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The value of local guides and of information provided by those who had
local knowledge was emphasised in many of the despatches; and under the
Natal Volunteers and Guides many names are given of officers, men, and
civilians who risked much for the good of the army in Natal. Many
names are also given under the various corps of Scouts of those who obtained
Mention by Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener.
Click here for a nominal roll of the FID from 1900.
Note that there are known discrepancies between this roll and the QSA roll
for the FID.
In addition to these, the following were commended under the headings
given below:—
LORD ROBERTS' DESPATCHES: 31st March 1900.—Civil Guide: Mr Hogg.
2nd April 1901.—Corps of Guides:
Lieutenant
H F C Ross; Trooper Newton.
8th March 1901.—Mr Carlyle (Carlisle), Intelligence Department.
8th May 1901.—Mr Carlisle assisted Major Browne to get six armed Boers out
of a dark cave, 23rd April, near Krugersdorp.
8th December 1901.—Troopers E Maasdorp and R Currie and Sergeant G
Brotherton assisting to capture Commandant Erasmus.
LORD KITCHENER'S DESPATCH: 23rd June 1902.—Intelligence Department:
Captains F Smitherman;
A M Hughes,
J Quayle-Dickson, W Beddy; Lieutenants
C R De la Porte, G S Doyle; Messrs R Haigh, F Webber, E Mooney. Field
Intelligence Department (Guides): W Hanger, W C Carlisle, A J Hunter, J C
Paton, J W S Dimock, H Loxton, E E Schweizer, J Duke, E Thornhill, W H
Howard, J Agnew, W Forbes, R L Estmont, J J Williams, G L Langridge, G A
Cooper, C S Ladsberg, M Bergh, R Whipp, P M'Master.
Captain D Forbes, Field Intelligence.
Sample awards:
BSA CM (Matabeleland) (1) Rhodesia 1896 (Tpr G Rattray Victoria Column), QSA
(5) TH RofL OFS Tr LN (Guide G.Rattray, Int. Dept). eBay Mar 07.
QSA (2) OFS 01 (W A Tomlin, FID). He was the only
man employed by the FID as a surveyor (draftsman) and was used presumably
for making maps etc. in areas where detailed maps were not available.
eBay Mar 07.
QSA (3) CC OFS Joh (Guide J D Foster Intell Dept).
eBay Mar 07 £385.
QSA (2) ? 01 (Agent S Matthewman FID). eBay Mar
07.
QSA (2) CC Tr (Agent E Gething, FID). Spink Oct
99 £100. DNW Apr 06 £260. Spink Mar 07 £340.
QSA (2) OFS 01 (Guide H J Van Aswegan, FID). DNW
Apr 04. £210.
KSA (2) (Agent O M Bergh, FID). DNW Jun 03.
£190.
QSA (3) CC OFS Joh (Agent F Bundell FID). Spink Oct
99. £230
QSA (2) CC OFS (Agent S Benning FID). Spink Oct 99.
£100
KSA (2) (Agent T J Dickson FID). Spink Oct 99 £50.
QSA (1) OFS (Guide Harmsworth, Intell Dept) Spink say
‘unusual variant in the naming which is usually FID’. Spink Oct 99 £100.
QSA (4) CC OFS 01 02 (Scout R S Murray-White, FID).
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Stephen Murray-White served in the Great War with
the Scottish Horse, attached 29th Lancers, Indian Army, and was awarded the
Distinguished Service Order, London Gazette 4 June 1917 (Capt./Temp. Lt.
Col., Yeomanry). He was mentioned in despatches on 6 July 1917 and served
during that year as Lieut.-Colonel, 1/5th East Lancashire Regiment. DNW Jun
00 £230
Zulu (1) 1878 (Lieut J H Patterson, Transkei Fingo
Levy), QSA (5) CC TH OFS RofL Tr (9327 Corpl Th’croft’s M I), KSA (2)
(Agent, FID). DNW Sep 02 £620.
QSA (4) RofM OFS Tr CC (Tpr Kimberley Lt Horse), KSA
(2) (Guide FID), 1914/15 Star (Pte. Rand Rfls), BWM, Victory, bi-lingual
reverse (S/Sgt. A.G. Base) to J F Gray. Liverpool medals, Mar 07.
£750.
QSA (2) CC OFS. Guide E J Pavey FID. Neate
Jan 08 £295.
QSA (2) CC Tr (Sgt E J Bird SAC), KSA (2) (Guide FID).
Neate Jan 08 £325.
