BOER WAR AND WW1 M.S.M.GROUP TO HAMBLING NORFOLK REGIMENT AND FARRIER SJT ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY-ALSO COMES WITH A 1914 STAR TO A SIBLING IN THE NORFOLK REGIMENT

Queens South Africa Medal,second type, calsps: RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY/PAADEBERG/JOHANNESBURG.
Kings South Africa Medal,clasps: SOUTH AFRICA 1901/SOUTH AFRICA 1902.These named to: 4600 PTE R HAMBLING NORFOLK REGT British War and Victory Medals, named to: 27 SJT R HAMBLING R..A.
Meritorious Service Medal, (George V) Named to: 876641 FAR: R.HAMBLING R.F.A.
Medals about very fine and better, some contact wear.
Robert Hambling was born in Norwich in 1877.He was serving in the 3rd Btn Norfolk Regiment,along with 4 of his Brothers!-who all went on to join the Norfolk Regiment proper,Robert enlisting on 9th June 1896, his adress given as 9, Dog Yard, Oak St.Norwich.Having served in South Africa he was back home by 1903 when he married Edith Francis Northfield in Norwich.In 1911 he was living at 88, Wodehoiuse Street, Norwich and was a postman.
He re-enlisted into the 3rd East Anglian Brigade Royal Field Artillery (TF) on 3rd November 1915 with the low no of 27 as a Sergeant, later attaing the rank of Farrier Sergeant.He was later numbered as 876641.He was discharged on 30th April, 1919.
M.S.M:London Gazette 17th June,1918.
Comes with some copied papers(full set available online), and many census returns, including his siblings, etc.
Also comes with his brothers 1914 Star, named to: 6919 PTE A. HAMBLING 1/NORF R.
About very fine, on modern ribbon
Arrived in France on 22/08/1914-entitled to the Aug-Nov clasp.
He attested in the Norfolk Regt in 1904-a full set of papers are available online.

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