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Single KSA medals are usually not prominent on the “favourites list” of medal collectors.
However, I would like to open a new topic to show that some examples, when suitably researched, can be highly collectable
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• KSA, 2 bars SA’01, SA’02: 3125 Pte. W. Jones. Glouc: Regt.
On p185 of “Our Regiments in South Africa” by J Stirling, a “generally very reliable” War Correspondent is quoted:
“Last Monday night (19th) a brilliant piece of work was performed by the Gloucesters. During the afternoon they approached within a short distance of a Boer kopje and contained the enemy until nightfall, when 120 men charged the kopje with bayonets and drove off the Boers with loss, bayonetting several.”
Pte Jones was one of 20 men wounded in this action at Paardeberg on 19 February 1900. They also lost 5 men killed.
Jones’ wound obviously healed successfully: although he was not in action with his Regiment at Driefontein on 10 March 1900, he did receive a QSA with bars Paardeberg, Relief of Kimberley and Transvaal
• KSA, 2 bars SA’01, SA’02: 3626 Corpl: B. Knowles, Rl: Scots Fus
On 27 August 1901, near Alkmaar, Pte B Knowles and Pte W Galon were part of the garrison of a blockhouse consisting of seven men in the vicinity of a train derailed and attacked by the enemy. They volunteered to go out and defend the train, which they did, and kept the enemy off till support arrived. (London Gazette, 3 December 1901, p8548).
Both men were promoted Corporal by the Commander-in-Chief.
Pte Knowles was wounded at Pieters Hill on 27 Feb 1900 and died of disease at Ermelo on 25 March 1902.
His QSA had 5 bars: CC, TugH, OFS, RoL & Tvl
Henk
Single KSA medals are usually not prominent on the “favourites list” of medal collectors.
However, I would like to open a new topic to show that some examples, when suitably researched, can be highly collectable
• KSA, 2 bars SA’01, SA’02: 3125 Pte. W. Jones. Glouc: Regt.
On p185 of “Our Regiments in South Africa” by J Stirling, a “generally very reliable” War Correspondent is quoted:
“Last Monday night (19th) a brilliant piece of work was performed by the Gloucesters. During the afternoon they approached within a short distance of a Boer kopje and contained the enemy until nightfall, when 120 men charged the kopje with bayonets and drove off the Boers with loss, bayonetting several.”
Pte Jones was one of 20 men wounded in this action at Paardeberg on 19 February 1900. They also lost 5 men killed.
Jones’ wound obviously healed successfully: although he was not in action with his Regiment at Driefontein on 10 March 1900, he did receive a QSA with bars Paardeberg, Relief of Kimberley and Transvaal
• KSA, 2 bars SA’01, SA’02: 3626 Corpl: B. Knowles, Rl: Scots Fus
On 27 August 1901, near Alkmaar, Pte B Knowles and Pte W Galon were part of the garrison of a blockhouse consisting of seven men in the vicinity of a train derailed and attacked by the enemy. They volunteered to go out and defend the train, which they did, and kept the enemy off till support arrived. (London Gazette, 3 December 1901, p8548).
Both men were promoted Corporal by the Commander-in-Chief.
Pte Knowles was wounded at Pieters Hill on 27 Feb 1900 and died of disease at Ermelo on 25 March 1902.
His QSA had 5 bars: CC, TugH, OFS, RoL & Tvl
Henk