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The auctioneers Arthur Johnson & Sons are selling a QSA and KSA pair today advertised as:

A King's and Queen's South Africa medals made into a brooch awarded to 8118 Dr. T. Bowen A.S.C. with bars, Elandslaagte, Talana, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, Natal and ribbons, King's renamed



The picture of the clasps is very unclear, sadly.


Pictures courtesy of the-saleroom.com

The 69th RFA were at Talana but T Bowen was not. His entitlement is to Tr and Natal (WO100/142p203). He was invalided 1 Sep 1900 hence why the KSA is renamed.

Quite frankly, I'd much rather have that scrap of China War medal ribbon!