A part group of medals to Major General Sir Edward Sinclair May (Royal Artillery)

A part group of medals to Major General Sir Edward Sinclair May (Royal Artillery), comprising: The Order of St John, Star, with Lions and Unicorns, minor nibbling to enamel, otherwise extremely fine; Queen's South Africa Medal, 2nd reverse, 6 clasps: Cape Colony, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing's Nek, South Africa 1901 (Lt. Colonel. E. S. May. R.F.A.), engraved, near very fine; British War Medal 1914-20 (MAJ. GEN. E.S. MAY), very fine; Jubilee Medal 1897, silver, unnamed as issued, near very fine; Jubilee Medal 1935, unnamed as issued, very fine; together with the recipient's dress miniatures, representing the forgoing awards together with: K.C.B., C.M.G. and Legion D'Honneur, ribbons worn and tatty, C.B. detached from ribbon, centre missing from Legion d'Honneur, minor enamed damage elsewhere, otherwise extremely fine or nearly so.

Commissioned Lieutenant R.A. 28/01/1875, Captain 31/12/1883, Major 07/11/1891, Lt. Col. 18/10/1900 and Colonel 05/12/1903. Service in South Africa 1899-1902 included action at Lombard's Kop 1899. During the Defence of Ladysmith the recipient commanded the 1st Brigade Division Royal Field Artillery, and artillery attached to the Brigade. He commanded the artillery of Lt. Gen. Hildyard's force at Laing's Nek, and was three times mentioned in despatches. Appointed Brigadier General Irish Command 20/08/1907, and to the General Staff 19/10/1908. He also served for a time as the Governor of the Royal Hibernian Military School.