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Defence of Mafeking 5 years 10 months ago #65644

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 33410 Thank you received: 5153	OJW are offering QSA (1) Defence of Mafeking (W. Birch, Mafeking Town Guard) in their September sale. Dr David Biggins

Defence of Mafeking 5 years 3 months ago #68583

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 33410 Thank you received: 5153	Picture courtesy of Spink QSA (1) Defence of Mafeking (L. Schreiber. Mafeking Town Gd:), He is verified on the roll Dr David Biggins Attachments:

Defence of Mafeking 5 years 3 months ago #68584

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L.Schreiber was an interesting chap. Colin Walker's Mafeking Siege Register shows he served in Section A of the TG and was a clerk in Col. Green's office. The Siege Register shows him as a Resident Member of Mafeking Freemasons and organist at their meetings. He was attached to the staff of the Chief Paymaster as local auditor on 15 shillings a day. Later he switched duties and became examiner of books. Schrieber was on the committee for B-P presentation. I am not sure what that means.
A good example of the local talent present in Mafeking during the siege.
Best regards
IL.
As an aside, I must compliment Spink's photographer for the quality of the illustrations posted recently. Would that IL could do similarly!

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Defence of Mafeking 5 years 3 months ago #68585

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 33410 Thank you received: 5153	IL, That is very interesting and 15s a day doesn't sound too bad, being three times the rate for a Colonial soldier. Yes, I think we would all like to be able to photograph like this but it would be great one day to be able to see the naming too. Dr David Biggins

Defence of Mafeking 5 years 2 months ago #68790

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 33410 Thank you received: 5153	DNW sold this QSA last week for a hammer price of GBP 1700. QSA (1) Defence of Mafeking (St.-Serjt: W. Storey. Mafeking Town Gd:) W. Storey served with the Railway Division Staff at the Defence of Mafeking. Picture courtesy of DNW Dr David Biggins Attachments:

Defence of Mafeking 5 years 2 weeks ago #69980

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 33410 Thank you received: 5153	Picture courtesy of DNW QSA (1) Defence of Mafeking (A. Thomas. Mafeking Town Gd:) Verified on the roll. Dr David Biggins Attachments: