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Sunday, 29 April 2018
"...while asleep in the trenches."
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Reading through newspapers I found a short story picked off the news wires by many newspapers in Britain filed by the Pretoria correspondent...
Sunday, 8 April 2018
How Research has advanced - as revealed by one medal
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I recently purchased a QSA medal single clasp for " Relief of Ladysmith " to Trooper 1786 FD Hester Natal Police. The dealer suppl...
Sunday, 11 March 2018
British Cavalry: Clasp Rarity
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A recent advert on eBay for a QSA to the 6th Dragoon Guards screamed: RARE CLASP JOHANNESBURG AND 2 BATTLE BARS Is this true? Her...
Friday, 2 March 2018
A Bogus Claim for the Elandslaagte Clasp?
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Amongst the Royal Horse Artillery rolls in WO100/139 is a page for the Riding Establishment, Royal Artillery (page 257) with just 10 names. ...
Sunday, 25 February 2018
British cavalry and the Relief of Kimberley
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The relief of Kimberley was a cavalry operation. After the success of Paardeberg, Lord Roberts unleashed his cavalry commanded by General JD...
British Cavalry and the Relief of Mafeking
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No British cavalry regiments were present for the relief of Mafeking - it was a "colonial" affair - Rhodesians, Canadians and sout...
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British Cavalry and the Relief of Ladysmith
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Out of the 18-20,000 men under General Sir Redvers Buller's command in the campaign to relieve Ladysmith there were only two and a half ...
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