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Medals to Port Elizabeth Town Guard - by: djb
Picture courtesy of DNW CGHGSM (1) Bechuanaland (Pte. H. Fairlamb. P.A.V.G.); QSA (0) (261 Serjt. H. Fairlamb. P. Elzbth. T.G.) Approximately 138 Cape of Good Hope General Service Medals with clasp...
View ArticleMy Great Grandad - by: TaurusMale
He served as a Yeomanry Trooper in the Boer War. This is the information I've found on him. But it says that he didn't serve him South Africa, can anyone tell me any more about this? Thanks This...
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Eltham, South London - by: BereniceUK
In the churchyard of St John the Baptist, Eltham Parish Church. Eltham was in the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich from 1900. Sacred to the Memory - of - THE UNDERNAMED NON-COMMD . OFFICERS & MEN...
View ArticleCommemorative Tiffany windows - by: BereniceUK
This week, I've come across two Tiffany windows which commemorate ABW soldiers, and oddly, neither of them seems to have been recorded as ABW memorials, despite descriptions of them being online.. The...
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Nongqai magazine re trains added to the site - by: djb
With grateful thanks to Charl and Brigadier Hennie Heymans, author of the Nongqai magazine, the site has been given permission to share 3 issues of the magazine. The three issues are all about trains...
View ArticleAre QSAs to officers in Strathcona's Horse impressed? - by: djb
Given the haste with which these medals were named between 13 and 14 February 1901 I am guessing they are impressed. Has anyone seen examples to verify this? With thanks David
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Soldiers' calorific intake during the Boer War - by: djb
An interesting display in the National Army Museum is this comparison of the foot intake of British soldiers during different campaigns. Fat is yellow. Carbohydrate is red. Protein is blue. Images...
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Elswick Battery graffiti near Potchefstroom - by: djb
I am grateful to Steven who sent me these images yesterday of boulders bearing the name of Elswick battery and 7142 Gunner John Michie of Elswick Battery in the Potchefstroom area.
View ArticleLouis Dunbar, Imperial Yeomanry - suicide on 11.5.1901 - by: BereniceUK
SUICIDE OF AN ISLINGTON YEOMAN. An inquest was held at Islington on Tuesday, on Louis Dunbar, 43, who, having served for 12 months and 57 days with the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa, was invalided...
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Anyone have the QSA to Burns of the DFA? - by: Rory
I acquired a Kimberley Star engraved to Burns of the DFA - see photos below - and note from the comment that the QSA to this man is extant. Does anyone have this medal or know of its whereabouts? I...
View ArticleQSAs with raised dates - by: QSAMIKE
Good Evening Everyone...... If anyone has deep pockets...... www.jeffreyhoare.on.ca/ Lot Number 5 Also this badge is very rare....... Lot Number 450 Mike
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Second Lieut. Harold A. C. Wilson, Middlesex Regt. - k.i.a. 24.1.1900 - by:...
Second Lieutenant Harold Alfred Cobbe Wilson, Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action at Spion Kop, South Africa, on 24th January 1900, aged 21. Son of the Rev. Alfred Wilson, of the Vicarage, Bedford...
View Article15 millionth view - by: djb
The site passed another milestone on Thursday with the number of pageviews exceeding 15 million. Two threads in the forums, the Indian Contingent started by David Grant and Unusual medal combinations...
View Article1911 Coronation Medal Roll for Overseas Contingents. - by: LinneyI
Interested Forum members Recently, in researching the South African campaign activities of a NSW Special Service officer, I was able to obtain a quite scarce copy of "The Nominal Roll of the Overseas...
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Cape Colony - by: djb
A clasp inscribed "Cape Colony" will be granted to all troops in Cape Colony at any time between October 11th, 1899, and a date to be hereafter fixed, who received no clasp for an action already...
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Natal - by: djb
A clasp inscribed "Natal" will be granted to all troops in Natal at any time between October 11th, 1899, and June 11th, 1900 both dates inclusive, who receive no clasp for an action in Natal nor the...
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