLPOTT (Redhill)
8206 Trooper Herbert John PILOT (Newtown)
8208 Trooper Frederick ROBERTS (Newtown)
8277 Trooper Evelyn Argent SAUNDERS (Willesden)
9959 Trooper Herbert S. SHAW (Brixton)
8213 Trooper H. STILWELL (absent - serving in S. Africa)
8215 Trooper E.G. TAYLOR (Maidstone)
8248 Trooper Frank TRICKEY (Taverstock)
8182 Trooper Heaton Lloyd WILLIAMS (Denbigh)
8250 Trooper William Alexander Sanderson WILSON (London)
8183 Trooper Herbert WITHERS (Hammersmith)
49th (Montgomeryshire) Company, 9th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
Captain Robert WILLIAMS-WYNN
779 Squadron Sergeant-Major F. JOYCE (Llanfechain)
8330 Squadron Sergeant-Major William ROSS (Walworth)
8286 Lance-Sergeant Herbert Frederick CORNABE (Hatch End)
8303 Lance-Sergeant John Griffiths MILLER (Court)
8349 Lance-Corporal Herbert John HOLLOWAY (Hengwm)
8350 Lance-Corporal Thomas Weaver HOWARD (Montgomery)
8391 Lance-Corporal Gordon H. LOBB (Chigwell)
8372 Shoeing-Smith Frederick BUCKLAND (Peterborough)
8326 Shoeing-Smith George Frederick PAGE (Tonbridge)
8341 Trooper John ATKINSON (Edderton)
8297 Trooper Robert [or T.R.] BOWEN (Bishop's Castle)
8315 Trooper Charles Alfred BRINGTOFF (Brighton)
8340 Trooper T.M. BROWNE [Brown] (Faversham)
8288 Trooper Hugh S. CLEAVER (absent)
8332 Trooper Richard GITTINS [Gittens] (St Asaph)
8382 Trooper Cyril W. HILL (St Margaret's)
8318 Trooper Sydney Roberts HOOD (Saltash)
8389 Trooper Henry E.W. JOHNSON [Johnston] (London)
8351 Trooper Charles Dennis JONES (Montgomery)
8385 Trooper George JONES (Usk)
8387 Trooper Randle Hilton JONES (Ellesmere)
8319 Trooper Herbert Henry KILBURN (Bow)
8369 Trooper Horace Grant LANE (Winchcombe)
8321 Trooper Frank MARTIN (Tralee)
8324 Trooper David MORRIS (Llansilin)
???? Trooper W.H. PARTRIDGE (Usk)
8328 Trooper Robert PIMM (Staines)
8329 Trooper Albert Edward POULSON (Leighton)
8393 Trooper David PRYCE [Price] (Welshpool)
8378 Trooper Godwin WATTS (Holloway)
8339 Trooper Leonard WEBB (Welshpool)
Montgomeryshire Yeomanry (unknown companies) –
???? Trooper S.M. BROOKS (Liverpool)
???? Bandmaster OWEN (Welshpool)
Presentation made by the Countess of Powis and Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (Lord-Lieutenant), during a luncheon held in the Town Hall, Welshpool.
Silver cups were presented to the Welshpool Squadron at the same function.
QSA rolls indicate that the 31st and 49th [1900/1901] Companies had musters of 141 & 169 (including draft) respectively. This suggests a further 235 men received medals at a later date.
06/09/1902 presentation
88th (Montgomeryshire) Company, 9th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
30708 Trooper W. CLARK
and a further unspecified number of yeomen
89th (Montgomeryshire) Company, 9th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
33920 Corporal E. LLOYD
33501 Trooper J. BARLOW
33899 Trooper William J. COLSON
32650 Trooper Robert GRIFFITHS
33906 Troooer James LOVE
32634 Trooper Harold Christopher MILLS
34618 Trooper John Richard WILLIAMS
and a further unspecified number of yeomen
Presentation made by Miss Williams-Wynne, in the Town Hall, Welshpool.
QSA rolls indicate that the 88th and 89th Companies had musters of 123 & 140 respectively. This suggests a total of 263 medals were issued to men from these two companies.
aft. 03/09/1902 presentation
31st (Montgomeryshire) Company, 9th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
25462 Trooper David JONES
and a further unspecified number of yeomen (c. 142)
No record of a 1902 presentation of medals to members of the 31st Company has been found. These may have been sent to recipients by post.
QSA rolls indicate that the 31st [1901/1902] Company had a muster of 143 officers and men.
