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From the next City Coins auction, November 2020

QSA (3) DoL, Tvl, L Nek (5653 Pte. T. McDermott. Liverpool Regt.)

“Buller met with some opposition on the 23rd August near Van Wyk’s Vlei, and towards evening two companies of the 1st Battalion Liverpool Regiment entered by mistake a hollow out of sight of the main body, where they came under a heavy fire, losing 10 men killed, and 1 officer and 45 men wounded.”

Roberts’ dispatch of 10 October 1900 (LG 8 Feb 1901, p867)

Pte McDermott was severely wounded and died the same day.

He is buried in Machadodorp.

From the next Spink auction.

QSA (1) Natal (6118 Boy J. H. Buckingham, L'Pool: Regt.),

First name(s),,,,,,,,,,,,J
Last name................de Costa
Service number........7743
Rank.........................Private
Regiment .................2 Volunteer Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Other regiments/unitS.....served with 1 Volunteer Service Company The King's (Liverpool Regiment),Private,7743
Rolls WO100/172 page 365
Year 1899-1902
Biography -
Country Great Britain
Notes
QSA Clasps: Bf,CC,OFS,LN,SA01
Record set Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902
Category Military Service & Conflict
Subcategory Boer Wars
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Picture courtesy of DNW

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (3021 Pte. J. Woods [sic], Liverpool Regt.);
KSA (2) (3021 Pte. J. Wood. Liverpool Regt.);
Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Joseph Wood).

Liverpool Regiment embarking at Cape Town for Natal

Source: ILN 9 September 1899

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (4) Cape Colony, Laing's Nek, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (2443 Pte. J. Foster. L'Pool: Regt.), top clasp loose

John Foster was born at Liverpool in 1870 and was a painter upon his enlistment on 26 April 1888. Having been discharged to the Reserve in September 1894, he was recalled and served in South Africa during the Boer War from 24 March 1900-9 April 1901.

He was captured at Helvetia on 29 December, 1900.

Clasps verified.