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A terrific post card of the unveiling ceremony for the Yorkshire Regiment on 25 May 1904. To see the Roll of Honour and read more about the regiment please go to:

www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/YorkshireRegtBoerWar.html

Another QSA to a West Yorks Man.
QSA: CC, OFS, TR - 5707 PTE. A. HARRISON. W. YORKSHIRE. REGT.
Entitled to KSA with two clasps. (Location unknown - please contact me if you know of its whereabouts.)
Died on 27 Feb. 1902 and is interred in Wakkerstroom where he is commemorated on the memorial there. (Note that his name is directly above that of Pte. Hutchinson of the West Yorks whose QSA is above in this thread.

A very welcome addition to the collection is this QSA to a casualty who is on the Obelisk in York as well as the Duncombe Place Boer War Memorial across the street from the Minster.
QSA: CC, OFS, TR, SA02 – 6367 PTE. H. WEBB, YORKS REGT

Private H Webb and the 1st Bn Yorkshire Regiment was garrisoned at Elandsfontein. He was reported “died by drowning” while bathing on the 8 May 1902. Interred Germiston, Primrose; listed on memorial there. The Roll of Honour for the Yorkshire Regt. Indicates he died of disease, but all other records state he drowned.
To see the Roll of Honour and read more about the regiment please go to:

www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/YorkshireRegtBoerWar.html