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A most unusual PoW pair to a private serving in the Army Post Office Corps.

QSA: CC, OFS, TR - 538 Pte C. A. Turner, A.P.O. Corps
KSA: SA01, SA02 - 538 Corpl: C. A. Turner. A.P.O.C

C. A. Turner was taken prisoner and was released on 14 June 1901 at Klerksdorp.

Christopher Alexander Turner was born in 1880 and was the son of Frederick William and Sarah Turner. He was married to F.E. Turner and his address in WWI was 86 Leathwaite Rd., Battersea Rise, London. He enlisted in the R.E. Postal Section as 27825 sapper, and qualified for the 1914 Star on 6/10/1914. His next of kin were sent his 1914 Star & Bar trio with Plaque. Died at 34 years old on 8 November 1914. He is buried in grave 1.A.19. in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery. If anyone knows the location of his WWI medals and plaque, please contact me as I would very much like to reunite them.

KSA and two clasps impressed to ''295 SERJT: A.E. PAYNE. A.P.O.C.''
Entitled to a (3) clasp QSA 1899-1902 with clasps for CC, OFS, Transvaal, which is in one of the above posts.

Here's a planchette that's up for sale on a large online auction site. 630 Pte. A.A. Palmer is entitled to a single Cape Colony clasp.

azyeoman wrote: KSA and two clasps impressed to ''295 SERJT: A.E. PAYNE. A.P.O.C.''
Entitled to a (3) clasp QSA 1899-1902 with clasps for CC, OFS, Transvaal, which is in one of the above posts.

24th Middlesex (Post Office) Rifle Volunteers
"M" Company (Army Post Office Corps)

295 Sergeant Albert Edward Payne
Occupation: Postman
Enlisted 24th Middlesex, 31st January 1893
"A" Company as 5022 Private
Age on enlistment: 22 Years 1 Month
Residence: 75 Gibson Road Nunhead
Service in South Africa,
Returned December 1901 (Medically Unfit)
Resigned / Discharged 24th Middlesex 15th October 1903

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The planchette to Palmer sold for £118 or $153. US.

Picture courtesy of Morton and Eden

QSA (4) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (733 Pte A. Colledge. A.P.O. Corps.)

No clasps listed on WO100/230p153. Four clasps listed on WO100/230p172: