Lot 634
A FIVE BAR QSA MEDAL TO LT H H SANDBACH 1 R DRAGOONS, etc.
A five bar Queens South Africa Medal named to Lieut H H Sandbach 1st R Drgns. Bars Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. A Victory Medal named to Captain H H Sandbach.
Captain Hugh Handley Sandbach ex 1st Dragoons now East African Force, was Killed in Action 3rd November 1914. Buried Tanzania.
Born in 1878 the only son of Samuel Henry and Elizabeth Sandbach of Cherry Hill. Malpas and of Handley. Cheshire.
He entered Christchurch in 1897 becoming gazetted shortly afterwards, into the 1st Dragoons . 2/Lt 23/8/1901.
He served 12 years with the 1st Dragoons, seeing service in the South African War. (Medal with 5 Clasps) Originally stated as 3 clasps after Ops ion the Transvaal May to August 1901. Again from March to the 23rd May 1902. Ops in the Orange River Colony August 01 until March 1902. Ops in the Cape Colony January to May 1901. Applied for a KSA but was instead awarded the bars S Africa 1901 & 1902.
He left the Army and moved to the Kedowa Estate in Kenya's Rift Valley, to become a farmer.
He volunteered at the outbreak of war, and was given command of the East African Mounted Rifles. He along with nine other men of the force were Killed in Action in the Action at Longedo.
Commemorated on the War Memorial at St Oswalds Church, Malpas, Cheshire.
Also at the Muthiaga Club Memorial in Nairobi.
His estate valued at £32, 265, 9, 6d was granted probate to Mjr William Sandbach 6th R Lancs. He was Killed in Action in Gallipoli 10th August 1915.
His cousin also at Christchurch with him, Capt Gilbert Robertson Sandbach Denby Yeo, was also KIA 3/7/1917 att 24th R W Fusiliers.
See Illustration.
