Anglo Boer War - Herschel Native Police

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Herschel is a small town in Cape Colony, east of Aliwal North and north of Lady Grey, on the border with the OFS and Basutoland.

QSAs and KSAs were issued to the Herschel Native Police. 24 Officers are listed on the KSA roll (WO100/361)

(9 Records)

Surname

Forename/inits

Regimental no

Rank

Notes

Gladwin

J A F

Captain

QSA (1) SA01 (Capt J A F Gladwin, Herschel N Police). A well-documented example of Cape naming, done “upside down”. The medal was sent by the Cape Colonial Defence Department to Armstrong & Co. on the 18 June 1906, with instructions that the unit had to be altered from “E.G. F. Fce.” to “Herschel N. Police”. Medal was skimmed in total, and rank, name and unit re-impressed. City Coins Jul 08

Gomme

E R

RSM

QSA (2) CC OFS (Re E R Gomme Frontier Light Horse), KSA (2) (RSM Herschel Native Police). City Coins Dec 97

Jonas

Private

Demise: Killed accidentally 04 Nov 1901
Place: Sterkspruit
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt

Jonas

Private

Killed. Sterkspruit, 4 November 1901
Accident
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll

Knight

O T

Captain

Demise: Died of disease - heart 05 Apr 1902
Place: Herschel
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt

Knight

O T

Captain

Died of disease. Herschel, 5 April 1902
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll

Knight

Oswald Thomas

Captain

He died of heart failure at Herschel, on April 5th, 1902.
Source: Donner

Willems E

J G

Private

Demise: Drowned 06 Nov 1901
Place: Elsies Kraal
Source: In Memoriam by S Watt

Willemse

J G

Private

Drowned. Elsie's Kraal, 6 November 1901
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll

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