ATTRIBUTED EXAMPLES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN
ISSUED UNNAMED
Obverse: "SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1901".
Reverse: "MONTGOMERYSHIRE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY / POWYS PARADWYS CYMRY".
Case - silk lining of lid printed with retailer's details: "A. TURNER / WATCHMAKER / & JEWELLER / 13, / Berriew St., / WELSHPOOL"
Note: medals were presented to all members of the Montgomeryshire Companies, irrespective of their place of birth or current residence.
8277 Trooper Evelyn Argent SAUNDERS received a second medal from WILLESDEN
Trooper Clark example in the Constantine Collection (unofficial suspension).
Trooper John Richard Williams example in the Paul Dunn Collection (unofficial suspension, engraved "TROOPER J.R. WILLIAMS / 89 Co. I.Y. 34618").
Three unattributed examples sold through St James's Auctions, 18/06/2008, for £160 (one cased).
Trooper Barlow example sold through Dix Noonan Webb, 05/07/2011, for £410 (with 4-clasp QSA).
Unattributed example sold through Baldwin's, 20/09/2017, for £100.
Trooper Colson example sold through Dix Noonan Webb, 25/09/2019, for £360 (with 4-clasp QSA & Special Constabulary medal; unofficial suspension).
Trooper Stilwell example sold through Dix Noonan Webb, 04/03/2020, for £400 (with QSA, KSA & WWI Trio).
Unattributed example sold through Spink, 27/05/2020, for £100.
Trooper Love example sold through Dix Noonan Webb, 23/06/2021, for £340 (with 4-clasp QSA).
Trooper Robert Griffiths example sold through Dix Noonan Webb, 23/06/2021, for £340 (with 4-clasp QSA; unofficial suspension & ribbon).
Unattributed example sold by www.coins4all, 21/09/2022, for £159.
Corporal Lloyd example sold through Noonan's, 12/10/2022 (unofficial suspension).
Trooper Harold C. Mills example sold through eBay, 20/01/2023, for £320 (with 4-clasp QSA & WWI pair).
Trooper David Jones example sold through Noonan's, 08/11/2023, for £320 (with 5-clasp QSA & WWI pair; unofficial suspension).
Pair to Tpr W.Clark, mounted with Queen's chocolate tin and various spent bullets, etc.
Hibbard #D2
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Shrewsbury Chronicle, 13th September 1901
THE RETURN OF THE MONTGOMERYSHIRE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY.
Welshpool on Friday was the theatre for a scene which will be long memorable to all who took part in it, the occasion being the reunion and public welcome home of the gallant fellows who formed the 31st and 49th Companies of the Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry and the Service Section of the 5th V.B. S.W.B. That all the men who represented the county in South Africa were not sons of Cambria mattered not; as is well known, volunteers came from east, west, south, and north when the call was sounded, but by enlisting themselves under the banner of the Lord Lieutenant of the County, they all became sons by adoption, at any rate, and proud of their distinguished services at the front, Montgomeryshire opened her arms wide to receive them on their return, after an absence of nearly two years, to the town in which they were enrolled.
On their arrival in the morning the men were received at the Railway Station by the Countess of Powis (Who was accompanied by Lord Clive), and by the Lord Lieutenant, Sir William Wynn. The roll was then called, and afterwards the companies marched to the Castle Park, where the first item of the day’s programme took place. Greater eclat would have been given the entry of the men in khaki into the town had arrangements been made for the Yeomanry and their band and the local volunteers to escort them from the station, instead of waiting their arrival elsewhere. As it was the march through the town was somewhat colourless; there was no cheering, and the only welcome given to the returned warriors was the silent greeting conveyed by the bunting which decorated the buildings. …….
THE LUNCHEON.
……. The procession re-formed on Church Bank and marched to the Town Hall.
The Mayor (Mr C. Shuker) presided at the luncheon which was served in the Assembly Room. …….
