India Relief of Chitral and Punjab Frontier operations, Boer War Transvaal operations and Great War Western Front group awarded to Private A. Pankhurst, 1st and 2nd Battalion, East Kent Regiment – the Buffs who serving in India would see action as part of the Chitral Relief Force in 1895 and on operations on the Punjab Frontier which lasted from 10th June 1897 to 6th April 1898, he would then travel to South Africa seeing service in Transvaal during the Boer War with the 2nd Battalion, East Kent Regiment – the Buffs. Recalled in time for the Great War he would serve as a Private (No SR/111) with the 1st Battalion, East Kent Regiment from 1st April 1915 being discharged on 16th August 1916
Group of 5: Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 2 Clasps: Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98; (3942 PTE. A. PANKHURST. 1ST BN. EAST KENT REGT.) Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 2 Clasps: Transvaal, South Africa 1902; (3942 PTE. O. PANKHURST. E. KENT. REGT.) 1914-1915 Star; (SR-111 PTE. A. PANKHURST. E. KENT. R.) British War Medal and Victory Medal; (SR-111 PTE. A. PANKHURST. E. KENT. R.) note different initial on QSA.
Condition: note different initial on QSA mounted loose for wear, contact wear, Very Fine
Arannah Pankhurst saw service as a Private (No. 3942) with the 1st Battalion, East Kent Regiment – the Buffs, serving in India he would see action as part of the Chitral Relief Force in 1895 and on operations on the Punjab Frontier which lasted from 10th June 1897 to 6th April 1898, he would then travel to South Africa seeing service in Transvaal during the Boer War with the 2nd Battalion, East Kent Regiment – the Buffs. Recalled in time for the Great War he would serve as a Private (No SR/111) with the 1st Battalion, East Kent Regiment from 1st April 1915 being discharged on 16th August 1916.
