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Siege of Ladysmith - Working out soldier timeline - by: djt78
Dear All, Maybe I am just being stupid but I'm having difficulty getting my head around a timeline for a Royal Dublin Fusilier who supposedly enlisted on 07/12/99 and died of disease at Intombi Camp on...
View ArticleDid this man go to South Africa in 1900? - by: bondgt
I am hoping that someone here may be able to help with a little mystery within my family. My Great Grandfather was born in 1879 and died in 1948. I am in possession of a diary and letters written by...
View ArticleHi - by: Ickle
My first visit here so not sure where to start. Worked on my family history for a number of years generally collecting & collating basic info about individuals. Now trying to put more detail to...
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S.A. Medical Corps ? - by: RoyS
Hi Chaps, Can I ask if the South Africa Medical Corps was in existence during the ABW ? I can't seem to find a reference for it any earlier that WWI, so wanted to pick the brains of those more...
View ArticleMedal clasp conundrum - by: Rory
I acquired a QSA to 1338 A. Speller of Bethune's M.I. which is sans its clasps. I have every intention of reconstituting the medal but would appreciate input from members as to the correct clasp...
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Sgt. "Bobbie" Dale of Lumsden's Horse. - by: LinneyI
Forum members A number of years ago, IL became the custodian of a long-service medal grouping to a soldier of the Empress of India; a man who progressed from seeing action in the Second Afghan war with...
View ArticleWhere did my Natal Policeman GW Cooke earn his state clasps? - by: rdarby
Hello I have a QSA in a group (QSA, Natal 1906, Trio to SAMR and LSGC to SAMR) to 1597 GW Cooke. It has the Natal, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901 clasps. I have found...
View ArticleJohn McCoy b. 1844, Ireland d. 11/04/1881, Transvaal, South Africa - by:...
I'm trying to establish how John McCoy could have found his way from Northern Island to the Transvaal, South Africa. His South African Death Notice doesn't give his parents' names. It states he was...
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Reginald Rigg, Soldier and Solicitor - by: Rory
Reginald Shaw Rigg Lieutenant, 2nd Vol. Service Coy, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt. – Anglo Boer War Lieutenant, 11th Infantry, (Rand Light Infantry) – WWI - Queens South Africa Medal with clasps...
View ArticleSingle Bar KSA's ..... - by: QSAMIKE
Good Morning Everyone..... I was going through some copies of old duplicate OMRS Journals last night that I am selling at a military show next week and I found...... An article by Patrick Street who I...
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The Union Jack Club - by: dunnboer
Spotted yesterday whilst at the Southern meeting of The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society. An excellent meeting as well!
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Thomas Warwick Williams - by: eddiec
Having had some wonderful help on a previous enquiry I thought I would try this again. I'm not sure if my man served in the Boer War but thought you all might be able to say yeah or nay (and hopefully...
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2nd Volunteer Battalion Border Regiment 1900-1902 - by: BereniceUK
This roll of honour is in St. John's Church, in the village of Chapel Stile, which is in the valley of Langdale, Westmorland (Cumbria). T. Taylor, H. Coward - 1900-1901 A. Fairclough, F. Rawes, T....
View ArticleWhich J. Bales is the right one? - by: Kitty55
Hi I'm having a problem trying to work out which J. Bales - I have two to choose from but which actually came from my town (East Dereham) and was born in 1875-7. I know from a newspaper clipping I...
View ArticleMedal engraving around the rim - by: 2li0
Hi Can any one tell me if it is unusal to find Vol on the rim of a QSA Medal I ask as I have a QSA Medal to a Volunteer member of the Shropshire L.I., Which reads "7276 CPL W EDWARDS VOL COY SHROPSHIRE...
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Pte 5931 T Bracken, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, POW Talana - by: SWB
A recent purchase that attracted me on many levels; Talana, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, interesting combination of LSGC (GV, Military Foot Police) and MSM (GVI, Corps of Military Police), late issue QSA...
View ArticleLieut C h Wylde imperial yeomanry formerly 13306 52nd coy imperial yeomanry -...
Hello I have rather a nice pair to this chap in a very posh box and miniatures and would like to fina out a little bit about him
View Article25207 Spr A F Granger - by: ARANTXA
When i was a young lad..im now 50 my music teacher gave me these medals that he won in the Boar war I have always wondered what he did and what got them for they have bars of diamond hill belfast...
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1915 Star reunited - by: 2li0
Hello I have just received a 1914/15 star to Private William Carr 5774, 2nd King's Shropshire L.I., and now reunited with his QSA-KSA and War Medal only now require his Victory medal to complete the...
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66th Battery (Colenso) Battery, Royal Field Artillery - by: QSAMIKE
Good Afternoon Everyone....... Another jiffy bag dance today...... Seller on ebay did not list the specific unit that this group was awarded to just his name and Artillery....... I took a chance after...
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