{"product_id":"royal-engineers-died-of-wounds-gallipoli-1915-dow-boer-war-ww1-medal-group-memorial-plaque-from-sheffield","title":"Royal Engineers Died of Wounds Gallipoli 1915 DOW Boer War WW1 Medal Group Memorial Plaque from Sheffield","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritish Boer War and First World War Medal Group – Sapper George Abraham Wild, the 1st (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eQueen’s South Africa Medal, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, and South Africa 1902 –\u003cb\u003e 8249 SAPPER G. A. WILD. RL. ENGRS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e1914-15 Star – \u003cb\u003e433 SPR. G. A. WILD. R.E.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritish War Medal – \u003cb\u003e433 SPR. G. A. WILD. R.E.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVictory Medal – \u003cb\u003e433 SPR. G. A. WILD. R.E.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMemorial Plaque – \u003cb\u003eGEORGE ABRAHAM WILD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eComes with a small colourised photograph of Sapper Wild which matches the one that appears in contemporary newspapers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eGeorge Abraham Wild\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born in \u003cb\u003eApril 1879\u003c\/b\u003e at \u003cb\u003eEcclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire\u003c\/b\u003e, the son of \u003cb\u003eGeorge William Wild\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMaria Wild (née Stringer)\u003c\/b\u003e. Census records confirm that he was raised in the Sheffield area, where he spent his early life and working years. By \u003cb\u003e1911\u003c\/b\u003e, he was married to \u003cb\u003eRose Ann Wild (née Newton)\u003c\/b\u003e, and the couple were living in Sheffield with their two young daughters, \u003cb\u003eRose Ellen\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEdna May\u003c\/b\u003e. In civilian life, Wild was employed as a \u003cb\u003ecircular sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e, a skilled industrial trade closely aligned with the technical and practical demands of military engineering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePrior to the Great War, Wild had already seen active overseas service during the \u003cb\u003eSouth African War\u003c\/b\u003e. He enlisted into the \u003cb\u003e1st West Yorks Royal Engineers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eVolunteers \u003c\/b\u003eand served in \u003cb\u003eSouth Africa between 1901 and 1902\u003c\/b\u003e. His entitlement to the \u003cb\u003eQueen’s South Africa Medal\u003c\/b\u003e with clasps \u003cb\u003eCape Colony\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOrange Free State\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTransvaal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSouth Africa 1901\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSouth Africa 1902\u003c\/b\u003e confirms extended service across multiple theatres during the later stages of the campaign. A contemporary photograph published in the \u003ci\u003eSheffield Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e shows Wild wearing his Queen’s South Africa Medal, and this image corresponds closely with the small original photograph that accompanies the medal group, providing strong and compelling visual provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWith the outbreak of the \u003cb\u003eFirst World War\u003c\/b\u003e, George Abraham Wild once again answered the call to service, rejoining the \u003cb\u003eRoyal Engineers\u003c\/b\u003e as a \u003cb\u003eSapper\u003c\/b\u003e. He served with the \u003cb\u003e1st (West Riding) Field Company\u003c\/b\u003e, a specialist unit tasked with vital frontline engineering duties including the construction of defences, roads, and fieldworks, bridge building, and the clearance of obstacles, frequently under fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWild proceeded overseas with the \u003cb\u003eGallipoli Campaign\u003c\/b\u003e, landing with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the opening phase of operations. \u003cb\u003eSapper George Abraham Wild died of wounds on 17 June 1915\u003c\/b\u003e, aged \u003cb\u003e37\u003c\/b\u003e, during the Gallipoli campaign. He is buried at \u003cb\u003eLancashire Landing Cemetery\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePlot B.118\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the most evocative cemeteries on the peninsula, containing the graves of men who fell during the earliest and most desperate stages of the campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHis Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry records him as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e“Son of G. W. and Maria Wild; husband of R. A. Newton (formerly Wild), of The Green, Thorparch, Boston Spa, Yorks. Served in the South African Campaign. Native of Sheffield.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWild’s death left a widow and two young daughters, and his service represents the continuity seen in many professional soldiers and skilled tradesmen who served the Empire in both the Boer War and the First World War, ultimately making the supreme sacrifice far from home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe medals are mounted in \u003cb\u003ereverse order\u003c\/b\u003e, strongly suggesting they were arranged and worn by a family member after his death, a poignant and entirely typical practice among bereaved families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThis is a rare and historically significant \u003cb\u003eRoyal Engineers Boer War and Gallipoli casualty group\u003c\/b\u003e, further enhanced by photographic identification, full medal entitlement, and strong biographical documentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. 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