County: Devon
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 20/07/1901
Number issued: 1
Gold medallion, to:
79th Company, 20th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
15714 Trooper William James BUCKINGHAM
Presentation made by Colour-Sergeant H. Hooper, in the Drill Hall, Teignmouth.
Inscribed (E & S Devon Gazette): "Presented to Trooper W. Buckingham, 79th Co. Imperial Yeomanry, by his comrades of the I Co. on his returning from the South African Campaign, July, 1901".
Inscribed (Western Times): "Presented to Trooper W. Buckingham, 79th Co. Imperial Yeomanry, by his comrades of the I Company, 1st R.V., on his returning from the South African Campaign, July, 1901".
Trooper Buckingham had already received an inscribed watch from the inhabitants of Teignmouth.
Watch inscribed with recipient's monogram and: "Presented to Trooper W. Buckingham, 79th Co., I.Y. by the inhabitants of Teignmouth on his return from the South African campaign, July, 1901".
Western Times, 23/07/1901
East & South Devon Advertiser, 27/07/1901
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Western Times, 22nd July 1901
TEIGNMOUTH.
On Saturday Teignmouth Company Rifle Volunteers left for their week’s drill in camp at Aldershot. At the Drill Hall a pleasing ceremony was performed. Colour-Sergeant Hooper presented Trooper BUCKINGHAM with a gold medallion, upon which was engraved his monogram and the following: – “Presented to Trooper W. Buckingham, 79th Co. Imperial Yeomanry, by his comrades of the I Company, 1st R.V., on his returning from the South African campaign, July, 1901”.
