Queens South Africa Medal clasps Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (MR. G. STAYT. A.S.C.); Kings South Africa Medal clasps South Africa 1901 & 1902 renamed (CONDR. G. STAYT. 6TH CO. A.S.C.); 1914-15 Star (CPL. G.M. STAYT. S.A.E.C.); British War Medal (CONDR. G.M. STAYT. S.A.S.C.); Victory Medal (CONDR. G.M. STAYT. S.A.S.C.); Africa Service Medal (ACF156065 J.M. STAYT) - note that the Natal clasp is a copy and that the recipient is only entitled to the Transvaal and Relief of Ladysmith clasps. He was not entitled to the KSA medal.
Father: Conductor George Moore Stayt was born in Bourton on the Hill in the Cotswolds in 1866. He had moved to South Africa by the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War in which he served as a Conductor in the 6th Company of the Army Service Corps. He additionally served in WWI as an Engineer with the South Africa Engineer Corps in German South West Africa, going on to serve as a Conductor with the South African Service Corps with the Animal & Remount Transport attached to 12 South African Infantry Battalion in German East Africa. He was invalided out of the service in 1916, the medical report stating that he was suffering from rheumatism and arthritis - dating back from his days in the Boer War in 1901. He was awarded the Kings Certificate and Silver War Badge SA 2817 - this corresponds with the number on his service card.
He committed suicide (Gunshot to the head) in 1961 at the age of 94, almost blind and in pain, he left a note to his daughter Alice "Nature is taking too damn long."
Son: John (Jack) Moore Stayt was born in Johannesburg on 11 November 1906. He served in the Active Citizen Force in WWII. An Engine Driver on the Gold Mines he served with 66th Coy. M.E.B. (part of the South African Engineer Corps) until they were disbanded in 1946. He died in Johannesburg on 10 May 1995.
Medals are in good condition unless indicated otherwise. Sold together with copied service papers and research. Sold with SA-issue Silver War Badge no. SA 2817, an SAEC shoulder title and a Pro Patria medallion awarded by the Durban Recruiting Committee.
