QSA TO WILLIAMSON CEYLON MOUNTED INFANTRY - by: docker
Hi All Looking for the location of the following on behalf of the family - QSA 'Dreifontein/Johannesburg/Diamond Hill/Wittebergen/Cape Colony - issued to - 393 TROOPER D.B.WILLIAMSON CEYLON MOUNTED...
View ArticleCasualties at Kheis? - by: BereniceUK
Anyone know what how many casualties there were at the engagement, on 28th May 1900? I know of the following, all members of the Lancashire Hussars: - Killed - Private John Fairclough. Wounded -...
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Natal Volunteer Composite Regt - by: RoyS
Greetings Ladies & Gents, Continuing our recent run of badge sharing, I thought you might enjoy seeing this one - a silver Natal Volunteer Composite Regiment slouch hat badge. Now I will confess I...
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A Few Town Guards....... - by: QSAMIKE
Good Evening Everyone...... Here are a few Town Guards....... 40 PRIVATE C. A. JORDAN, FORT BEAUFORT TOWN GUARD 236 PRIVATE H. TRENOWETH, QUEENSTOWN TOWN GUARD 2 SERGEANT P. MCGREGOR, MIDDLETON TOWN...
View ArticleWorld's oldest woman, born in 1899, celebrates her 117th birthday - by: djb
Reported by the BBC yesterday. They even mentioned the Boer War on Radio 4 and its not very often you hear that! www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38134004
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Cape Police - by: dunnboer
I recently acquired this group to Pte W H Reynolds Cape Police D2 which came with the badges shown I cannot identify the badge bottom right It resembles the Boer War slouch hat badge Owen 1844 in shape...
View ArticleA St Helens man joins the Cape Police - by: BereniceUK
At St. Helens Police Court, on Friday, John Sparkes, of Clock Face, made application to the magistrates to join the Cape Mounted Police. He said he was twenty two years of age, and, having been born in...
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Story behind a medal - by: meikle
This medal belonged to Private Joseph McMillan, service no. 6711, who joined the 1st Highland Light Infantry on 20th August 1898 at Hamilton Barracks. I believe that he arrived in the Cape on the...
View ArticleSending mail from South Africa to England - by: BereniceUK
Did soldiers have to put UK stamps on their letters, when writing home to family? Not something I'd ever thought about before, but it's implied in a letter sent by an officer to a newly-bereaved...
View ArticleThe Last Survivor of the Boer War? - by: LinneyI
Forum members The other day I was checking in Will Bennett's excellent book "Absent Minded Beggars" for something else when I ran across "the last survivor of the Boer War"; a reference to one George...
View ArticleNew member - by: Arthur R
Hi I've been lurking on this forum for a while, and decided to join. My main interests in this field are medals and Cape colonial units.
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Lewis Youren of the St. John Ambulance in the Boer War - by: Rory
I was rather pleased to acquire this pair, having long wanted one to the St. John Ambulance - Lewis Youren didn't disappoint Lewis Youren Orderly, St. John Ambulance Brigade – Anglo Boer War - Queens...
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ABW Group Photograph - by: RoyS
Hi Chaps, I wanted to share this nice Anglo Boer War photograph with forum members. Unfortunately there is no insignia that I can make out but a nice array of uniform and equipment I thought would be...
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Early Christmas present for someone?! - by: Rory
This spotted on EBAY - an OBE (Mil) Group to Lt Col Pearson. An early visit from Santa perhaps?
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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....
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Another Natal Telegraph Corps man - Wilfred Powell - by: Rory
Hot on the heels of a recent post in respect of Dunning who served with the N.T.C. during the Bambatha Campaign comes Wilfred Powell who first served with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Boer War before...
View ArticleBook "Slaan en Vlug" by Casp. Bosman printed in 1946 - by: FSburgher
Hi to all Forum members In November I found the book mentioned above in a 2nd hand shop in Burgersdorp, Cape Province ; I have been looking for this book for many years, it is not translated into...
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South African Light Horse title. - by: LinneyI
Interested members Shown below is an SALH title fashioned from white metal and roughly sixty-five thou thick (has not been plated or if it had been, the plating has long since gone). While the title's...
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GRAHAMSTOWN T.G. and DORDRECHT D.V.G. - by: QSAMIKE
Good Afternoon Everyone...... Did a nice jiffy bag dance this afternoon; CAPTAIN S. SMITH, GRAHAMSTOWN TOWN GUARD and 21 PRIVATE WILLIAM MOIR FALCONER (FALONER on medal), DORDRECHT DISTRICT VOLUNTEER...
View ArticleHi new member - by: Garysb
My mother has my great grandfathers medals from the Boer War, we have two, a queens medal with three clasps no date and a kings medal with two clasps south africa 1901 & 1902 He was in 2nd Berks...
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