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Lots of military buttons and medals.
I've been hitting local estate sales and such and ended up with all sorts of things that don't really dovetail with my personal interests. I saw a post regarding "On War Service" pins and the different makers so I thought I'd share mine plus some of the other odds and ends that have come into my hands. Enjoy! BTW, any comments or observations are more than welcome.
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Nice finds!!
"On War Service" and QSA should do some nice research material. What's behind them would certainly make them more interesting. Good luck. |
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The QSA is named to a Tpr. 3rd.Class, R. Walker, South Africa Constabulary. I don't know how this ended up in Canada, perhaps with a relative, as a buddy did a cursory search and found no Canadian record of service under the name and service number.
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Mike
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Calgary Military Historical Society OMRS 1591 Boer War Badges Want's anything named Clare or Cherer |
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The medal is inscribed with the number "1825" which I assume to be his service number. I didn't realize that Steele was 2IC. Most interesting and thank you for that tidbit.
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OK here is what I have found which I am afraid does match......
1825 3rd Class Trooper ( Later - Medical Corporal) James H. High, ex-Canadian Militia, enlisted Winnipeg 26-04-1901.... The Canadian recruits draft for April 1901 had the numbers between 1796 and 1922..... The Walkers that I have are numbers in the 2300's which make them part of the November 1901 draft...... P.S. Check this out...... https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...n+constabulary Mike
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Calgary Military Historical Society OMRS 1591 Boer War Badges Want's anything named Clare or Cherer |
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