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Recently on a BBC Antiques Roadshow held at Brodie Castle, there was a sword which had been sold by the regiment to its holder, Captain AWM Brodie, who was killed in action at Magersfontein 11 December 1899.
Photos, hastily taken are attached, including his grave marker, sword and the sword being used to cut the wedding cake of a descendant. I don’t recall any mention of his QSA.
I don’t know if they are related, but l have a book by Robert Brodie, The Reminisces of a Civil Engineering Contractor and my father and l worked for his descendants when they ran Nott Brodie Civil Engineering in Bristol in the 1960s & 1970s.
Clive

That is a very interesting story, Clive. Thank you for posting

His later grave in Kimberley

Picture courtesy of Elmarie

He was killed in action at Magersfontein December 11th, 1899. He was the second son of Hugh Brodie of Brodie Castle, Forres, and of Lady Eleanor, daughter of Henry, second Earl of Ducie, was born in April 1871 and educated at Winchester. Passing out with honours from the Royal Military College, he joined the Seaforth Highlanders in 1890, was promoted Lieutenant in 1892 and Captain 1898. He served in the Hazara Expedition in 1891, with the second Battalion receiving the medal with clasp. He also saw service with the Chitral Relief Force under Sir Robert Low, in 1895, was present at the engagement at Mamagai, and received the medal with clasp. He was specially employed in West Africa in 1897-98, in the Royal Niger Constabulary against the Slave Raider, Prince Arku, and distinguished himself in the attack on Kirn, where his horse was shot under him, and in storming the town, he was reported as the first man to scale a wall eight feet high. In South Africa Captain Brodie was adjutant of his battalion and served with it up to the action in which he fell. He was killed close to the Boer trenches. His body was brought back to the Modder River and buried there.
Source: Donner

Hello Clive

www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1550882

The above link provides some details regarding Captain Brodie and his medals and untimely death. The auction was in 1999. Not sure if the medals went to the family, museum or private collector?.

Dave.......