Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 5 Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 awarded to Private A. Edmonson, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers – Mounted Infantry who saw service in South Africa during the Boer War on operations in Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal.
Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 5 Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; (7348 PTE. A. EDMONSON, RL: FUS:)
Condition: second clasp bent, minor contact wear to rim, Very Fine
Arthur Edmondson was born in St. Pancras and attested at Hounslow on 3rd July 1899, initially he served at home until on 16th March 1901 he arrived in South Africa with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, also gaining a Mounted Infantry certificate on this date. He would see action during the Boer War on operations in Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal before returning to the UK on 27th October 1902.
Going on to see service in the East Indies from 23rd November 1904 until 30th April 1907 when he once more returned home before being discharged on 2nd July 1911.