Orders, Decorations & Medals - Other Commonwealth

Lot 4905    SESSION 19 (4.30PM FRIDAY 29TH JULY)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Other Commonwealth

Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,300

QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL 1899, (type 3 reverse), - three clasps - Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902. 1288 Tpr: F.Hennessy. Steinaecker's Horse. Impressed. Toned, good very fine.

1288 Trooper Frank Hennessy confirmed on Steinaecker's Horse nominal roll.

Information from the book titled Steinaecker's Horsemen by William (Bill) Woolmore, p209, 'Hennesy Frank, Trooper No.1288: Born Liverpool, England on 2 February 1870. He had 3 years service in the US Navy and 2 ? years service in the US Army. Enlisted in SH (Steinaecker's Horse) at Durban on 26 February 1901 - age 31, seaman, height 5'7'', blue eyes, fair hair, tattoo on right forearm and 'X' on left arm, address: 28 Duke Street, Southampton (same as Trooper Hanrahan). NOK: mother, Mrs M.Hennessy, Liverpool, England. Slightly wounded (accidentally) at Nomahasha on 30 June 1901. Together with Trooper D.E.Wilson he was Mentioned in Lord Kitchener's despatches for rescuing a comrade (Trooper No.1110, Trooper G.Gaines) who was taken by a crocodile while bathing in the Usutu River at Usutu Poort in Swaziland on 30 November 1901. Trooper Gaines was dead when recovered. The citation read '...for most plucky rescue of the body of a comrade which had been carried off by a crocodile.' Discharged time expired at PMB (Pietermaritzburg) on 20 September 1902 after the cessation of hostilities. Qualified for the QSA medal with clasps Transvaal, SA 1901 & SA 1902.' (this medal illustrated at Fig 82, p209 of above book)