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Timothy Mullane, AB, RN, HMS DORIS - by: Baden Powell
A recent rather large exchange of medals with a long-time friend and fellow collector brought six medals into my hands. One of which was a two clasp QSA, Cape Colony and Paardeberg to T. (Timothy)...
View ArticleA Hungarian in the Boer War? - by: BereniceUK
The Pioneer, a South Wales' socialist newspaper, reported on 15th August 1914 - We received the following letter from Mr. Chas. Wilson, a teacher at the Dowlais R.C. School, who went to Paris for a...
View ArticleWilliam Henry Phillips, a Great War casualty - by: BereniceUK
"A well-known Merthyr dentist, Lance-Corporal W. H. Phillips, Artists Rifles, whose widow lives at the Walk, has been killed in France after seven months in action, by a shell during an attack on a...
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Lieutenant R. H. Baillie - by: QSAMIKE
Good Day Everyone....... The medal tp Lieutenant Robert Hamilton Baillie of the 73rd Company (Paget's Horse) 19th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry is on our favorite auction site...... It has been on less...
View ArticleMen who served in both the 1st and 2nd ABWs - by: BereniceUK
I have no idea how common this was. Obviously, there was General Sir Bruce Hamilton, but I've came across a contemporary newspaper report of Colour-Sergeant J. H. Cranch, of Llandilo, who went out to...
View ArticleImp Lt Horse - by: FSburgher
Hi Forumites I have recently acquired the QSA & KSA pair to Major Walter deS. Maud, Imp Lt Horse and accompanying the medals some interesting correspondence relating to some Texan cattlemen whom he...
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Crosthwaite, Cumberland - by: BereniceUK
In St. Kentigern's, Crosthwaite Parish Church, near Keswick, Cumbria. Private John Mawson 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Fell at Magersfontein, 13th December 1899 Private Herbert White King's Own...
View ArticleJohn Hawkins - by: memart
I am new to this site. I am looking for any information for my family tree about my great uncle John Hawkins, born 1858. The family story is that during the Boer war, he was the soldier who covered up...
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O.C. of the Adelaide D.M.T. - by: Rory
Allow me to introduce you to today's addition to the collection. Captain A. Welsh was the Officer Commanding the Adelaide District Mounted Troops. A brief foray into the medal roll shows 88 medals...
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The Rustenberg Commando - by: Brett Hendey
The Rustenberg Commando (Part 1) Rustenberg at War by Lionel Wulfsohn ISBN 0 620 16769 6. Privately published by L M Wulfsohn in 1987. Reprinted in 1992. Since copies of this book may no longer be...
View ArticlePrivate Howell Morgan, died at Merthyr, 7.9.1901 - by: BereniceUK
He isn't in Find A Grave's (incomplete) records for Treorchy Cemetery; the two reports gave two different spellings of his surname. Probably a Regular serviceman or a Reservist. Mr. Howell Morgan, 9,...
View ArticleNurse Holland, suicide at Portsmouth, 6.6.1901 - by: BereniceUK
South African Nurse's Suicide. A nurse named Holland, recently returned from South Africa, committed suicide this morning at Portsmouth by jumping from a window of the Central Hotel. Whilst at the...
View ArticleSite running slowly - by: djb
I am having some issues with the site running slowly. One of the consequences is that site email is off line at present. I am investigating the causes of this slow running.
View Article207 John / Jack Martin LANG, Damant's Horse - by: jim51
Hi All, I have been working on the nominal roll for Rimington's Guides / Damant's Hse for some time now and came across an interesting note in the medal roll. 207 Tpr J M Lang is noted as 'Died at sea...
View ArticleBoer Mauser rifles - by: Borsak
Thought I'd add these to the forum, two pictures of a broken stocked boer Mauser brought back to Australia after that conflict. This particular rifle is a carbine version, inscribed with WD van Dyk and...
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Horbury, Yorkshire - by: BereniceUK
Horbury is a large village, three miles to the south-west of Wakefield. The roll of honour is in the entrance to what used to be the town hall, and, as the inscription refers to "the men of Horbury who...
View ArticleNMP Isandlwana casualty - by: Rory
This just appeared on a facebook page I belong to. Anyone see this episode? Isandlwana casualty medal to the Natal Mounted Police on Antiques Roadshow yesterday. Recipient was Trooper William Fletcher...
View ArticleNurse C. M. Theophilus, Tredegar, Monmouthshire - by: BereniceUK
I can only find three online references to this nurse. CARDIFF NURSES FOR THE FRONT. At a recent meeting of the executive committee of the Cardiff Infirmary, leave was given to the matron (Miss Wilson)...
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VB Middlesex Regiment tribute medal - by: djb
For auction at the next Lockdales sale. I think this may be from Col E G Lloyd, Middlesex Regiment. Picture courtesy of Lockdales.
View ArticleLT COL. John Meade Sherrard Army Pay Dept died Nov 6th 1900 - by: Georgegt351
I have only just bought this two bar medal and I guess I will see it in about 2 weeks if all goes well. It is the highest ranked QSA I have ever owned and was wondering if anybody had a photo of his...
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