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Thank you Mike, but this really was a joint effort because I couldn’t have done this particular research without your help.

Thanks again also to Neil Clifford for sharing family information and photographs.

Ian

Queen's South Africa Medal to 1221 Pte A Parsons Wiltshire Regiment.
From Sidmouth, Devon.

This medal comes with a copy of the Service Record.

I can confirm that this man served with “E” Company.

Found this currently listed on EBay.

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QSA 2nd Wiltshire Regt Casualty Militia
£195.00
QSA, 2 bars, CC, OFS, 5219 Pte John Gates, 2nd Bn Wiltshire Regt, Local Swindon born man, mobilised on attachment from 3rd Militia Bn, One of 15 Militia Men lost in the war.

Died of Enteric Fever at Bloemfontein on 26 May 1900.

Liverpool Medals

www.dcmmedals.co.uk/product/queens-south...n-24th-october-1914/

DCM Medals

Queens South Africa, 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, Latter Killed In Action 24th October 1914.
£175.00

Queens South Africa, clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, 5581 Pte J. Davis, 2nd Wilts, Regt. (Official correction to service no)

I can confirm that this man served with D Company.

Picture courtesy of Morton and Eden

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (2618 Pte. G. Lytton, 2nd Wilts: Regt);
[ KSA (2) ]