Later Boer War casualty India General Service Medal 1895-1902, 1 Clasp: Punjab Frontier 1897-98 awarded to Corporal F.G. Storrie, ‘F’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery who saw service during the Punjab Frontier operations which lasted from 10th June 1897 to 6th April 1898. He would subsequently serve in South Africa during the Boer War with ‘Q’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery at Paardeberg from 17th to 26th February 1900, at the relief of Kimberley on 15th February 1900, at Driefontein where he was severely wounded at Poplar Grove on 7th March 1900, and then subsequently at Johannesburg on 31st May 1900, at Diamond Hill and finally at Wittebergen from 1st to 29th July 1900.
India General Service Medal 1895-1902, 1 Clasp: Punjab Frontier 1897-98; (45754 CORPL. F.G. STORRIE. F. BY. R.H.A.)
Condition: wear at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock, Very Fine
Frederick George Storrie was born at Limehouse, London and attested aged 14 years at Newport, Monmouthshire on 6th December 1884 giving his trade as a Page Boy. He initially saw service as a Boy soldier in the Welsh Division of the Royal Artillery until 3rd December 1888 being mustered as a Gunner on 14th December 1888, appointed acting Bombardier on 24th December 1891 and promoted Bombardier on 20th May 1893, he would be convicted of being absent without leave and reduced to the rank of Gunner on 8th February 1895, but the sentence was not carried out. He would then see service out in India from 14th September 1895 until 26th March 1899 including present on active service during the Punjab Frontier operations which lasted from 10th June 1897 to 6th April 1898. From India, he would travel home being promoted to Sergeant on 27th December 1897 whilst he was there.
Posted to ‘Q’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery on 27th November 1899 he would arrive in South Africa on 19th December 1899 where he would be tried and reduced to the rank of Corporal on 10th February 1900 for being drunk. He would then take part in the Boer War and would see action at Paardeberg from 17th to 26th February 1900, at the relief of Kimberley on 15th February 1900, at Driefontein where he was severely wounded at Poplar Grove on 7th March 1900, and then subsequently at Johannesburg on 31st May 1900, at Diamond Hill and finally at Wittebergen from 1st to 29th July 1900. Invalided form South Afica on 23rd April 1901, he would arrive back home in the UK on 19th May 1901.
Reduced to the rank of Bombardier on 7th February 1902, on 20th October 1905 he was allowed to continue serving beyond 21 years. Promoted Sergeant once more on 25th April 1906, he would be discharged from ‘C’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery on 23rd October 1907 at his own request after 22 years service with a view to pension under the pay warrant.
Additionally entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 7 Clasps, Paardeberg, Relief of Kimberley, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901.
