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HELLO MEMBERS
THIS IS MY VERY FIRST BOER WAR MEDAL I PICKED UP 11 YEARS AGO.
IT CAME IN THIS ENVELOPE.

CAN I GET SOME INFO ON THE ENVELOPE.

THANK YOU
CASEY

2469 C.MAKR. A.L. BELLIVEAU
CAPE COLONY, JOHANNESBURG, DIAMOND HILL, WITTEBERGEN.
DIED FEB 7 1967 VANCOUVER B.C.
SHAUGHNESSY HOSPITAL

24 ARTIFICERS (MOSTLY BLACK-SMITHS) WERE RECRUITED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CANADIAN MILITIA ACT AND WERE ORGANIZED, CLOTHED, EQUIPPED, TRANSPORTED AND PARTIALLY PAID BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, AT A COST OF $2 830 965.




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Very Nice and Very Rare Casey......

Great medal and one I am missing from my Canadian collection.......

Congratulations for having it in your collection.......

Nice thing about the envelope, I have an NWC 1885 medal and box......

It is interesting that he did not get his medal when the Royal Tour took place in 1901....

Mike

Really interesting medal.

The roll shows "medal issued 68/SA/3708 Ophir", all clasps issued 16-11-04.

Does the envelope have his name or address on it?

The rank on the medal is "C. MAKR" - how does that relate to Articifer?

Regards
Meurig

HI SWB
THE ENVELOPE DOES NOT HAVE HIS ADDRESS OR HIS NAME ON IT.
HIS RANK ON THE MEDAL IS CMAKR - COLLAR MAKER- THEY WERE BLACKSMITHS FOR THE CANADIAN UNITS.
CASEY

Hello Casey

Yes that what confuses me -

Collar-maker - not a blacksmithing skill
Artificer - repairer of armaments, may require blacksmithing, but I think in this period would be a metal machinist.

The roll says "artificer" which is unusual for the ASC, artificers were in the Ordnance Corps.

Regards
Meurig

HI SWB




HE IS LISTED WITH 22 OTHER ARTICIFER . I WAS TOLD COLLAR MAKER WAS A BLACKSMITH IF NOT I WILL DIG DEEPER INTO HIS RANK .
THANK YOU
CASEY