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Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (2) Orange Free State, Cape Colony (5700. Pte. J. W. Brennan. R. W. Surr. R.);
KSA (2) (5700 Pte. J. W. Brennan. R. W. Surr. R.)

John W. Brennan was born at St. James, London around 1879 and served with the 2nd Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. He was listed as a deserter on 25 December 1899 at Fareham but returned to duty, seeing action throughout the Second Anglo-Boer War. After the war he was posted to the 1st Battalion in India on 27 March 1902.

This was posted on BMF by a member called Dirty Dick, I am sure that he would not mind passing it on.......

Note it is very long......

www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_fi...Medals-1901-1903.pdf

Mike

Officers of the 2nd Queen's

Source: www.angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/3...under-the-union-jack

Pictures courtesy of Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood

Described as: 'A South Africa and WWI group of five to '6147 Pte C. Theobald RL. WT Surrey Regt'; Queen South Africa Medal with two clasps, King South Africa Medal with two clasps, 1914 Star, War Medal, Victory Medal and Death Plaque. *Notes- Charles Edward Theobald died Saturday 3rd October 1914, between the Boer War and WWI he worked for the GWR and his name is remembered on a plaque at Taunton Station.'

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

IGS 1895 (2) Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4309 Pte. J. Thorne 1st Bn. Rl. Surr: Regt.);
QSA (3) Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (4309 Pte. J. Thorne. The Queen’s.)

QSA (3) verified on WO100/166p433.

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (2) Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (2699 Pte. A. [sic] Walker, Rl: Wt: Surrey Regt.);
KSA (2) (2699 Pte. F. Walker. The Queen’s)

Mounted from a contemporary top silver brooch bar.

Frank Walker served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War, and was wounded at Colenso on 15 December 1899.