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it has been over a year so bringing to the top.....

Bringing to top.......

Speaking of medals to the S.A.C. I am looking for any of the following......

2102 3rd CLASS TROOPER CHARLES WILLIAM RYALL
2072 1st CLASS TROOPER WILLIE HERBERT GIBBONS
3420 3rd CLASS TROOPER HAROLD FALTENHINE
2090 1st CLASS TROOPER RICHARD DOUGLAS MUIR
2120 3rd CLASS TROOPER CLAUDE LESLIE YOUNG

Also looking for the following badges:

Owen 1846 - HP, Medical, QC
Owen 1847 - HP, Medical, QC, Gilt
Owen 1854 - Cap, KC, Gilt,
Owen 1856 - Cap, KC, Bronze

If anyone has one of the above please contact me.......

Mike

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (2) Cape Colony, Orange Free State (1823 3rd Cl: Tpr: J. Lord. S.A.C.),

J. Lord served as a 3rd Class Trooper with E Division, South African Constabulary during the Boer War. He was taken a Prisoner of War at Vlakfontein on 19 September 1901. On that fateful day force of about 200 Officers and men (12th Company, Mounted Infantry and Bedford Mounted Infantry) under Captain Tufnell, Essex Regiment, with 2 guns of U Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, left Sannaspos to co-operate with a party of 30 of the Constabulary in making a raid on the laager.

They were surrounded by a superior Boer force, and after fighting creditably for four hours, they were compelled to surrender. 1 Officer and 5 men were killed, 24 men wounded while 6 Officers and 85 men were taken prisoners. The two guns were captured. The incident was considered to be of sufficient importance to be the subject of Special Account No. 26 in WO108/372. Lord himself was later released.

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (190 Tpr: G. Gregor. S.A.C.).

Together with a 9-carat gold tribute medal engraved on the reverse 'Presented to G. Gregor by a few friends on the occasion of his leaving Dumbarton for the South African Constabulary 17.1.1901.

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QSA (4) Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Transvaal (109 Tpr: F. J. Foard, S.A.C.);
KSA (2) (4114 Tpr: F. J. Foard, S.A.C.).

Francis John Foard was born in St Almonds, Nottingham in 1879 and attested for the Coldstream Guards aged 18 on 8 February 1897. He worked as a warehouseman. He was 5 feet 9 and a quarter inches tall and weighed 132 pounds. He had a fresh complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair. he was pronounced fit on 8 February 1897. His next of kin was Herbert Edward Foard, 28 Belmont Road, Jersey.

He was granted good conduct pay of an additional 1 penny on 8 February 1899.

He served in South Africa for two periods; 21 October 1899 to 2 February 1900 (invalided) and 19 January 1901 to 7 February 1902.

As 782 Private Foard he was wounded at Modder River on the 28th November 1899. About the 2nd Battalion, Stirling says: 'At Modder River the battalion was on the left of the Guards Brigade — that is, opposite the enemy's centre—and was all day under an extremely heavy fire. Many non-commissioned officers and men of the Coldstreams exhibited unsurpassable gallantry, and several were mentioned in Lord Methuen's despatch of 1st December, but the number of the battalion was not given. One officer of the 2nd Coldstreams was mentioned. The battalion's losses were 2 officers, including Colonel Stopford, and 10 men killed, and 1 officer and 56 men wounded.'

A map showing the position of the 2nd Coldstream Guards am Modder River.



An image of the Guards Brigade engaged at Modder River.



In the SAC, he served in C Division as 109 Trooper from 19 January 1901 and then as 3rd Class Trooper in E Division with number 4114 from 1 August 1901.

Discharged by purchase from the SAC on 15 November 1902. KSA issued 5 August 1904. QSA issued 20 March 1905.

He rejoined the Coldstream Guards on 16 November 1902 and served until discharged on 7 February 1902. His service totalled 12 years. His character was noted as very good.

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