Bizarre and curious casualties of the South Africa Field Force - by: QSAMIKE
Good Afternoon Everyone..... To carry on from my comment in the thread Killed by Snake Bite..... Here is a rough copy of the article...... Mike ODD SOUTH AFRICAN CASUALTIES From the Natal Field Force...
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...
View ArticleRas, Paul Andries. Burger - by: djb
Served: Standerton. Received the Wound Ribbon (Lint voor Verwonding).
View ArticleKeeve, M F. Veldkornet - by: djb
Served: Kroonstad. Awarded the DTD (Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst) and received the Wound Ribbon (Lint voor Verwonding).
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Medals to the Cameron Highlanders - by: djb
A sadly incomplete group to Pte Robert Hodge, Cameron Highlanders Picture courtesy of Warwick and Warwick Queen's Sudan (1/Cam Hdrs) QSA (ghost dates) (4) CC Joh DH Witt (3030 Pte R. Hodge 1 Cam'n...
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DCMs for the Boer War - by: djb
There were no less than 7 Boer War DCM in the February DNW auction. All pictures courtesy of DNW A Boer War DCM pair awarded to Company Serjeant-Major F. E. Greene, Royal Garrison Artillery DCM VR...
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Medals to the Natal Rifle Associations - by: djb
I'm not sure what it is but there is something very appealing about medals to the Natal Rifle Associations. Perhaps because they were few in number. Of the many Rifle Associations in Natal, 16 were...
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Medals to the Natal Mounted Rifles - by: Rory
Medals to Colonial outfits who fought at Elandslaagte are not easy to come by - here is one I have recently acquired to Tpr. D. Scully of the N.M.R. who was at Elandslaagte and then caught up in the...
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Journal of 10th Company, Sherwood Rangers, Imperial Yeomanry - by: QSAMIKE
Good Evening Everyone....... I have just finished transcribing this document with regards to the 10th Company, Sherwood Rangers, Imperial Yeomanry belonging to the estate of Francis Christian...
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Medals to the RAMC - by: djb
(A potentially large thread but here goes..) Picture courtesy of DNW MBE (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver (hallmarks for London 1919); QSA(5) CC, OFS, Tr, SA01, SA02 (14924 Pte. J. G....
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...
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Stereocard Photos of British PoWs - by: azyeoman
Boer War stereocard photos of British PoWs and guards. B.W. Kilburn 1900 - 13817 "Tommy Atkins" South African Home, Nootgedacht Prison, S.A. B.W. Kilburn 1900 - 13821 Some of England's Nobility in...
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Medals to Kitchener's Horse - by: djb
From the next DNW auction Picture courtesy of DNW OBE (Mil) HM 1918 QSA (4) RoK Paard Drief Joh (Lieut: A. M. A. Struben, Kitchener’s H.) Arthur Marinus Alexander Struben was born in Pretoria, South...
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Lieutenant Richard Fordham Flower, 5th Warwickshire Coy. IY - k.i.a....
Richard Fordham Flower was related to Flower and Sons, brewers of Stratford-on-Avon (1831-1967, then taken over by Whitbread's). www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespea...n-avon-brewing-town/ The...
View ArticleDrummer the dog, of the Northumberland Fusiliers - by: BereniceUK
A REGIMENTAL DOG'S CAMPAIGNS. ....After going through three campaigns Drummer, the famous war dog of the Northumberland Fusiliers, has been poisoned at Colchester, where its owner, Colonel Ray, is the...
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Medals to the 6th Dragoon Guards - by: djb
Picture courtesy of DNW DCM VR (1389 R. Sgt. Maj: B. Turner. 10th. Hussars 16th. Feb. 1885.) ‘R’ in rank corrected; Afghan (0) (1389. Lce. Corpl. B. Turner. 10th. Rl. Hussars.); Egypt (1) The Nile...
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