As nearly as can be ascertained the yeomen present were Troopers R.H. JONES, Ellesmere; E.H. BRAMWELL, St Helens; S.M. BROOKS, Liverpool; E.G. TAYLOR, Maidstone; M. HALL, London; R. PINIM, Staines; F.H. MURRAY, Hove; C.R. JARVIS, Kingston Hill; Farrier-Major J. SAVORY, Paddington; Troopers H.S. SHAW, Brixton; E.H. SAUNDERS, London; Sergt. G.F. LIND, Chiswick; Troopers H.L. WILLIAMS, Denbigh; C.A. BRINGTOFF, Brighton; H.E.W. JOHNSTONE, London; W.E. HEARN, Ealing; H. PILOT, Newtown; H.J. NASH, Kingston; W. CORNELIUS, Kensington; C.D. JONES, Montgomery; S.W.B. NURSE, Chelmsford; Sergeant E. POTTER, Liverpool; Troopers G.H. LOBB, Chigwell; F. Meg MARTIN, Tralee; E.G. JONES, Hooton; Sergeant T.R. MORGAN, Merstham; Troopers C.W. HILL, St Margaret’s; D. WITHERS, Hammersmith; F.F. ASHBY, St John’s Wood; A.G. DANIELS, Crouch End; L. WEBB, Welshpool; F. PHILLPOTT, Redhill; A.E. BERRY, East Grinstead; G. PAGE, Tonbridge; F.H. KING, Rundersley; S.R. HOOD, Saltash; Corporal HOLLOWAY, Hengwm; Sergeant J.G. MILLER, Court; Troopers F. TRICKY, Tavertock; H.O. BROWN, Newtown; H.G. LANE, Winchcombe; F. MILLS, Clapton; T.W. HOWARD, Montgomery; David MORRIS, Llansilin; Lance-Corporal H. LAWRIE, Curragh; Troopers R. GITTINS, St Asaph; H.F. CORNABE, Hatch End; F. ROBERTS, Newtown; O.S. BOWEN, Kerry; T.R. BOWEN, Bishop’s Castle; Lance-Corporal S.G. CRITTEN, London; Troopers A.J. DAVIS, Clapham; H. KILBURN, Bow; Sergeant G. THOMSON, Welshpool; Trooper POULSON, Leighton; Lieutenant WALTON, Aberhangel; Troopers W.R. DOWSETT, Kilburn; G. WATTS, Holloway; C. BRIDGES, London; S.-Sergeant-Major GRICE, Newtown; Trooper F. BUCKLAND, Peterborough; S.-Sergeant-Major F. JOYCE, Llanfechain; Corporal A.E. ADAMS, Forden; A.T. CHRYSTAL, London; J. ATKINSON, Edderton; W.H. PARTRIDGE, Usk; Hanmer H. JONES, Ellesmere; Bandmaster OWEN, Welshpool; Troopers G. JONES, Usk; F. MURRAY, Hove; W.A.S. WILSON, London; D. PRICE, Welshpool; W. ROSS, Walworth; P.J. GRAHAM, Taunton; T.M. BROWNE, Faversham; and Captain Robert WYNN. There was also a considerable number of the general public present.
The loyal toasts, submitted from the chair, were enthusiastically honoured.
……. At this point the Countess of Powis distributed the bronze medals subscribed for by the county. The Volunteers from the Welshpool Squadron of the Yeomanry were also presented with silver cups provided by their comrades.
Barking Advertiser, 14th September 1901
MEDALS FOR AN ESSEX YEOMAN.
Mr F.H. KING, of Thundersley, late of the Welsh Imperial Yeomanry, and sergeant of the Prince of Wales’ Light Horse, was on Friday the recipient of the South African War medal at the presentation which took place in the Town Hall, Welshpool. The Countess of Powis, with Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bart., also presented each man with a bronze medal, the gift of the county of Montgomeryshire.
Wellington Journal, 13th September 1902
LORD KITCHENER AT WELSHPOOL.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
On Saturday the town of Welshpool was gaily decorated, and thousands of people visited the borough to witness the presentation of South African war medals by Lord Kitchener to the 88th and 89th Companies Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry and those Reservists and Militia of the South Wales Borderers connected with the county by birth or by residence. The ceremony had been fixed for the previous day, but owing to Lord Kitchener’s call to London to meet the Boer Generals with Mr Chamberlain, the function had to be postponed to Saturday. …….
A Public Luncheon.
After the service in the church, luncheon was served in the Town Hall. The High Sheriff (Mr Hugh Lewis) presided …….
Having referred to Lord Kitchener’s kindness in making a special journey from London to distribute the medals, Lord Powys suggested that the names of the volunteers from Montgomeryshire should be emblazoned on the walls of the Town Hall as an incentive to the youth of the country to follow in the footsteps of those who had gone before them. (Applause). …….
……. Mis Williams-Wynn, daughter of the Lord-Lieutenant, then distributed the county medals to the Yeomanry.
Group of four to 25462 Trooper David JONES, 31st Company I.Y.
