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I wonder if I can also have this choice when my engineering days are over, would be very nice

Henk, wonderful medals, thanks for posting them.

Regards
Adrian

Good Morning Henk.....

I would also like to echo Brett's words and his thanks that you made the right choice....

I hope that there will be many many more years of collecting / research in your future....

Thanks Again for your assistance in the past.....

Looking forward to the future

Mike

OSAKSA wrote: Thanks Brett for the kind words

I have enjoyed my collecting/researching for a long time.

In fact, when I was in my mid-fifties the clash between my career as Consulting Engineer and my medallic hobby was so intense that one had to go. Guess which one!!!

Henk

On Trafalgar day, Back to the Future day and Elandslaagte day, here is the news headline from The Times on 21st October recounting the previous day's engagement on Talana Hill.

Hi
This is a day late but we had a power problem when I wanted to scan yesterday.
Herewith images of QSA's to 2 non-combatants who were present at the Battle of Elandslaagte.



Babajee's medal would have had 4 bars, including Elandslaagte, if bronze QSA recipients had been granted that privilege.




On QSA roll Mellors is confirmed as the guard of the armoured train at Elandslaagte.




However, in the Black and White Budget of Dec 9, 1899 there is an indistinct photo of Mellors where he is described as "The guard (x) who took the armoured train into action at Elandslaagte.



The above image also illustrates the work of the Dhooly Bearers.

Can any member enlighten me as to whether Black and White magazine is accessible on-line? It may well contain a better quality image than the Budget edition.
Henk

Henk
Thank you for another great contribution to this forum. I particularly like the Dooly Bearer medal.
Regards
Brett

Henk
A great pair of medals! Some time ago I went looking for the Black and White Budget on line and only ended up with a CD of issues 1 - 34 and the illustrations on that are still often muddy. Hardly surprising, though the page images on the CD are a bit more crisp than my used, bound version. Would there have been a version of the B&W Budget on better paper?
Regards
IL.