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Stolen Medals: Cpl. W.Thorpe, 6th Dragoon Guards. 10 years 8 months ago #24230

Terry Willson
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A reward of R 4,000 is offered for information leading to the recovery of medals stolen in September, 2013 while being remounted at Alec Kaplan & Son, Johannesburg.

1) QSA awarded to Cpl. W. Thorpe, 6th Dragoon Guards with the following bars:
Relief of Kimberly
Paardeberg
Driefontein
Johannesburg
Diamond Hill
2) KSA awarded to Cpl. W. Thorpe with 1901 and 1902 bars.

3) South African Police Good Service Medal awarded to Constable P.C. Kunz.

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Stolen Medals: Cpl. W.Thorpe, 6th Dragoon Guards. 10 years 8 months ago #24232

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6763 Thank you received: 963	"Stolen" whilst being "remounted" at Kaplan's, surely not!
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Stolen Medals: Cpl. W.Thorpe, 6th Dragoon Guards. 10 years 8 months ago #24325

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Frank Kelley wrote: "Stolen" whilst being "remounted" at Kaplan's, surely not!

Mr TW, Sir...

To sort of paraphrase similar sentiment -
Well now!...Who could have imagined it?!

What a cavalryman's sad tale indeed - sent for 'remount', and (not) returned 'missing in action'.

Must commiserate - can't depend on anything these days.

Good luck with your quest - maybe not to hold your breath on this one.

But in this season of goodwill, etc. to all, isn't ZAR4K p'haps a shade Scrooge-ish?

Adieu.
amb

"The greatness of a nation consists not so much in the number of it's people or the extent of it's territory as in the extent and justice of its compassion"

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Stolen Medals: Cpl. W.Thorpe, 6th Dragoon Guards. 10 years 7 months ago #24353

djb Offline Administrator Posts: 33507 Thank you received: 5176	Terry, Hopefully posting here will aid in their recovery. Fingers crossed! David Dr David Biggins
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Stolen Medals: Cpl. W.Thorpe, 6th Dragoon Guards. 10 years 3 weeks ago #42228

Ricky Nortje Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 2 Thank you received: 0	Good evening gents. I was on line this morning and saw that the medal in question has just been sold on www.bidorbuy.co.za The Link is www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/193751523/South_...rst_Type_Silver.html I will try contact the administrator informing them of the item. Rick
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Stolen Medals: Cpl. W.Thorpe, 6th Dragoon Guards. 10 years 3 weeks ago #42229

Ricky Nortje Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 2 Thank you received: 0	User name of the seller is Covert Ops
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