{"product_id":"royal-artillery-mentioned-in-despatches-1901-boer-war-medal-group-mid-evesham","title":"Royal Artillery MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES 1901 Boer War Medal Group MID Evesham","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritish Boer War Medal Group – Battery Quartermaster Sergeant Henry Hemming, Royal Artillery – M.I.D. 1901\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eQueen’s South Africa Medal, 4 clasps, Johannesburg; Driefontein; Paardeberg; Cape Colony – \u003cb\u003e65321 B.Q.M.SGT H. HEMMING, R.F.A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eKing’s South Africa Medal, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901; South Africa 1902 – \u003cb\u003e65321 B.Q.M.SERJT: H. HEMMING. R.F.A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e1911 Coronation Medal – \u003cb\u003eS:M: H. HEMMING R.F.A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eArmy Long Service \u0026amp; Good Conduct Medal – \u003cb\u003e65321 BTY:Q.M.SJT: H. HEMMING. R.F.A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHenry Hemming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born on \u003cb\u003e28th April 1869\u003c\/b\u003e, and was baptised on \u003cb\u003e28th April 1869 at Hampton, Worcestershire\u003c\/b\u003e, the son of \u003cb\u003eWilliam and Emma Hemming\u003c\/b\u003e. He grew up at \u003cb\u003eGreat Hampton, Worcestershire\u003c\/b\u003e, and is recorded there in both the \u003cb\u003e1881 and 1891 Census\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe enlisted into the \u003cb\u003eRoyal Artillery\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003e30th December 1887\u003c\/b\u003e, aged \u003cb\u003e18 years and 7 months\u003c\/b\u003e, declaring previous service with the \u003cb\u003e2nd Volunteer Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment\u003c\/b\u003e. From the outset he established himself as a highly capable soldier, rising steadily through the ranks — promoted from \u003cb\u003eGunner to Sergeant between 1889 and 1895\u003c\/b\u003e, a notably rapid progression within the regiment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe served predominantly with the \u003cb\u003e73rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery\u003c\/b\u003e, later the \u003cb\u003e134th Battery, Royal Field Artillery\u003c\/b\u003e, and completed \u003cb\u003e2 years in India\u003c\/b\u003e, nearly \u003cb\u003e3 years in South Africa\u003c\/b\u003e, and a total of \u003cb\u003e26 years and 67 days’ service\u003c\/b\u003e with the Colours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDuring the \u003cb\u003eSecond Anglo-Boer War\u003c\/b\u003e, he served in South Africa and earned the \u003cb\u003eQueen’s South Africa Medal with clasps Johannesburg, Driefontein, Paardeberg and Cape Colony\u003c\/b\u003e, confirming service in the principal operations of 1900 including the advance on Johannesburg and the fighting around Paardeberg and Driefontein. He further qualified for the \u003cb\u003eKing’s South Africa Medal with clasps South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eSignificantly, he was \u003cb\u003eMentioned in Despatches\u003c\/b\u003e, published in the \u003cb\u003eLondon Gazette, 10 September 1901 (page 5933)\u003c\/b\u003e, in Field Marshal Lord Roberts’ despatch of 4 September 1901 — a notable distinction for a senior NCO and strong evidence of recognised conduct and efficiency during active operations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e1899\u003c\/b\u003e he was appointed \u003cb\u003eBattery Quartermaster Sergeant\u003c\/b\u003e, and in \u003cb\u003e1906\u003c\/b\u003e, whilst serving as \u003cb\u003eBQMS with the 134th Battery\u003c\/b\u003e, he was awarded the \u003cb\u003eArmy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal\u003c\/b\u003e, confirming over 18 years of exemplary service. He was promoted to \u003cb\u003eSergeant Major (Warrant Officer)\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003e1909\u003c\/b\u003e, attaining the senior non-commissioned rank within the regiment. He was later awarded the \u003cb\u003e1911 Coronation Medal\u003c\/b\u003e, consistent with his senior standing at the time of King George V’s Coronation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe was discharged on \u003cb\u003e6th March 1914\u003c\/b\u003e, aged \u003cb\u003e44 years and 9 months\u003c\/b\u003e, having completed over \u003cb\u003e26 years’ distinguished Regular Army service\u003c\/b\u003e. He did not serve during the Great War, having left the Colours only months before its outbreak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e1939 Register\u003c\/b\u003e records him residing at \u003cb\u003e11 Wilsman Road, Thurrock, Essex\u003c\/b\u003e, described as a \u003cb\u003eretired Royal Artillery War Commemoration Fund Superintending Clerk\u003c\/b\u003e and Army pensioner, indicating continued association with military administration after retirement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe died in \u003cb\u003e1952\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA fine and fully documented Victorian and Edwardian Royal Artillery Warrant Officer’s group, combining strong Boer War clasp entitlement, confirmed Mention in Despatches, long service award, and senior rank.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. 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