British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Recent Books by Forum Members

   

Go Back   British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum > Everything Else > Other Militaria

 Other Pages: Galleries, Links etc.
Glossary  Books by Forum Members     Canadian Pre 1914    CEF    CEF Badge Inscriptions   Canadian post 1920     Canadian post 1953     British Cavalry Badges     Makers' Marks    Pipers' Badges  Canadian Cloth Titles  Books  SEARCH
 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 25-05-20, 12:39 AM
QSAMIKE's Avatar
QSAMIKE QSAMIKE is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Home of the New West, Canada
Posts: 692
Default THE ABSENT MUNDED BEGGAR - (My Other Collection)

Good Evening Everyone……

For your enjoyment…..

Just posting a few pictures of The Absent Minded Beggar Plaque, A Gentleman in Kharki……

A silver plaque sized 11 ½ Inch by 7 ½ Inch, mounted on a 11 ¼ Inch by 15 Inch Oak board…..

High relief figure of the Daily Mail – Absent Minded Beggar…..

Impressed in plague under left foot: “A Gentleman in Kharki”

Bronze Plaque on bottom heavy engraved “PRESENTED BY THE BOROUGH OF REIGATE – IN RECOGNITION OF LOYAL SERVICES – IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN 1900 – 01,” 4 inch by ½ inch…..

Makers name on reverse: D. George Collins, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 116 Newgate Street, London…..

Mike
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Gentleman In Khaki.jpg (68.6 KB, 92 views)
File Type: jpg GentlemaninKharki001.jpg (76.8 KB, 36 views)
File Type: jpg GentlemaninKharki002.jpg (97.4 KB, 38 views)
File Type: jpg GentlemaninKharki004.jpg (81.3 KB, 38 views)
File Type: jpg GentlemaninKharki003.jpg (53.2 KB, 30 views)
File Type: jpg GentlemaninKharki005.jpg (87.3 KB, 27 views)
__________________
Calgary Military Historical Society
OMRS 1591
Boer War Badges
Want's anything named Clare or Cherer
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 25-05-20, 06:16 AM
leigh kitchen's Avatar
leigh kitchen leigh kitchen is online now
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 9,034
Default

Rather nice.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 25-05-20, 01:14 PM
QSAMIKE's Avatar
QSAMIKE QSAMIKE is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Home of the New West, Canada
Posts: 692
Default

Good Morning Everyone.......

Here is some additional information posted on the Victorian Wars Forum by Neville Constantine who has kindly given me permission to post here......

Thank You Neville for this information......

Mike

From: Sussex Agricultural Express, 25-05-1901; Dorking & Leatherhead Advertiser, 06-07-1901; Surrey Mirror, 13-06-1902

Recipients Presented 22-05-01......

1st Volunteer Active Service Company, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment:

Lieutenant E.A. Heriot
Colour-Sergeant C.R. Moir
Sergeant H.H. Young
Sergeant A. Young
Corporal J. Fassnidge
Lance-Corporal F. Heaysman
Private W. Barfoot
Private E.F. Dalton
Private W. Eade
Private A.J. Harding

City Imperial Volunteers:

Captain J.F. Waterlow
Sergeant G. Godwin
Sergeant E. Farrington
Lance-Sergeant C. Knight
Private E. Bettesworth
Private J. Jenkins
Private Sargent (absent)
Private T. Wakem
Private P.A. Willett

Presentation made by Mr T.H. Roberts (Chairman of the Reception Committee and Horley Parish Council) at the Drill Hall, Reigate.

Recipients (12th June 1902)

2nd Volunteer Active Service Company, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment:

Sergeant W. Reason,
Lance-Corporal J. Best
Private W. Cowland
Private N.T. King
Private J.F. Robinson
Private R. Terry (absent)

Three others (names unrecorded) were not present.

Presentation made by the Mayor of Reigate (Councillor F.E. Barnes, J.P.) at the White Hart Hotel, Reigate.

One more plaque was presented to Private W. Allum, 1st Volunteer Active Service Company, Royal West Surrey Regiment. This example is described as being a ‘Burnished gun metal reproduction of "A Gentleman in Khaki" mounted on oak frame, with inscribed silver plaque’. Allum came from Caterham and the plaque was subscribed for by a Mr J.D. Rolls, rather than the people of Reigate.
__________________
Calgary Military Historical Society
OMRS 1591
Boer War Badges
Want's anything named Clare or Cherer
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

mhs link

All times are GMT. The time now is 08:29 PM.


Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.