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WO100/229
Is the 2nd roll I posted. And in my humble opinion I agree with you Jon
A little remiss of Bostocks and Dixon Noonan to make such a claim.

Dave

Have a look at this post from David Biggins, it shows the original medal roll and you can clearly see the different notations

www.angloboerwar.com/forum/11-research/2...al-medal-rolls#57294

Regards
Jon

"The question of Nurses receiving clasps was raised by the Secretary of State on
68/S.A./4199, and the Commander-in-Chief stated that clasps should not be given to people for
actions who would not under any circumstances take part in them, and again on 4823/7/1519 the
Commander-in-Chief stated Nurses are not intended to go into action. While the Secretary of State
wrote that clasps should not be given to any combatants, but those intended to go under fire.
In view of all the different rulings quoted it appears advisable to have the whole Medal
question cleared up, both as regards the grant of Silver and Bronze Medals, and clasps. The Commander-in-Chief and the Secretary of State state that clasps should be given to
persons either taking part in actions, or coming under fire.

Nurses get no clasps even if exposed to fire.
Scripture Readers get clasps according to former precedents.
Chaplains get clasps
Doctors, men of the R.A.M.C. and St John’s Ambulance Corps get clasps."

From WO32/8557 = India Office Library

Many years ago I was offered a QSA with a Natal bar to a Nursing Sister but the bar was a copy...... I cannot remember her name but I wonder if she may have been one of the people that have a tick next to her name and someone added the bar..... It was very expensive even then so I turned it down for one with a picture that was a lot less expensive......

Mike

There's a good chance Mike.
I'm waiting for the Matron H Jaques to come on the market with the Defence of Mafeking clasp:)

Jon is correct. We have documented several instances in the forum of the clasps Belmont and Natal being added to medals at a later date due to this misinterpretation of the roll. It is an easy mistake to make and requires some knowledge to differentiate legitimate from administrative ticks in these columns.