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A new addition to the Natal Carbineers "Squadron" currently in my care is the Natal clasp QSA to 873 Tpr. Frank Walter Taunton.

Frank was the only son of Major Charles Edmund Taunton - one of the first casualties of the Boer War when, as a member of the Natal Carbineers, he was shot on 3 November 1899. His medal was sold at DNW a while ago.

Frank died of Enteric Fever at Newcastle on 14 June 1900 - a double blow for his grieving mother. Interestingly, and perhaps someone has something on this, he was recorded as being a Lieutenant on the Natal Field Force list.

Regards

Rory