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Interesting Mounting - H. Ford, R.A.M.C. - by: QSAMIKE
Good Afternoon Everyone....... Just thought I would share the following pictures of a new addition to my collection.... FORD, H. REG. NO.: 15345 RANK: PRIVATE REGT: ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS BARS: CAPE...
View ArticleNewby to site - identifying Boer War medalion - by: Mrs Trifle
Hi Is there anyone who can help? I have been searching internet and cannot find anything on a Peace with Honour medal / medallion. I have attached two images and would be interested to find out more...
View ArticleReproduction Thorneycroft uniform on eBay - by: davidh
I just came across this cracker. The seller's description claims it's "Formerly the property of General A.W. Thorneycroft, a hero of the Boer War" despite it clearly being a brand new reproduction. An...
View ArticleWorcestershire Imperial Yeomanry Medal - by: Stephen Walbey
Hello, I have this medal and I am trying to find to some more about it. I believe it is a misspelling on H.E. Lawday but it is stamped H. E. Lawdy Can anyone help? Cheers, Steve
View Article1st volunteer battalion lancashire fusiliers - by: lew
greetings everyone i am new to this site,i have a medal to 8822 private charles ford volunteer 1st battalion lancashire fudiliers it has 5 clasps qsa medalF reverse clasps cape colony/orange free...
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A Natal policeman who later failed - by: Brett Hendey
This has nothing to do with the Anglo-Boer War, but the man concerned might have been better off if he stayed a policeman and fought in this war instead of going farming. From an entry in the Natal...
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Louis Botha statue, Cape Town - by: djb
On Plein Street, outside the Parliament building.
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Military Museums of Calgary Video..... - by: QSAMIKE
Good Evening Everyone...... Ok Ok Ok I know it is not Boer War but I think that you will enjoy...... I strongly suggest that you see this fantastic video..... About 18 min. long and turn on your...
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Weakley of the Queenstown Rifle Volunteers - by: Rory
Harold Edgar Weakley Private, Queenstown Rifle Volunteers and Field Intelligence Department – Anglo Boer War - Queens South Africa Medal with clasps Cape Colony, Wittebergen and Transvaal to 426 Pte....
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Kimberley and Paardeberg Combination - by: crypt
Q.S.A. Defence of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, - PTE S VAN MUSIK KIMBERLEY TOWN GD 1914-15 Star, - L/CPL S VON MUSITS S.A.IRISH RGT 1914-18 War Medal, - A/SGT S VON...
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St George's Cathedral, Cape Town - by: djb
An entry relating to a monument to the CMR in the Cape Archives led me to St George's Cathedral in the centre of Cape Town.
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"A pretty price""A pretty place" - Groote Schuur - by: djb
Having rented Groote Schuur for 3 years, this was Rhodes's counter to the owner's asking price of £10,000 and her response back to him. In the end he paid the asking price for the 'Great Barn' and soon...
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Reynolds of the Telegraph Battalion, R.E. - by: Rory
Albert Reynolds Sapper, Telegraph Battalion, Royal Engineers – Anglo Boer War - Queens South Africa Medal with clasps Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 & 1902 to 9500 Sapr. A....
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Delville Wood Centenary, Dundee - 17 Jul 2016 - by: djb
Earlier today there was a ceremony at the Cenotaph in Dundee to mark the 100th anniversary of the 4 day battle of Delville Wood on the Somme. 315 men from the Dundee area went off to war in 1914. 89 of...
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Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire - by: BereniceUK
Stoke-upon-Trent is one of the six towns that comprise the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The roll of honour below is in the King's Hall, which was the town hall until, I think, the 1970s. Now used for events...
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Chieveley incident - replica Albert Medal - by: djb
Durng his capture at the Chieveley incident, 15 Nov 1899, Churchill had promised medals the train driver and his assistant. The account appears in Chapter 19 of ‘My early years’: As I passed the engine...
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Anglican Church of St James', Dundee - by: djb
There are military graves in St James' on Boundary Road, Dundee. 1. Maj Gen Sir W Penn-Symons 2. Lt. W M J Hannah, 1st Leicestershire Regt, killed on 21 October 1899 3. Brevet Maj Robert Bruce Blunt,...
View ArticleBoer War Stamps? - by: DeanHall
Hi All I recently inherited some stamps, some of which I think are possibly boer war/post boer war. In the attached picture, amongst others, there is a Cape Colony stamp with "Orange River Colony"...
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