I have just been lucky enough to purchase a QSA to 4055 PTE G. Barrett of the 1st Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regt who was made a POW at Nicholson's Nek on the 30th of October 1899. He had only arrived in South Africa on the 25 th of September and spent the next 10 days in cells for being drunk on duty only returning to duty on the 5th of October.
The medal has the clasps Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal .
After this experience he spent from Dec 1900 until the end of March 1902 on St Helena guarding Boer POW's before returning to South Africa with the 2nd battalion and qualifying for the South Africa 1902 clasp-not with medal.
The medal has the clasps Natal, Orange Free State and Transvaal .
After this experience he spent from Dec 1900 until the end of March 1902 on St Helena guarding Boer POW's before returning to South Africa with the 2nd battalion and qualifying for the South Africa 1902 clasp-not with medal.