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1st welsh regiment 6 years 6 months ago #58763

cardy1964
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Hi all
Researching my G grandfather. Sgt Wesley john card Welsh regt. arrived port Elizabeth on kildonan castle 26/11/99. spent nearly 3 yrs in south Africa. just wanting any information regarding his time spent in south Africa. I have his pension records. Gives little information regarding what battles fought .just south Africa medal 1900-1902.would love to know what he actually did during this time.
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julian

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1st welsh regiment 6 years 6 months ago #58768

QSAMIKE Offline Senior Member Posts: 5831 Thank you received: 1924	Welcome Julian...... I am sure that you have seen this...... www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/im...s/669-welsh-regiment Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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1st welsh regiment 6 years 6 months ago #58770

cardy1964 Topic Author Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 4 Thank you received: 0	Cheers mike, Any idea what medals he would have been entitled to? thanks julian
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1st welsh regiment 6 years 6 months ago #58775

cardy1964 Topic Author Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 4 Thank you received: 0	just found my ggrandads medals on dixons. Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast. 2756 Private W. Card, Welsh Regiment - 353.64EUR Attachments:
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1st welsh regiment 6 years 6 months ago #58780

SWB Offline Senior Member Posts: 1842 Thank you received: 460	Did you buy the medal? Good set of standard clasps for the regiment - plenty of hard marching there. Researcher & Collector The Register of the Anglo-Boer Wars 1899-1902 theangloboerwars.blogspot.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/boerwarregister
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1st welsh regiment 6 years 6 months ago #58784

cardy1964 Topic Author Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 4 Thank you received: 0	No already sold.Have emailed dixons.curious to know where the medal is now.shame it’s not still in the family,
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