Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Captain W. R. Chew, South African Medical Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches for services in German South West Africa
1914-15 Star (Capt. W. R. Chew. S.A.M.C.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. W. R. Chew.) suspension claw loose on BWM, good very fine

Three: Private W. H. Payne, South African Medical Corps
1914-15 Star (Pte. W. H. Payne 2nd F.B. - S.A.M.C.) unit partially officially corrected; British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. W. H. Payne. D.S.C.) suspension claw loose on BWM, very fine (6) £80-£100

William Roger Chew was born in Scotland in 1862 and was educated at Edinburgh University, being appointed a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He emigrated to South Africa in 1893 and practised in Grahamstown. He served with the South African Medical Corps during the Great War, being Mentioned in Despatches for his services in German South West Africa (London Gazette 22 August 1918). He died in Calcutta in 1926.

Following the death of his brother, Chew looked after his niece, Miss Olive Chew. Following the Great War, she married Johannes Nicolas Grobler. They had one daughter, Eugene Mary Grobler, who married Roy Phillip Payne, the son of William Henry Payne.

Sold with photographic images of both recipients, and family lineage.



For the medals awarded to the recipient’s niece, see Lot 443; and for the medals awarded to other family members, see Lots 147 and 219.