S. Africa Colonial Singles

Lot 1472    SESSION 6 (9.30AM TUESDAY 31ST AUGUST)    S. Africa Colonial Singles

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $280

KING'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL 1902, - two clasps - South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902. Tpr: F.Lount. Steinaecker's Horse. Impressed. Nicely toned, extremely fine.

Information from the book titled Steinaecker's Horsemen by William (Bill) Woolmore, pp237-8, 'Lount Frederick, Trooper n/n (Sp.Sq.): Born Derby, UK in 1870. He had five years previous service in the Derby Yeomanry and in the Royal Horse Artillery. Previous Anglo-Boer War service as Private No.1298 in the Kaffrarian Rifles from 18 May 1900 to 21 November 1900 and later as Sergeant in Gorringe's Flying Column and as Trooper No.35093/1457 in the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles. Enlisted in the Special Squadron of Steinaecker's Horse at Johannesburg on 5 February 1902 - engine driver, single, age 31, height 5'5 1/2", hazel eyes, dark brown hair. NOK: sister, Miss A.Lount, 41 Gresbo Rd, Park Gate, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. Discharged at Pretoria on 15 July 1902 following disbandment of the squadron and served subsequently as No.E389 in the South African Constabulary. He qualified for the QSA medal with clasps Cape Colony, OFS & Transvaal and his KSA with the two date clasps (illustrated at Fig 87, p237 of above book) was issued from the Steinaecker's Horse roll.

He later migrated to Australia and worked as a farmer and boundary rider at Mount Painter via Copley in South Australia. In WWI he served as sapper No.19499 in the Tunnelling Company, 1st Field Squadron, Anzac Mounted Corps in the Middle East. He enlisted in Streaky Bay, South Australia on 5 December 1916, still single and giving his sister, Miss Annie Lount, as his NOK. After a period of training in camp at Seymour, Victoria, he embarked aboard the transport Commonwealth in Melbourne on 2 November 1917 and served in the desert campaign. He spent some weeks in hospitals at Gaza, Kantara and the 14 Australian General Hospital at Port Said with eczema and diarrhoea and his years of campaigning and boundary riding showed in other ways. On 16 October 1918 he was found guilty of 'Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline' while on active service i.e. possession of a bottle of whiskey, and forfeited 7 days pay. He embarked on the transport Aneas for repatriation to Australia on 1 January 1919 and was discharged, medically unfit, on 19 March 1919. In April 1935 his home in South Australia burnt down and he lost all his belongings - money, furniture and clothes, together with all his valuable papers.'

Ex. W (Bill) Woolmore Collection.