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Percy R Cumings five clasps 5 years 2 months ago #62286

Helencuming Topic Author Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 3 Thank you received: 0	I would like to have a replica medal made for my Husband, his Grandfather Percy Richard Cuming was awarded the Queens South Africa Medal with five clasps. How do I find out which five clasps he was awarded? Helen Cuming
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Percy R Cumings five clasps 5 years 2 months ago #62287

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Did he serve with the 4th Queensland Mounted Infantry/Imperial Bushmen?

That is the only PR Cuming on the medals on Ancestry.

This man earned four, not five, clasps - Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901.

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Percy R Cumings five clasps 5 years 2 months ago #62289

Helencuming Topic Author Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 3 Thank you received: 0	Yes he did belong 4th mounted imperial Bushman . Thank you so much for sorting this out for me. On a form Percy filled out he put 5! Any way I can now go ahead and have the medal made. Helen Cuming
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Percy R Cumings five clasps 5 years 2 months ago #62298

djb Offline Administrator Posts: 31662 Thank you received: 4519	Helen, Here is the documentation from the National Archives to confirm the clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal South Africa 1901 Dr David Biggins Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: Helencuming
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