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Medals to the Natal Carbineers 11 years 7 months ago #5540

coldstream Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	Gentlemen, Some excellent contributions in this thread, thanks for sharing. Like Frank I am very envious but hoping to join this exclusive club very soon More information to follow.................. Paul "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."
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Medals to the Natal Carbineers 11 years 7 months ago #5543

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Rory wrote: Lovely stuff Mike

Methinks Frank is going to be on prescription medicine soon at the rate we are adding Carbineer linked recipients!

Where (from what book) did that photo come? I have th history of the DLI but don't remember seeing that photo.

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Rory

Good Morning Rory.....

I am sorry but I do not know which book it came from it was sent to me by a member of BMF a number of years ago..... Infact I thought that I had lost the photo when my computer caught fire but the tech people were able to salvage some of the information.... And I found it when I was searching through the old infor to add to my catalogue / medal records.....

Mike

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Medals to the Natal Carbineers 11 years 7 months ago #5547

QSAMIKE Offline Senior Member Posts: 5799 Thank you received: 1879	Hi Rory..... Just realized that the picture is of Lamble while in the band of the Natal Carbineers not the DLI.... Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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Medals to the Natal Carbineers 11 years 7 months ago #5568

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The postman delivered these to me this morning

904 Trooper Sidney Mindon Wheeler Natal Carbineers QSA and 262 Natal Volunteer Composite KSA
Medal rolls confirm all clasps
Trooper Wheeler had previous service with the Colonial Scouts from 30/11/99 and joined the Carbineers on 26/03/00
If anyone can offer any other information it would be gratefully received.

Paul

coldstream wrote: Gentlemen,
Some excellent contributions in this thread, thanks for sharing.
Like Frank I am very envious but hoping to join this exclusive club very soon
More information to follow..................

Paul

"From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."

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Medals to the Natal Carbineers 11 years 7 months ago #5577

Brett Hendey Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 2932 Thank you received: 717	Paul That is a very nice pair to a Natalian. There is a Death Notice in the Pietermaritzburg Repository of the SA National Archives for Sidney Minden Wheeler (367/1949), but nothing else that I noticed. This suggests that he led a quiet life and kept below the official radar. Regards Brett
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Medals to the Natal Carbineers 11 years 7 months ago #5580

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Hello Brett

Hope you are fit and well.
Thank you for your comments and checking Sidney out for me, much apreciated.

Paul

Brett Hendey wrote: Paul

That is a very nice pair to a Natalian. There is a Death Notice in the Pietermaritzburg Repository of the SA National Archives for Sidney Minden Wheeler (367/1949), but nothing else that I noticed. This suggests that he led a quiet life and kept below the official radar.

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Brett

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