A Boer War/First World War Group of Six Miniatures, comprising Distinguished Conduct Medal with...
A Boer War/First World War Group of Six Miniatures, comprising Distinguished Conduct Medal with rosette (Geo.V), Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901 and SOUTH AFRICA 1902, 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal with MID oak leaf and Efficiency Medal (Territorial), swing mounted as worn, with a related photograph Footnote:- Believed to have been awarded to John Thomas Gill who served with the Green Howards in the Boer War, First and Second World Wars. Thought to have been a POW, possibly in the Great War. His marriage certificate dated 9th December 1906 (not included with this lot) records him as John Brammall Gill, a Confectioner, of 29 Eastborough Scarborough, aged 24 years. A Change of Name Deed dated 2nd March 1940 (not included with this lot) records a change of name from John Thomas Gill to John Thomas Brammall. Known to his family as Jack, he played for Scarborough Football Club