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QSA (5) Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (16290 Shg:-Sth: T. Payne. U Bty: R.H.A.)

Thomas Payne was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, in 1877 and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery in London on 19 March 1901. Appointed Shoeing Smith the same day, he served with the Artillery in South Africa during the Boer War from 10 April 1901, initially with the 3rd Section Ammunition Park, before transferring to U Battery, Royal Horse Artillery on 1 June 1901. He returned home on 7 September 1902, and was discharged on 27 October 1902, after 1 year and 223 days’ service.

Pictures courtesy of Golding Young and Mawer

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (425 Gnr F Overton, 20th RFA)

Together with parchment discharge paperwork, and a photograph of the recipient.

Described as 'Gnr F Overton, 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers,'

QSA listed on WO100/141p67.

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QSA (6) Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (78224 Bomb: J. Whitcroft. R.F.A.);
KSA (2) (78224 Bombr. J. Whitcroft. R.F.A.) officially renamed;
1914 Star (94272 Bmbr: J. Whitcroft. R.F.A.);
British War 94272 Cpl. J. Whitcroft. R.A.);
Victory Medal (94272 Cpl. J. Whitcroft. R.A.) officially renamed

John Whitcroft attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War, and subsequently with the 22nd Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 October 1914.

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QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, (28356 Tptr: A. Gauntlett. 9th Bty: R.F.A.);
KSA (2) (28356 Tptr: A. Gauntlett 9th Bty: R.F.A.);
1914 Star with original Aug-Nov clasp, (28356 Sjt. A. Gauntlett. R.F.A.);
British War and Victory Medals (28356 W.O.Cl.2. A. Gauntlett. R.A.);
Defence Medal, unnamed as issued;
Army LS&GC GV (28356 By: S Mjr. A. Gauntlett. R.F.A.);
Army MSM GVI (1019453 W. O. Cl2. A. Gauntlett. R.A.).

LS&GC Army Order 125 of 1917

Alfred Gauntlett was born in 1884 in Woolwich, he joined the Royal Horse Artillery on the 6th of June 1898 for 12 years, stating that he was 14 years and 4 months old, on enlistment he was 4 feet 10 and a half inches tall. He was promoted to Trumpeter on the 1st of September 1899 and sailed for South Africa on the 29th of January 1900, serving overseas until 1905.

He landed in France with 14 Brigade Royal Field Artillery on the 23rd of August 1914, earning the 1914 Star and clasp, he transferred to the Royal Engineers on the 22nd of August 1917 and transferred back to the Royal Field Artillery on the 4th of November 1918. He served in the Home Guard during World War Two and died in 1974.

Together with Original Pay Book, two Original Photographs in uniform, Cavalry Training Provisional 1904 Handbook, Signalling Regulation 1904 Handbook, Certificate of Signalling, 1905, Original Shoeburyness Gunnery Certificate, 1908, 6 Bound “Jeppe’s Maps”, One Trench Map Ovillers, Somme, corrected to 26th July 1916.

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QSA (2) Cape Colony, Orange Free State (74222 Dvr: C. Terry. Y Bty: R.H.A.)

Charles Alexander Terry was born at All Saints, Maidstone, Kent in 1870 and attested at Maidstone on 12 July 1889. Serving at home for several years he was posted to N Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in India on 25 February 1891. Returning to Britain he was posted to the Army Reserve on 18 December 1898 he returned to the colours the next year on 8 November 1899. Posted to South Africa on 25 March 1900 he served for a little over three months before returning Home on 11 July 1900. Terry was again posted to the Reserve and discharged on 1 April 1902.

The unit naming is shown here.

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QSA (5) Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, South Africa 1901 (67634 Gnr: E. Mizen, 81st Bty: R.F.A.)