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Hello all

While I was busy losing at City Coins last week to certain well heeled members of this Forum I was fortunate to acquire a single clasp KSA:



Private 5504 Henry Painter 1st bn Border Regiment, wounded 20-01-1900 Tabanyama (Spion Kop in the casualty roll)
QSA - CC,T,RoL,SA02
KSA - SA02
Two lovely pictures and a host of original paperwork - including the cutting from a paper showing his name on the casualty list - cut out by his worried parents no doubt.

The KSA is verified - after being wounded and evacuated to England he was granted sick furlough to count as service, then returned to South Africa in January 1902. The KSA was issued 1910. The SA02 clasp on the QSA was issued in error, it is not clear where the Transvaal was issued from, the extra clasp roll has lots of scribbles on it. It would seem likely that he earned it in 1902.

There is plenty to do on this group, and next week I will post better images of the pictures.

A bayonet with his name on it was sold separately in the same sale, I did not know until after the sale when I saw the whole catalogue (I use the-saleroom to search for medals not bayonets).

David - can we have a category on single clasp KSAs? I am sure there is at least one lurking amongst Forumites collections.

Regards
Meurig

Good Morning Meurig

These are fairly scarce but a number have been issued, I have heard numbers like between 500 and 600.....

There have according to my old records two sold on ebay in the last 10 years, in 2004 one sold for $425.00 and in 2012 for $975.00.....

I would love to reunite mine with it's QSA.....

Mike


CLARKE, E.

KING’S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL

REG. NO.: 3207
RANK: PRIVATE
REGT: SCOTTISH RIFLES, THE CAMERONIANS
BARS: SOUTH AFRICA 1902

Hello Mike

Thanks for sharing.

Looking at my records of medals sold about 5-6 have turned up annually in recent years.

Looking through DNW's catalogue there are also bogus single clasp KSAs where the SA01 was issued off a QSA extra clasp roll with one unit and a final unit issues a KSA with a single SA02 clasp. So, correct as issued but not a true single clasp KSA.

Definitely some work to do in this area.

Regards
Meurig

Very nice indeed Meurig.

I look forward to reading what else you might find on the lad.

Cheers
Adrian

Well done Meurig!!

I look forward to more info and more single clasps

Regards

Rory

Meurig
There is a topic "Single Clasp KSA" on this thread. Some time ago I contributed a bit to it and another with a verified "1901" single clasp KSA as part of a group to ASC. I can post another pic if it helps.
I have a definite 1902 clasp issue on KSA to Scottish H; where the 1901 clasp was issued prior to the KSA. It is quite clear on the roll that the KSA had one clasp only. I certainly don't regard it as "bogus".
Regards
IL.