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On the roll as 245 Syce Nasir Deen Madras Command Secunderbad District. Not recorded previously by me.

Q.S.A. bronze officially named to: 244 Syce Royappen, S&T.Corps.
Does anyone know what unit he served with? Thanks in advance!
Listed as "Virtually mint state with original luster".

Sorry I have replied privately to azyeoman.
244 Syce Rayappen
Sold previously by Alan Beadle £60.00, Baldwin’s 2001, DNW 2018 £140 & Aberdeen 2018.
On the roll Madras Command, Bangalore District WO 100/297 p188-97,201,205
No clasps entitlement so may have worked at a remount station in Natal from 1902

Picture courtesy of Woolloey & Wallis

QSA (Syce Chappaye 2 Mad Lcrs.)

The 2nd Madras Lancers were precluded from sending horses to South Africa because of glanders amongst the horses. The 1st & 3rd sent a large contingent to accompany 50 horses from each regiment.



Chappaye was prehaps one of 15 syce & 5 naiks that I presume accompanied that 1st draft of horses from the 1st & 3rd Madras Lancers.. A second draft of the 2nd Madras Lances followed in 1902 & were based in Stellenbosch it would seem. Chappaye in entitled to the "Cape Colony" & "Orange Free State" as well as the KSA..





Naiks wearing the Burma Medal & it seems to me, the QSA with one clasp "South Africa 1902"

Picture courtesy of Woolley and Wallis

QSA (7 Muleteer Miran Buhc (?)).

Woolley and Wallis say 'shallow striations behind bust, otherwise good very fine. A Miran Bux appears on the roll for the Bronze Medal.'