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A quick question... how many medals were issued off the Menne's Scouts roll?

I know that a large proportion of these men were "G" Squadron of the Colonial Scouts and would, in many instances, have had their medals issued off that roll.

Regards

Rory

Morning Rory

On the Menne's Scouts rolls - on the first page of each there is usually written number of medals and clasps issued with date of issue and destination.

Regards

Hereunder is the first page of the roll Meurig

Am I correct in stating that there were 283 medals issued?



Regards

Hello Rory

No, if you look just above Major Menne's name to the left it says "130 medals/217 clasps".

There will be other pages with similar information.

Regards

Tylden says briefly: A Natal corps, originally part of the Colonial Scouts, which served in the Eastern Transvaal, until disbanded in January, 1902.

An example of an attestation paper:



How the medals are named:

Just to add variety - here is another example David - this is front and back.