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Frank Kelley wrote: Hello Phil,
If you read my post again, you will see that I actually said "The one thing I am confident of is that particular medal was not issued from the mint like it is now"
and I stand by that statement, because anyone can see it is indeed the case, I did not say it was "NOT" issued from the mint, moreover, as an example of a QSA to a Kiwi, it is worth having, all the more if it is not a replacement, as they are really quite scarce medals.

Thanks Frank - sorry, I misunderstood your point. You're right, it was not in it's current state when it left the mint. I've had a bit of a rummage, but have no record of Houghton ever returning to South Africa after the war. Records aren't complete, but it's worth noting when trying to verify his claim of the medal being burnt in South Africa.

Just for the record, I have attached a photo of the man in question.

Cheers
Phil