BOER WAR -AFRICA GENERAL SERVICE AND WW1 GROUP OF FIVE TO STOAKLEY-MIDDLESEX REGIMENT POST OFFICE RIFLES AND TANK CORPS

South Africa Medal,no clasp,named to: 6769 PTE W STOAKLEY MIDD'X REGT.
African General Service Medal, clasps: SOMALILAND 1902-04/JIDBALLI
Named to: 6769 PTE W STOAKLEY MIDDLESEX REGT.
British War and Victory Medal, these named to: 375219 PTE W A STOAKLEY 8-LOND R.
Imperial Service Medal,(George VI) Named to: WILLIAM ALEXANDER STOAKLEY.
Enlisted with the Middlesex Regiment in 1900.Served in St Helena guarding prisoners of War,then saw service in the Somaliland and Jidballi campaigns with the mounted Infantry.He was discharged in 1912,and then joined the Post Office as a Post Office Porter (London Gazette 03/09/1912.He rejoined the Army in 1917,and served with the 8th London Regiment, and16th London Regiment, before transferring to the Tank Corps.See his entry in the National Roll of The Great War, where he is listed as STOAKLEY W.A.TANK CORPS.This states that he took a prominent part in the second battle of the Somme,and the retreat and advance of 1918.
A very interesting, unusual group,only 33 African General Service Medals awarded to the 2nd Middlesex Regiment,with Somaliland 1902-04clasp,and only 23 with Somaliland and Jidballi clasps.
Medals about good very fine, edge bruise on A.G.S-on original small lengths of ribbon-also comes with original ribbon bar for the Q.S.A./A.G.S.
Comes with copied papers,medal rolls,entry in National Roll of The Great War,etc.

Code: 51473