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He was as hard as nails. Spartan in his disregard of luxury, danger and death. The flesh-pots could never tempt him any more than wild horses, black fences or German bullets could daunt him. He was a man absolutely without fear and he accepted that state of mind as a matter of course. He was completely honest in his outlook on life, punctilious in his code of ethics and scrupulous in his sense of honour. It would have been impossible, unthinkable for him to lie. From his boyhood, he had exercised a self-control which made him utterly indifferent to pleasure, hardship or danger.’ Major-General John Vaughan’s obituary in the 10th Royal Hussars Gazette, refers. The outstanding Great War C.B., C.M.G., Boer War D.S.O., K. St. J. group of thirteen awarded to Major-General J. Vaughan, late 7th and 10th Hussars, onetime attached 21st Lancers: having emerged unscathed from famous charge at Omdurman, he was wounded in the course of winning his D.S.O. in South Africa, a notable action in which, according to Conan Doyle’s history, his men galloped with such dash that some of them got among the Boers with their swords He subsequently rose to senior command as G.O.C. 3rd Cavalry Division on the Western Front 1915-18 and - in his 70s - commanded the Home Guard in Merioneth and Montgomeryshire: ‘Woe betide the Germans if they had thought of landing on our back door by the shores of Harlech’ Fortunately for posterity’s sake, the General’s remarkable career is described in vivid detail in his entertaining autobiography - Cavalry & Sporting Memories The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Order of St. John, Officer’s breast badge, plain silver; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Lieut. J. Vaughan, 7/Huss.), officially re-engraved naming and erasure before rank; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (Major J. Vaughan, 7/Hussars); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Maj. J. Vaughan, D.S.O., 7/Hrs.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Col. J. Vaughan, D.S.O.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Maj. Gen. J. Vaughan); Defence Medal 1939-45; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (Lieut. J. Vaughan, 7th Hussars); France, Legion of Honour, Commander’s neck badge, gold and enamel, mounted court-style as worn where applicable, enamel work slightly chipped in places, contact marks overall, otherwise generally very fine (13) £6000-8000 Footnote C.B. London Gazette 18 February 1915. C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1919. D.S.O. London Gazette 31 October 1902. The original recommendation for an immediate award states: ‘On 1 April 1902, near Springs, South Africa, when acting as Intelligence Officer to a column, he led the Queen’s Bays to capture some Boers in a deserted farm. After capturing some prisoners, this regiment was attacked at dawn by superior numbers, and fought a rear-guard action until the 7th Hussars came up and counter-attacked the enemy. Major Vaughan commanded one wing of the bays during the retirement, after having been wounded before daylight, and subsequently advanced with a squadron of the 7th Hussars to assist them by his knowledge of the country. he continued fighting until he fainted.’ John Vaughan was born at Nannau, Dolgelly, North Wales in July 1871, ‘where his family, descendants and the ancient princes of Wales, have been since the dawn of time’. Educated at Eton and the R.M.C. Sandhurst, young John was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th Hussars in March 1891. Advanced to Lieutenant in September 1894, he served with his regiment in Matabeleland and Mashonaland 1896-97 (Medal & clasp), prior to being embarked for Egypt & The Sudan. Egypt & The Sudan - Troop Commander, ‘C