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Frank,

Yes, it arrived yesterday. I'll take some better pictures over the weekend.

Regards
David

David

An excellent medal, congratulations for finding it, and thanks for showing it.

Regards
Brett

Here is another Wepener to the ILH, to 1290 Sgt S Evans, ILH:

Born in Oswestry, England, he served as 5020 Trooper in 2nd Brabant’s Horse in the defence of Wepener, April 1900. Discharged on 15 October 1900, he attested for the Imperial Light Horse at Green Point on 17 June 1901.

Hello David,
Any collector of the Imperial Light Horse would very much like to have these last two medals shown on here, myself included and I am sure Brett would say the same, however, let us not forget just how the Wepener clasp was earned, in most cases, it was earned the hard way with the Cape Mounted Rifles, Kaffarian Rifles and Brabant's Horse, what a wonderful medal, to actually have in a collection, just a good honest QSA to any of those units.
Regards Frank

Frank,

Agreed. The combination of the action at Wepener and the auspicious name of the ILH is a wonderful combination.

The penalty he received for being asleep at his post was quite severe. Presumably it was not a first offence?

Best wishes
David

Hello David,
Collery's QSA is certainly worthy of more research, a chat with Adrian might well prove worthwhile here, as would a look in WO126 at Kew, the last time I looked at Imperial Light Horse attestations, was last year, for Brett and I ended up rather disappointed, as I could only find one set of papers, edwardian ones, for one of the two names he gave me, both original "fighting five hundred" men.
Regards Frank