County: Westmorland
Issued on: return
Date of presentation: 31/10/1903
Number issued: 1
Silver medal, to:
Volunteer Active Service Company, Border Regiment –
7301 Corporal James BRAITHWAITE
Presentation made by Mr L. Sinclair, M.P., in Mrs Raine's Rooms, Windermere.
Gold watches had been presented to seven Windermere & Bowness men at two ceremonies, on 03/05/1901 and 05/09/1902. Why did Corporal James Braithwaite receive a silver medal instead?
Recipients of the Windermere & Bowness watches:
03/05/1901 presentation
1st Volunteer Active Service Company, Border Regiment –
7266 Corporal Walter DIXON
7236 Lance-Corporal F. WOODBURN (died, Pretoria, 17/07/1900)
7267 Private John BIGLAND
7233 Private Joseph BIGLAND
7303 Private [Lance-Corporal] William Bateman JOHNSON
7258 Private [Lance-Corporal] J. KEIGHLEY
7236 Lance-Corporal F. WOODBURN (died, Pretoria, 17/07/1900)
7267 Private John BIGLAND
7233 Private Joseph BIGLAND
7303 Private [Lance-Corporal] William Bateman JOHNSON
7258 Private [Lance-Corporal] J. KEIGHLEY
03/09/1902 presentation
2nd Volunteer Active Service Company, Border Regiment –
7335 [7535] Private Ishmael BRAITHWAITE
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Lakes Chronicle & Reporter, 4th November 1903
VOLUNTEER PRESENTATIONS.
On Saturday, in Mrs Raine’s Rooms, Windermere, Captain Rigg, M.P., and Mr L. Sinclair, M.P., attended a meeting of Volunteers, when the former presented his cup (won recently by the Windermere half of the H Company) to Sergeant Molyneaux to hold for 12 months, and Mr Sinclair presented Lance-Corporal BRAITHWAITE with a medal in commemoration of his services as an Active Service Volunteer in the Boer War.
