Boer War Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal operations and later Great War group to Private, later Corporal J.W. Chambers, 2nd Battalion, East Kent Regiment – the Buffs who saw service in South Africa during the Boer War on operations in Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal. He would later serve during the Great War.
Group of 4: Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 3 Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal; (5863 PTE. J.W. CHAMBERS. E. KENT. REGT.) King’s South Africa Medal 1901-1902, 2 Clasps: South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; (5863 PTE. J. CHAMBERS. E. KENT. REGT.) British War Medal and Victory Medal; (G-11438 CPL. J.W. CHAMBERS. E. KENT. R.)
Condition: naming rubbed at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock to both Boer War medals. Boer War medals with significant contact wear, thus Fine, Great War medals Nearly Extremely Fine
John William Chambers was born in Old Ford parish, London and attested at Dalston on 7th April 1890 seeing service during the Boer War as a Private (No. 5863) with the 2nd Battalion, East Kent Regiment – the Buffs on operations in Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal, on 13th February 1901 he was punished for falling sleep at his post.
On 21st March 1902 he would travel to India with his unit, and would remain there until 13th October 1903 when he travelled to Aden from where he returned to the UK on 8th August 1904.
He would then remain in the UK until the end of his service on 6th April 1911.
Recalled for the Great War, he would see service as a Private (No. G-11438) with the East Kent Regiment – the Buffs.
