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Frank

Wickham entered the Transvaal in June 1900 with the ILH, so he should have got the 'Transvaal' clasp. Two of my ILH QSA's have mistakes with the clasps awarded, so Wickham may be another example. It was, however, naughty of him to award himself a 'Relief of Mafeking' clasp.

David
Thank you for showing another fantastic ILH group. The mixture of Indian and African medals adds glamour to medal groups and I wish I had more examples.

Regards
Brett

Good morning Brett,
I agree, but, the issue here is those particular clasps that are actually on the medal, was the medal issued with them, I would be very surprised if it had been, moreover, it would also be interesting to look at the rivets, they don't look quite how I would expect.
There is nothing in the dealers description, to suggest that they are suspect!
Regards Frank

Brett Hendey wrote: Frank

Wickham entered the Transvaal in June 1900 with the ILH, so he should have got the 'Transvaal' clasp. Two of my ILH QSA's have mistakes with the clasps awarded, so Wickham may be another example. It was, however, naughty of him to award himself a 'Relief of Mafeking' clasp.

David
Thank you for showing another fantastic ILH group. The mixture of Indian and African medals adds glamour to medal groups and I wish I had more examples.

Regards
Brett

Hi Frank

I am very pleased that Doyle's ABO found an excellent home in your collection.

Henk

Hi everybody

No clasp Elandslaagte on the Boer side, but two ABO medals: one to a Burger, KiA, and one to a Veldkornet, wounded in this battle.

Michael Davitt, in "The Boer Fight for Freedom" reported on both.
Burger Petrus Gerhardus Blignaut was, according to a sworn statement, robbed of his boots, watch, money and snuff-box.
Veldkornet Servaas Daniel de Wet was robbed of his ring and money when he was severely wounded in the left leg

Hi

Hope the attachment comes right this time
Henk

Hello Henk,
Yes, I was pleased to buy Doyle, not a medal you see very often these days, a few years ago now, I did bid on another and I was not even the underbidder, but, you know Henk, I think that the ABO in itself is actually a very scarce medal, that is, I feel, very much the case here at the moment.
I only seem to see a reasonable selection for sale, once a year at City Coins, really a very hard medal to find here in Great Britain and also a medal that I have always liked, I was talking to another member of this forum last year and I recall him telling me that despite going to a number of fairs, he had never actually seen or handled an ABO!
Kind regards Frank

OSAKSA wrote: Hi Frank

I am very pleased that Doyle's ABO found an excellent home in your collection.

Henk