Queens South Africa Medal clasp Relief of Ladysmith (9418 PTE C.B. DANIEL. R.A.M.C.); Kings South Africa Medal clasps South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (9418 PTE. C.B. DANIEL. R.A.M.C.)
Charles Bashforth Daniel was born in Barnsbury, London in 1873. A Clerk, he attested for service with the Medical Staff Corps (later RAMC) on 1 December 1891 and served with the RAMC in the Anglo Boer War in South Africa from 20 October 1899 until 19 March 1903. He was attached to the 2nd Brigade Bearer Company (No.4 Bearer Company) and would have seen much action at Colenso on 15 December 1899 when the Imperial Forces suffered severe casualties in one of the many unsuccessful attempts by Buller to relieve Ladysmith.
He was transferred to Pietermaritzburg for duty on Christmas Day 1899 and served out the war in South Africa attached to one of more of the Hospitals in Natal. He was discharged to the Reserve on 20 March 1903 on the Termination of his Period of Engagement.
Unfortunately things went awry for Daniel in later years - returning to his previous occupation of Clerk, he was soon in hot water with the law, being sentenced on 8 September 1914 for Receiving Stolen Goods. Using the alias Charles Daniels, he served an 18 months sentence. Old habits die hard and he was back in the dock, committed from Marlborough Street, on 31 March 1922. He was found guilty of Receiving and sentenced to 21 months Hard Labour in Wormwood Scrubs effective from 25 April 1922. He was released on 11 October 1923 and returned home to 3 Rifle Road, Eltham - the same address as that for the 1921 census.
Medals are in good condition unless indicated otherwise. Sold with some research including medal rolls and service papers.
