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Private John Frederick Sewards, 14th Hussars - died at Sterkstroom, 19.4.1900...
Seward or Sewards? There's a mention in the Hull Daily Mail of a Seward playing ping-pong at St. Matthew's, in 1902. I also came across a letter, published on 11.4.1900, written by a soldier, who was...
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National Army Museum, London - by: djb
At the weekend I paid a visit to the NAM with my son, my first visit since it was refurbished. I had very positive memories of my earlier visit and the museum has been through a transformation to focus...
View ArticleGeneral enquiries - by: G wills
Hi. I'm trying to find out any information about a relative of mine J Wills pt 2617 2nd Northampton. A medal was handed down to me recently of his so looking for and information possible. Thanks.
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Railway men of South Africa - by: djb
Here is a picture entitled 'South African Railway Men'. It is undated but must be either late war or post war? The people in the picture are named. Back row, left to right: Robb, A, CGR Aspinall, H...
View ArticleRegister of Surviving medals awarded to St John Ambulance Brigade - by:...
The attachment is a listing from the register of surviving medals. It uses the following key: Q = QSA B = SJAB Bronze medal K = KSA C = China Medal + = Other medals Yes = image of medal/group Please...
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Troop entertainment by British actors/actresses 1900 + in SA - by: Geneseek
My great aunt Charlotte Laura Ellen Veal travelled to SA in 1900 with her father George Veal. She was an actress, supposedly to entertain the troops. In 1901 she married Ernest St. George Alderton...
View ArticleE D Swinton, Boer War DSO and later involved with the tank - by: djb
In a recent Bosleys' auction (5 Sep 12), lot 736-7 contained items relating to Maj Gen Ernest Dunlop Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO. He was the author of the Defence of Duffer's Drift about his time in the Boer...
View ArticleRhodesia - by: djb
A clasp inscribed "Rhodesia" will be granted to all troops under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir F. Carrington and Colonel Plumer in Rhodesia, between October 11th, 1899 and May 17th, 1900, both...
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QSAs named to unusual ranks - by: djb
I came across a rank on a QSA today that I hadn't seen before. This QSA is for sale at the next Bonhams auction and is named to Amb. Agent Tara Chand. Ambulance Est. According to the write-up, Tara...
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Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne, Kent - by: BereniceUK
Sergeant Nigel Locke, Natal Mounted Police. The information below comes from Lancing College War Memorial website, but that was a word-for-word copy of a biography prepared for the Old Bordenian...
View ArticleMedals to the Royal Munster Fusiliers - by: mactire
Hi My name is John Duggan. The reason for joining this forum is to find out more information about my 3 great grand uncles who took part in the Boer War. Charles Duggan 6122 RMF. Daniel Duggan 3148...
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Medals to the Life Guards - by: BereniceUK
In St Mary's Church, Stanton, Staffordshire.
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Medals to HMS Powerful - by: QSAMIKE
Good Afternoon Everyone...... I was going through an old book on the BW that I had not looked in for a very very long time and I found an item that I had put away for safety and then completely...
View ArticleLombard, B J. Burger - by: djb
3 duplicate names on the roll. Forename/initials: Barend Jacobus. Served: Heilbron. Forename/initials: Barend Jacobus. Served: Lichtenburg. Forename/initials: Barend Jacobus. Served: Pretoria.
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DCMs for the Boer War - by: djb
There were no less that 7 Boer War DCM in the February DNW auction. All pictures courtesy of DNW A Boer War DCM pair awarded to Company Serjeant-Major F. E. Greene, Royal Garrison Artillery DCM VR...
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Medals to the 5th Dragoon Guards - by: djb
Picture courtesy of Spink QSA (4) TH OFS RoL Tr (Capt. C.H. Stuart. 5/Drgn. Gds.) KSA (2) (Maj. C.H. Stuart. 5/Dgn. Gds.) Major Claude Houston Stuart-French, born March 1867, the third son of...
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Medals to the Natal Mounted Rifles - by: Rory
Medals to Colonial outfits who fought at Elandslaagte are not easy to come by - here is one I have recently acquired to Tpr. D. Scully of the N.M.R. who was at Elandslaagte and then caught up in the...
View ArticleNotable sportsmen who saw service in South Africa - by: BereniceUK
All additions welcome! Fred Goulding played Rugby Union for Gloucester, and had appeared in an England trial match, before seeing active service in South Africa with the Gloucestershire Regiment,...
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