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Thank you for the posting!. I suspect M&E have erred, in that his service in Colonial Scouts would have earned the Relief of LADYSMITH. Relief of Mafeking would have come with the ILH.

Mark,

Well spotted!

His RoL clasp is listed on the Colonial Scouts WO100/242p170,

Picture courtesy of Morton and Eden

QSA (4) Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2594 Tpr: H. P. Chestney. Imp. Lt Horse.).

M&E say' H. P. Chestney, 1st Battalion, Imperial Light Horse, is confirmed on the medal rolls (his name is spelt ‘Chesney’).'

Picture courtesy of Morton and Eden

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (1423 Tpr: F. Podesta. Imp: Lt: Horse).

M&E say 'Frank Podesta, 2nd Battalion, Imperial Light Horse, is confirmed on the medal rolls, is not entitled to the Orange Free State clasp, and is additionally entitled to the South Africa 1901 clasp. He also saw service with the Fire Brigade, Johannesburg.'

The Johannesburg Fire Brigade is not a unit we often see (WO100/317p11)"



CC and Tr listed on WO100/251p54. SA01 listed on WO100/251p148.

Picture courtesy of Morton and Eden

QSA (3) Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (417 Tpr. C. Watt. 2-1. L.H.), officially impressed in a slightly later style.

M&E say 'Charles Watt, 2nd Battalion, Imperial Light Horse, is confirmed on the medal rolls. The roll states that his medal was issued on 10 August 1934.'

Picture courtesy of Morton and Eden

QSA (3) Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Transvaal (467 Tptr. :-Maj. O. E. Dick. Imp: Lt Horse.);
KSA (2) (467 Tptr: Maj: O. E. Dick. Imp. Lt Horse)

M&E say 'Otto Emile Dick of the 2nd Battalion, Imperial Light Horse is confirmed on the medal rolls. He served previously with the Natal Carbineers as a Corporal Trumpeter (No. 259), and his Defence of Ladysmith and Laing’s Nek clasps were reissued on 10 January 1948.'