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I recently acquired a QSA missing its clasps awarded to 14236 Tpr. F. Chudleigh, Damant's Horse. There is also an attempted erasure, but as you can see from the photos, the number, part of the name and the regiment are still left enabling positive identification.




Here's the information from this site. It indicates that he was a member of Rimington's Guides, but as the nominal roll includes men from both units, it would seem this is an error as he joined Damant's Horse in 1902, well after Rimington's Guides were shifted into Damant's Horse.

Chudleigh Frank 41236 Trooper No trace on pay lists M/23506 Source: Nominal roll in WO127

Chudleigh Frank 41236 Trooper No trace on pay lists M/23506
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 Rimington's Guides

Here is what I've found out via ancestry sites about Frank Chudleigh.

Born: January 1875; Baptised 26 March 1875 at St. Thomas (by Launceston). RC – Father Emanuel (1844) born N. Petherwin, Devon) was a farmer, Mother Susanna Hodge (1848) born in Tetcott, Devon).
Address: Poultry Court Farm, Werrington (Devon), Launceston, Devon & Cornwall, England
1881 Census - scholar 6 years old with Sister Ellen, born 1877; brother Arthur born 1878 St. Launceston, Cornwall, England
1891 Census - Frank was 16 and a grocer’s apprentice; address Park Lanson, St. Stephens, Launceston, Cornwall, England

Chudleigh served for five (5) months as an agent in Field Intelligence Dept. and then joined Damant’s Horse in Kimberley on 15 February 1902 (No Trace on pay lists). Entitled to CC, OFS and TR clasps. At the time he joined Damant's Horse, he was 26 years old and 5’6” tall and weighed 112 Lbs. He also had dark hair & brown eyes with a dark complexion.

Was he entitled to the SA-01 and/or SA-02 claps? Any help is greatly appreciated and thanks very much in advance. John

Here are a couple more for those keeping track......

3575 PRIVATE SMITH, JAMES WATSON, CAPE COLONLY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, (SERVED VRYBURG TOWN GUARD, REGTL. NO. 104)

TROOPER SUNDERLAND, HARRY CAPE COLONLY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, (W.W.1. TRIO – 1042816 SAPPER H. SUNDERLAND, CANADIAN RAILWAY TROOPS)

Mike

Hello, I'm trying to find out if 41236 Trooper Frank Chudleigh, Damant's Horse was entitled to the SA-01 and SA-02 clasps or perhaps even a KSA. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much in advance. He previously served as an agent in the Field Intelligence Department.
John

John
Yesterday I checked the Buxton FID book's index for any reference to your Chudleigh and without result. Being aware that, occasionally the compiler of that book has missed entries, I eyeballed all QSA entries (medals and bars) and again to no result.
Regards
IL.

John their is a transcript record on FMyP which you may not have seen:

First name(s) Frank
Last name Chudleigh
Year 1899-1902
Rank Trooper
Service number 41236
Regiment Damant's Horse
Other regiments/units served with Field Intelligence Department,Agent
Rolls WO100/244 page 13
Biography Served with FID in the Cape Colony. Source: WO100
Notes QSA Clasps: CC,OFS,T
Country Great Britain
Record set Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Boer Wars
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Hello Smethwick,
Yes, I saw this on FMyP and suppose it "verifies" that he was not entitled to the SA01, SA02 clasps or a KSA. Thank you very much for checking for me.
All the very best,
John