Hot on the heels of Rory's excellent post on a Trumpeter in Bethune's Mounted Infantry, I thought I would share an unusual pair that resides in my collection.
Lawson Friday attested for service in Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry at the age of 23 on 20th October 1899 and was discharged as Medically Unfit on 4 December 1899. his Nominal Roll entry lists his number as 1127 and rank of Bugler. There is also a note in the left hand page " also Natal Carbs.
Scanning the Medal Roll for T.M.I., there are 8 Buglers listed, one Bugler D. Cumming being killed at Spion Kop and another noted as " no medal"
A scare rank and different to that of Trumpeter, although it would appear that some Regiments used Bugler whilst others used Trumpeter, I would imagine the roll played by both was exactly the same. There is a cross reference in the remarks column to his service in Natal Carbineers.
He obviously missed the engagements at Colenso and Spion Kop, but still earned his medal and five clasps which was issued to Cape Town on 29 April 1905.
He attested in the Natal Carbineers on 31 May 1901 and was discharged 31 May 1902. He appears on the Supplementary Medal Roll for the Natal Carbineers with the issue of the South Africa 1901 clasp. There is a cross reference in the remarks column to his service in T.M.I.
A nice double issue to a Colonial, who despite the careful annotations of the clerks in charge of the medal rolls, still earned two medals.
It would appear that he stayed on in the Natal Carbineers as there is a L. Friday on the Natal 1906 medal roll, would be nice to find that and re-unite the group
Regards
Jon
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Lawson Friday attested for service in Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry at the age of 23 on 20th October 1899 and was discharged as Medically Unfit on 4 December 1899. his Nominal Roll entry lists his number as 1127 and rank of Bugler. There is also a note in the left hand page " also Natal Carbs.
Scanning the Medal Roll for T.M.I., there are 8 Buglers listed, one Bugler D. Cumming being killed at Spion Kop and another noted as " no medal"
A scare rank and different to that of Trumpeter, although it would appear that some Regiments used Bugler whilst others used Trumpeter, I would imagine the roll played by both was exactly the same. There is a cross reference in the remarks column to his service in Natal Carbineers.
He obviously missed the engagements at Colenso and Spion Kop, but still earned his medal and five clasps which was issued to Cape Town on 29 April 1905.
He attested in the Natal Carbineers on 31 May 1901 and was discharged 31 May 1902. He appears on the Supplementary Medal Roll for the Natal Carbineers with the issue of the South Africa 1901 clasp. There is a cross reference in the remarks column to his service in T.M.I.
A nice double issue to a Colonial, who despite the careful annotations of the clerks in charge of the medal rolls, still earned two medals.
It would appear that he stayed on in the Natal Carbineers as there is a L. Friday on the Natal 1906 medal roll, would be nice to find that and re-unite the group
Regards
Jon
