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Athonatos,
I would totally agree with you there!
Especially when a QSA is purchased and then you find that the recipient was Australian once more in-depth searches are made.
Steve

Agreed.

That's what happened to a medal I purchased to a member of Damants Horse (DoD). Turns out he was a Queenslander.

From the City Coins auction, 4 November 2022

QSA (5) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, (last two riveted together but loose on ribbon) (1032 Pte J. F. Daff. Victorian M.R.)

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QSA (3) Cape Colony, Rhodesia, South Africa 1901 (499 Tpr: R.W.Taylor, Victorian M.R.) Impressed.

Medal roll shows that first two medal clasps were returned to authorities and re-issued to R.W.Taylor at Customs House, Durban, Natal on 15 March 1911.

Robert William Taylor, farmer, born 21 Sep 1875 at Sandridge, Vic; Enlisted Apr 1900 and to camp at Langwarrin; Embarked 01 May 1900 with 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen Contingent; Disembarked 23 May 1900 at Beira; arrived at Marandellas 11 Jul 1900 and ops at Rhodesia to Bulawayo on Lines of Communication protection; Ops at Cape Colony from Dec 1900 including Matjesfontein patrols and after near Orange River and Colesberg; Returned 22 Jun 1901; Disembarked 12 Jul 1901 at Melbourne, Vic; Discharged 31 Jul 1901; Died in 1944 at Melbourne, Vic.

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QSA (0) (437 Tpr. F.C.Westergaard. Victorian M.R.) Impressed. Toned very fine.

Ex D.Featherstone/L.McNaught Collection.

437 Francis Charles Westergaard served in 4th Imperial Contingent of Victorian Mounted Rifles. Recorded in Murray as Westerguard.

I have yet to locate this man on a QSA roll.

David
He is on WO100/291 page 90 as "Westergarde" (of the 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen) and clasps CC/Rhod and probably SA1901.
As I mentioned some time ago re Victorian Colonial units, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between men of VMR and VIB as the medal unit naming is just "Victorian M.R.".
Best regards
IL.