Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 and King's South Africa Medal 1901-1902.
Clasps for Johannesburg, Relief of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Tugela Heights, Cape Colony and South Africa 1901 and 1902. Awarded to Captain Sydney George Butler, R.A.M.C.
Biography: Born Walton, Lancaster 18 May 1874: Died Hove, Sussex 29 December 1940. M.R.C.S.: L.R.C.P. (1897): Educated London Hospital: House Surgeon Poplar Hospital. Lieutenant R.A.M.C. 27 July 1899: Captain 27 July 1902: Major 27 April 1911: Lieutenant Colonel 1 March 1915: Acting Colonel 1 June - 3 December 1919: Retired paid and granted rank Colonel 9 November 1920. Ceased R of O 18 May 1929. South Africa 1899-1901 (invalided) 1901-1903 Relief of Ladysmith including action at Colenso; operations of 17-24 January 1900 and action at Spion Kop; operation 5-7 February 1900 and action at Vaal Kranz; operation on Tugela Heights (14-27 February 1900) and the action at Pieter's Hill; served in the Transvaal May and June 1900, again in the Transvaal, West of Pretoria, 1900 including action at Frederickstad 17-25 October; Cape Colony, north of Orange River including action at Ruidam; and again in Transvaal June to October 1901 and January to May 1902. Awarded Queen's South Africa Medal with 5 bars and King's South Africa Medal with 2 bars. India 1903-1904; Specialist in operative surgery 1906; South Africa 1907-1913; BEF France 1914-1920: Lt-Col. 1 March 1915. CO 3 Staty Hospital 1915-16 and 8 General Hospital 1916-18. Consultant Surgeon to the Forces in France and Flanders June 1919 - January 1920; Consultant Surgeon to Forces of the Rhine 1920-21. BAOR 1920. Awarded D.S.O. (London Gazette 9 December 1914 'Sidney George Butler, Major R.A.M.C. at Nissy on 15 September for coolness and courage in continuing all day to collect wounded under severe shell fire'). Twice mentioned in Dispatches during 1914. After retirement was Surgeon in the P&O S.N. Co.
PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.
Estimate $400-800