Orders, Decorations & Medals - Aust. Singles

Lot 5146    Session 19 (4:30pm Friday)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Aust. Singles

Estimate $1,800
Bid at live.noble.com.au

QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL 1899, (type 2 reverse with clear ghost dates). Civ: Vet: Surg: F.A.Nock, A.V.D. Impressed. Extremely fine.

Ex I.S.Wright (Sydney), February 2000.

Together with multi-ringed metal shoulder board with three gilt and enamel pips (Captain); title in brass, AVD; two small gilt buttons (QVC) Army Veterinary Dept; riding crop decorated at top with a squirrel; photo in uniform mat framed under glass in timber frame (35x42.5cm).

Frank A.Nock born at Toowoomba 08Jun1873, Veterinary Surgeon of Elbana, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane was a keen huntsman and prominent member of Brisbane Polo Club. He left Gladstone on 25Feb1900 in charge of 615 horses sent to South Africa as remounts on the Dutch owned Folmina with only 15 horses dying on the 53 day trip to Table Bay arriving 06Apr1900. He then joined the Veterinary and Remount Dept of the Imperial Service examining up to 800 horses a day to be used as remounts. He treated horses at various remount camps around Capetown, Green Point and Maitland before he was struck down with enteric fever and sent to England for convalesence. While there, he was invited by the Prince and Princess of Wales to stay at Babingley Convalesence House at Sandringham and during his visit he drove the Princess of Wales's greys.

With research.