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Thanks Mike- a bit more on my man he is noted as attending both the Royal Hiberninan Military School and the Duke of York's Military School both apparently for sons of soldiers-all was revealed when I tracked him down on the 1891 Census age 17 his father was a Color Sergeant with one of the Yorkshire Militia Battalions.

Yes Frank that was nearly 60 years ago and I was XXXX years of age and was nearly a month worth of mowing the neighbours laws...… Not even a poor bottle of Booze today...…

Mike

Frank Kelley wrote: $35!

QSAMIKE wrote: Congratulations on your find........

The following may be of interest from my collection......

SHIELD, T. (THOMAS)

REG. NO.: 9574
RANK: PRIVATE
REGT: COLDSTREAM GUARDS
BARS: BELMONT, MODDER RIVER, PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN, JOHANNESBURG, DIAMOND HILL, BELFAST

DATE OF PURCHASE: SEPT. 10, 1960 (FIRST MEDAL I EVER PURCHASED)
PRICE AT TIME OF PURCHASE: $35.00

REMARKS / HISTORY:
1. KINGS SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL - USUAL TWO BARS

Mike

Notwithstanding, I think you still did quite well!

QSAMIKE wrote: Yes Frank that was nearly 60 years ago and I was XXXX years of age and was nearly a month worth of mowing the neighbours laws...… Not even a poor bottle of Booze today...…

Mike

Frank Kelley wrote: $35!

QSAMIKE wrote: Congratulations on your find........

The following may be of interest from my collection......

SHIELD, T. (THOMAS)

REG. NO.: 9574
RANK: PRIVATE
REGT: COLDSTREAM GUARDS
BARS: BELMONT, MODDER RIVER, PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN, JOHANNESBURG, DIAMOND HILL, BELFAST

DATE OF PURCHASE: SEPT. 10, 1960 (FIRST MEDAL I EVER PURCHASED)
PRICE AT TIME OF PURCHASE: $35.00

REMARKS / HISTORY:
1. KINGS SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL - USUAL TWO BARS

Mike

Another 7 Bar medal from BMF

At George's request are the medals to 2414 Pte Joseph Wilson Coldstream Guards.




Mike

As requested...….

SHIELD, T. (THOMAS)

REG. NO.: 9574
RANK: PRIVATE
REGT: COLDSTREAM GUARDS
BARS: BELMONT, MODDER RIVER, PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN, JOHANNESBURG, DIAMOND HILL, BELFAST

DATE OF PURCHASE: SEPT. 10, 1960 (FIRST MEDAL I EVER PURCHASED)
PRICE AT TIME OF PURCHASE: $35.00

REMARKS / HISTORY:
1. KINGS SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL - USUAL TWO BARS

Mike

I have to retract a previous statement I made about Pte Joseph Wilson attending a couple of Military Schools- I have since found that the names of these schools appear on all soldiers papers of the period -in fact they are printed on the document which alerted me to look at other papers I have. No annotations in the remarks column so another red herring and ther goes another potential avenue of research.