Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Boer War C.B. pair awarded to Colonel E. S. Evans, Royal Munster Fusiliers

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, a good quality tailor’s copy, the suspension bar stamped ‘S.G.’, lacking integral riband buckle; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Belmont (Colonel. E. S. Evans, C.B., Muns: Fus:) engraved naming, edge bruising to QSA, both polished with the gilding somewhat rubbed on the first, nearly very fine and better (2) £400-£500

C.B. London Gazette 19 April 1901:
‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’

Edward Stokes Evans was commissioned Lieutenant in the 101st Regiment of Foot on 13 June 1874, and was promoted Captain on 1 July 1881; Major on 1 April 1892; and Lieutenant-Colonel on 4 November 1896. He served with the Royal Munster Fusiliers in South Africa during the Boer War (C.B., Mentioned in Despatches, Medal with clasp), and was promoted Colonel on 4 November 1900. He transferred to the half pay list on 11 March 1901.