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Elswick Battery 2 years 1 month ago #221

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I am interested in finding family of the soldiers who were in the Elswic battery which was stationed on our farm during the anglo Boer war and I
am writing a book on the history of our farm . How I know they were their is because they wrote there name on a rock.
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Re: Elswick Battery 2 years 1 month ago #222

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Sorry do not have any information about any of the families.....

Do have the following medal in my collection though.....

STANDFAST, J. P. (James Percy)

REG. NO.: 7247
RANK: GUNNER
REGT: 1st NORTHUMBRIAN VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY, "THE ELSWICK BATTERY"
BARS: CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, (SOUTH AFRICA 1901 Missing)

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Re: Elswick Battery 2 years 1 month ago #228

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thank you so much . I am looking for information on J Mitchel . but i will add picture of medal to my collection what would the value be of such a medal in Dollar terms today .
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Re: Elswick Battery 2 years 1 month ago #229

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Hello Stephen.....

I purchased this medal in 2007 for the sum of $400.00....

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Hi Mike

I found the soldiers name he was gunner JOHN MICHIE and he was a gunner

There is a famous British actor with the same name ...this is getting interesting.

is your medal for sale or how does one go about getting one?
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Hello Stephen.....

Sorry no the medal is not for sale..... It is the only one to that unit that I have..... If I had a duplicate I would.....

I would look at this thread on the BMF forum.....

www.britishmedalforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=3293

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