Scottish Horse Look Up - by: QSAMIKE
Good Morning Everyone...…. A friend has just obtained a QSA/KSA Pair to the following: 6627 Pte J. McNellis Scottish Horse But I am unable to find anything..... Any help is greatly appreciated..... Mike
View ArticleJohn Lewis, Colonial Scouts - killed at Boksburg, 12.7.1907 - by: BereniceUK
Rand Outrages. MAESTEG MAN A VICTIM. Johannesburg, Saturday. - In connection with the outrage at Kilfoils Boksburg, yesterday, it has been ascertained now that the dynamite exploded in a bath-room...
View ArticleBronze QSAs to Europeans - by: djb
I had sure we had started a thread on the subject of bronze QSAs awarded to European recipients but I cannot find one so hence this post. This was prompted by item 95 in the next City Coins sale: QSA...
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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, 15 were...
View ArticleQSAs to Tucker's Scouts - by: djb
Prompted by today's post on John Lewis , I looked at QSAs to Tucker's Scouts There are 13 men listed on the single page roll (WO100/277p246). Of these 2 are crossed through. It looks like 7 medals and...
View ArticleBronze medals to civilians attached to 3rd Btn Grenadier Guards - by:...
As part of my ongoing research into what the Coldstream Guards (92 in number) were doing at Paardeberg I decided to cast my net wider having being left in doubt by help from QSA Mike they weren't in...
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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 ArticleMedals to the Imperial Transport Service - by: djb
Following on from Jon's excellent post on the ITS, this post provides more information on the Service. Jon said: An unusual rank [Travelling Clerical Staff] found on a medal to Imperial Transport...
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Trooper John Joseph Glendinning, 14th Coy. IY - died in South Africa 7.3.1902...
At Allendale, Northumberland. Although the taps on either side of the fountain looked to be fairly recent additions, there was no flow of water.
View ArticleDrummer 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...
View ArticleDeaths in Concentration Camps in South Africa - Statistics - by: Elmarie
I've just completed 67 lists with names on deaths in Concentration Camps in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War. ALIWAL-NOORD [778] BALMORAL [542] BARBERTON [274] BELFAST [311] BETHULIE [1745]...
View ArticleSpinks Auction this month-Huge amount of Zulu War medals on offer - by:...
Now I have nothing to do with Spinks and am definitely not an agent of theirs. All I am doing is alerting Forum members that in Spinks next auction is no less than 18 Zulu war medals to Imperial units...
View Article'The staff work of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1901' added to the Books section -...
The book, in PDF format, entitled The staff work of the Anglo-Boer War 1899 - 1901 by Lady Elizabeth Briggs has been added to the site. The book gives a fascinating insight into aspects of the War...
View ArticleKaplan Auctions - by: djb
Michael Kaplan has released the details for auction 63, on 15 May 13. There is a very good selection of single QSAs listed: P036 Disk only converted into a brooch pin to Pte A.W. DURHEIM Green River...
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QSA - Copy clasps - by: djb
I saw a QSA on a dealer's site today and immediately thought the DoM clasp was a copy. Here are are the clasps. What do you think?
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QSAs with clasp Defence of Kimberley - by: djb
The Defence clasps add a certain something to the QSA so I thought they were long overdue for their own page on the forum. Here's the first of the three, the Defence of Kimberley: Pair to Pte J T...
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Defence of Mafeking - by: djb
A clasp inscribed "Defence of Mafeking” will be granted to all troops in the garrison of Mafeking between October 13th, 1899 and May 17th, 1900, both days inclusive.
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Defence of Ladysmith - by: djb
A clasp inscribed "Defence of Ladysmith" will be granted to all troops in Ladysmith between November 3rd, 1899, and February 28th, 1900, both dates inclusive.
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Boer War x-rays - by: djb
I have seen pictures of the xray equipment in South Africa but not one of the actual x-rays before. This shows a Mauser bullet lodged in someone's left foot. No bones broken but the x-ray does show...
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