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Your man was slightly wounded at Colenso.

Hi Dave

Yes, I saw that on here.

I have had a look on Ancestry and can find the page for the award of the QSA/KSA but not the page for the clasps, how did you search form that?

Something else you might be able to help with, not Boer War, but you might know, JP Hunt was also awarded at some stage in his career, the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael & St. George, have you ever come across records of ths award?

Regards

IanC

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First a transcripted record:


First name(s) John Patrick
Last name Hunt
Year 1899-1902
Rank Sergeant
Service number 4290
Regiment 2 Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Awards DCM
Rolls WO100/347 page 322
Event unit 2 Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Event detail Wounded Slightly on 15/12/1899 at (Official casualty roll location: Colenso)
Event source Natal Field Force. JB Hayward & Sons
Event notes [The National Archives WO97. Regular army service papers.] Gunshot wrist & thigh
Second event detail Citation, London Gazette number 27282 page 940 published on 08/02/1901
Second event source London Gazette: www.london-gazette.co.uk
Third event detail DCM Award, London Gazette number 27306 page 2708 published on 19/04/1901
Third event source London Gazette: www.london-gazette.co.uk
Literary references Second Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War 245; 255; The National Archives WO97. Regular army service papers.
Notes [The National Archives WO97. Regular army service papers.] [Abbot] DCM for Colenso 15-12-1899 QSA Clasps: RoL KSA Clasps: SA01,SA02
Country Great Britain
Record set Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Boer Wars
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Secondly eight pages of his attestation papers, service records & discharge papers which twice contain a more detailed description of the wounds he received at Colenso which don't agree but I am being pedantic.

Quote :- I have had a look on Ancestry and can find the page for the award of the QSA/KSA but not the page for the clasps, how did you search form that?

Search for T Hunt 4290. ( Ancestry typo ) for the QSA clasp entitlement.