James Wilkinson - by: JAFFASMUM
I hope that you will be able to help me. An elderly friend of my late parents has been talking to me recently. When she found out that I have been researching my family tree, she began to talk about...
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Medals to the Worcester Regiment - by: djb
Picture courtesy of DNW CB pair awarded to Hon. Colonel E H Bearcroft, who commanded the 6th (Militia) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 1901-02 CB (civil) s/g HM 1091. LG 26 June 1903. QSA (3) CC...
View ArticleSteinaecker's Horse - by: Drakewood
Another of "my men"which may prove of interest. The account is a bit scrabbled but hopefully you 'll get the gist. I have a cracking studio portrait of Cashmanbut I don't know how to submit...
View ArticleHi from New Zealand - by: DerrickB
I'm Derrick - a Trustee of the New Zealand War Graves Trust. We are compiling ( and have been for some time) a complete Roll of Honour for NZ - including those that served with overseas forces. I have...
View ArticleLord Roberts Shipping Record - by: Rory
Lord Roberts sailed from the UK to South Africa aboard the Dunottar Castle on or about 23 December 1899. His staff were with him. I am trying to track down the shipping manifest with the names of...
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Naude of the Wodehouse Yeomanry - by: Rory
This medal has, most decidedly, seen better days but it's an honest medal named to a man who, as a Dutch-speaking farmer in the Eastern Cape, would have been under pressure to join the Cape Rebels and...
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Jacobsdal - by: djb
After the battle of the Modder, the town of Jacobsdal was regarded strictly as a hospital and the Red Cross was flying on several buildings. Lord Roberts on his arrival at the place visited the...
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Poplar Grove - by: djb
In the battle of Poplar Grove a Boer gun was posted on a stone cattle kraal. It maintained its position although twelve of our guns were firing at it, and was eventually got safely away. The P Battery...
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Jiffy Bag Dance - Lt. E. Sinclair, Driscoll's Scouts - by: QSAMIKE
I won this item at auction the other day..... Lieut. E. Sinclair, Driscoll's Scts. Queen's South Africa Medal - Bars - Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and 1902 This was Edmund Sinclair,...
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Medals to HMS Barrosa - by: djb
HMS Barrosa was a third class cruiser with a QSA entitlement of less than 200. Picture courtesy of DNW QSA (0) (F. Gosling, Sto: H.M.S. Barrosa); 1914-15 Star (285024, F. Gosling, Ch. Sto., R.N.);...
View ArticleMedals to the Durham Light Infantry - by: QSAMIKE
Good Evening Everyone...... There have been a number of questions re the Durham Light Infantry..... I thought that I might throw the following into the pot, the diary of a Sergeant in the 1st Battalion...
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4081 Pte. W P Wilson Kitchner's Horse PoW 27/05/1900 Pretoria - by: azyeoman
4081 Pte. William Page Wilson, Kitchner's Horse. MIA, then captured and later released at Pretoria on 27 May 1900. For more information on Kitchner's Horse see:...
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Sergeant H. S. Greensill, 91st (Sharpshooters) Coy. I.Y. - k.i.a. 20.12.1901...
It seems likely that a plaque to the memory of Jack Greensill has been lost, as it was removed from Christ Church, Accrington, probably in 1969, along with all the other memorials and tablets that were...
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Barnsley Tribute Medal / Badge - by: QSAMIKE
Another new Tribute Medal / Badge..... Boer War South Africa 1902 Borough Of Barnsley Silver Tribute Medal Badge Completed
View ArticleMedals to Lumsden's Horse. - by: LinneyI
Formu members I don't recall seeing any recent entries on the forum for Lumsden's H - hence this post might be forgiven: QSA bars CC/OFS/JHB to "100 TPR:A.E.Consterdine, Lumsden's Horse". Obtained on...
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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,...
View ArticleMedals to the Natal Police - by: djb
Strangely enough the site had no page dedicated to the Natal Police. I have rectified that today by splitting the Natal Volunteers, Police and Guides into two pages. The new Natal Police page can be...
View ArticleSeeking the QSA or medals to Chudleigh Garvice, Royal Dublin Fusiliers - by: djb
I have been contacted by the family of Lt C Garvice, RDF, who are seeking to acquire his medals. His QSA (3) Talana OFS and Transvaal has been on the market. The QSA last sold for £2,000 at DNW in...
View ArticleRegister of Surviving medals awarded to St John Ambulance Brigade - by:...
The attachment is a listing from the register of surviving medals. It uses the following key: Q = QSA B = SJAB Bronze medal K = KSA C = China Medal + = Other medals Yes = image of medal/group Please...
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Re: Klerksdorp and the Anglo Boer War - by: klerksdorp_historian
Hi everyone. I'm the historian at the Klerksdorp Museum. For your information, Klerksdorp and its commando was heavily involved in the fighting that took place in the western part of the ZAR and the...
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