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QSA (4) Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (1142 Pte. A. E. Nicholls Kaffrn: Rifles.)

Alfred Edward. Wepener clasp issued 11 April 1905

Provenance: City Coins December 2004. City Coins April 2013

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QSA (4) Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (Tpr: E. Fox: Brabant’s Horse)

Fox, Trooper Ernest, Brabant's Horse | QSA (4) CC Wep Tr SA01 | Enlisted 1st BrH 12 March 1900. Discharged 28 May 1900, medically unfit, Hammonia. Re-enlisted 3 July 1900 in Port Elizabeth. Aged 29. Trade: Fireman. Address: 6 Odsal Moor, Bankfoot, Bradford, Yorkshire. Discharged 5 May 1901. QSA issued 24 March 1905. SA01 clasp issued 27 September 1905 | Medals: QSA (4). Sotheby January 1972. Glendining July 1975 £90 | Ref: 237p35, 237p145

Sold for a hammer price of GBP 360. Totals: GBP 464. R 10,540. AUD 860. NZD 940. CAD 770. USD 560. EUR 520

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QSA (2) Cape Colony, Wepener (1080 Pte. W. Douglas, Kaffrn. Rifles)

Enlisted 23 November 1899. Discharged 11 July 1900.

QSA verified on WO100/254p18

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QSA (3) Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal (3259 Gnr: T. Austin, 14th. Coy. W.D., R.G.A.)

Described as:

Thomas Austin was born in the Parish of North Brewtham, Bruton, Somerset, in 1874. He attested at Taunton for the Royal Garrison Artillery on 20 March 1894 and was posted to Jamaica and South Africa from 12 November 1897 to 30 September 1902. Here he served with No. 14 Company (Western Division), Royal Garrison Artillery, being attached to the Cape Mounted Rifles during the Siege of Wepener, and this clasp is believed to be unique to the Royal Artillery.

This clasp is not unique to the Royal Artillery. There was one to the RHA and 9 to the RGA, mostly officers and men attached to the CMR but a couple were promoted to the RGA after serving in local units during the siege.

Noonan's sold the Wepener group to Lt Carwithen, RGA, in 2014.

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QSA (4) Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (661 Pte G B Roberts Kaffrarian Rifles)

This QSA was sold at Noonan's in May 2020 ( www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...ener?start=318#68910 ) for a hammer price of £380 (Totals: GBP 489. R 11,100. AUD 900. NZD 990. CAD 810. USD 600. EUR 550). On eBay for £675.