There is an interesting page in WO100/301 (duplicated in WO100/371) that records the issue of the QSA to Mr E R Henry, CSI. The unit name is given as the Criminal Investigation Department.
His is the only name on the roll. I wonder if this sole unit entitlement is unique?
While he was a CSI at the time of the Boer War, Mr Henry went on to bigger and better things, serving as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. He was a proponent of finger printing and his book on the subject, reprinted several times, lists the author as Sir E R Henry, Bt GCVO, KCB, CSI.
WO100/301 is where the FID men can be found. I wonder why the page was labeled as the CID and whether the medal was named in that way?
Any information on the CID will be added to the unit page
www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/so...rican-units/2661-cid
