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Chieveley - by: djb
Chieveley is famous for the derailing of the train and the capture of Winston Churchill. See the post on the Albert Medals awarded fro this incident. The disaster to the armoured train near Estcourt:...
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An official clasp to a D.M.T. medal - RJ Pringle - PoW - by: Rory
Robert Johnstone Pringle Trooper, Gorringe’s Flying Column Trooper, Bedford District Mounted Troops – Anglo Boer War - Queens South Africa Medal with Cape Colony clasp to Tpr. R.J. Pringle, Bedford...
View Articleanomaly in my grandfathers military timeline - by: IanP
I am trying to understand a possible anomaly in my grandfathers military timeline. 10 February 1898 he ended his 7 year service with the colours as a lance sergeant. 9 October 1899 he was called up...
View ArticleEBAY DISCOUNT - by: QSAMIKE
Saw this on BMF if any one is interested...…. Maybe only in UK..... Mike In case anyone misses it, ebay often have a deal on, just under the bid box there's a green pound sign. I don't know if all get...
View ArticlePte Herbert Eaton - by: Addie
My grandfather Herbert Eaton served as a Private in the 6th Dragoons in the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. I know almost nothing of his military service and would like to discover more about him. Can...
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Visit to the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. - by: LinneyI
Forum members One of my colleagues was scheduled for some thousand yard practice at Majura Range, Canberra - and IL tagged along at least as far as the AWM; a most imposing edifice indeed. This writer...
View ArticleCharles Sharpe - by: Risby
I'm researching Charles Sharpe (DOW as WO2 20.10.1915) and a note on the CWG page says "Mentioned in Despatches 1901". Is there somewhere I can check this out please? Also if you have access to the...
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Major G.F. Tatham, Natal Carbineers - by: Rory
I had quite forgotten that I had the CAFLSM awarded to Major George Frederick Tatham. Tatham was quite a luminary in colonial Ladysmith and kept a comprehensive diary on the Siege. He was a Major with...
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F Company, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, Hednesford...
F Company, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Harry Bradnick John Buckley John T. Kendall Joseph Langley William Perry John W. Powis Edward Reynolds (died of fever at Senekal)...
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Ladysmith Anglican Church - by: djb
Pictures from the outside of the lovely Anglican Church in Ladysmith. The church was damaged during the Boer bombardment.
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Summer Gone in 24 Hours..... - by: QSAMIKE
Well we had a fall season of less that one week and now we have winter...… 80 cm in 24 hours...… Thank god I have a large collection enough to last the season of Irish Water of Life..... Police report...
View ArticleSteve Watt - by: Brett Hendey
Steve Watt, who was well known for his book 'In Memoriam' , which was published in 2000, died on 28/9/2019. He was a retired schoolteacher and had settled in Howick, near Maritzburg. Brett
View ArticleCity Coins - by: djb
Some exciting news! Postal auction list 63 will be available on Friday 8 Mar 2013. Can't wait!
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Medals to the Royal Engineers - by: djb
Picture courtesy of DNW KBE (Civil) CB (Civil) CMG QSA (2) CC, OFS (Capt. C. F. Close (CMG) RE) BWM 1914-20 (Col. C. F. Close) Belgium, Order of Leopold I, Officer’s breast badge with swords, Spain,...
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Medals to the Rifle Brigade - by: djb
Picture courtesy of Spink He was wounded at Blood River Poort on 17 September 1900, whilst attached to Gough's Mounted Infantry: Lieutenant L. A. E. Price-Davies won the Victoria Cross on the same...
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Captain E A Pietersen / Pieterson Somerset East DMT - by: Adrian123456
Hi I have a QSA named to Capt E A Pietersen of the Somerset East DMT. I am trying to work out his first names, which could be Emanuel Andries or Euanrel Andries, or something similar. The roll entry on...
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Medals to the Army Chaplain's Department - by: djb
Picture courtesy of DNW Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (Rev: F. A. Hill,); King’s South Africa...
View ArticleMounted Infantry Companies - by: IanP
At the outbreak of the 2nd Boer War, infantry regiments were each required to raise a company of mounted infantry. Were these mounted infantry companies formed into new mounted infantry regiments and...
View ArticleAlfred James Bishop or Whitbread, Leicestershire IY - bigamist - by: BereniceUK
A YEOMAN'S BIGAMY. In Dumfries Sheriff Court on Wednesday - before Sheriff Campion - Alfred James Bishop or Whitbread, a corporal in the Leicestershire Yeomanry, was charged with having on the 8th...
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