GROUP OF FIVE TO GRIFFIN-SUFFOLK REGIMENT AND ARMY VETERINARY CORPS

India General Service Medal (1854) clasp: HAZARA 1888 Named to:1028 PTE.W.GRIFFIN1ST BN.SUFF R
Queens South Africa Medal, clasps; CAPE COLONY/ORANGE FREE STATE/TRANSVAAL
Kings South Africa Medal, clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901/SOUTH AFRICA 1902
Named to:1812 PTE.W.GRIFFIN SUFFOLK REGT
British War and Victory Medals, named to:
SE-14619 PTE.W.GRIFFIN A.V.C.
Medals about very fine, contact wear on first three, mounted court-style for display.
Walter Griffin was born in South Hincksey, Oxfordshire around 1865.
He attested for the Oxford Light Infantry (1835) on 1st March, 1885.He was transferred to the Suffolk Regt on 1st July 1886 and served in the Hazara campaign in 1888.Passed a Mounted Infantry course
in 1891.Served in South Africa qualifying for the Q.SA./K.S.A. Discharged sometime in 1902, he then attested for the Royal Garrison Regiment on 29th April, 1903 (no 726) and then then attested for the Hampshire Regt (7553) on 15th August ,1905, being discharged at his own request on 16th March, 1908.
Served with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, being discharged due to sickness on 25 January 1916.
His papers erroneously state that he was entitled to an Egypt Medal clasp Suakin-this was later corrected on some of his later papers, showing entitlement crossed out. The K.S.A. shows light pitting, so probably from contact with the Khedives Star, which was probably self awarded along with the Egypt medal.(3 sets of papers)
Papers available online.
Comes with copied M.I.C., medal and medal rolls.
Interesting group

Code: 53531