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From the next City Coins auction, November 2020

QSA (2) Tug H, RoL (1101 Pte. D. Craig, 1st Rl. Innis. Fus.)
Slight scratches over surname.

Pte Craig was killed at Pieter’s Hill on 23 February.

“On 23 Feb the Inniskilling Fusiliers were the front line, supported by the Connaught Rangers and part of the Dublin’s, and later by the Imperial Light Infantry, who had taken the place of the Border Regiment in the brigade; but soon the lines were all to be mixed -nay, some were soon to be obliterated all together.

The first tier of the defensive works was carried out in the face of an awful fire from the front and flanks. An attempt was made to press in with the bayonet to the next line of trenches on the crest, but this failed.

The attackers were mown down like grass, and as darkness set in, those left had to retire to a position near the hill-foot.
It was impossible to bring in all the dead and wounded, and throughout the next day wretched men had to lie in the open writhing with pain and thirst... The losses in the attack were appalling. The Inniskilling Fusiliers lost the gallant Colonel Thackeray, Major Sanders, and Lieutenant Stuart killed, eight officers wounded, and about 54 men killed and 165 wounded”
Stirling: “Our Regiments in South Africa”.

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (5) Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (2579 Drmr: R. McAllister, 1st Rl: Innis: Fus:)

Robert McAllister.

From Athlone, Roscommon, Ireland. Service papers available.

From the City Coins auction, 4 November 2022

QSA (4) Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith., Belfast (2859 Pte J. Gillon 1st Rl. Innis: Fus:)
[ KSA (2) ]

QSA (3) Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (5243 Pte M. Murphy. Rl: Innis: Fus:)

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (3) Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902, date clasp unofficially affixed by solder (5522 Pte. W. Hanna. Rl: Innis: Fus:) attempt to erase first part of naming details but all still perfectly legible.

William Hanna, 2nd Battalion.

OFS & Tr on WO100/183p194. SA02 on WO100/183p248

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (2) Orange Free State, Transvaal (5516 Pte. P. Corrigan. Rl: Innis: Fus:)

Peter Corrigan

QSA verified on WO100/183p183. SA02 on WO100/183p237.

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (4) Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Belfast (2210 Sgt. G. Barnett, 1st. Rl: Innis: Fus:);
KSA (2) (2210 Serjt: G. Barnett. Innis: Fus:);
Army LS&GC Ed VII (2210 Serjt. G. Barnett. Rl: Innis: Fus:)

George Barnett was born in London in 1872 and attested for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers as a Boy Soldier at Hounslow on 15 April 1887. He served in India from 12 December 1888 to 26 January 1898 (also entitled to an Indian General Service Medal 1895-1902), and then in South Africa during the Boer War from 5 November 1899 to 8 February 1903. He was was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, together with a gratuity of £5, per Army Order 189 of 1905.

He was discharged on 8 May 1917, but re-enlisted in the Royal Jersey Garrison Militia on 9 July 1917, and was discharged class Z Reserve on 20 November 1919, being Mentioned for Valuable Services rendered in connection with the War in 1919.