QSA (3) Nat OFS Tr (LIEUT P.F.B. HAWES 1/BORD REGT)
KSA (2) (CAPT P.F.B. HAWES BORD REGT)
Estimate: (£300 - £400)
Correct engraved style naming. Medals loose.
Captain Percy Frederick Brunel Hawes was born in October 1871. He was commissioned into the Border Regiment on the 21 January 1893 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in January 1896. He posted to South Africa with the 1st Battalion and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, Transvaal and east of Pretoria. On 15 July 1902 he was promoted to Captain. Remaining with the Regiment after the war, he qualified on the Linguist Course and Ordnance Course and was attached to the Army Ordnance Department. He retired from the Army with the rank of Captain on 14 August 1914.