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QSA (0) (7184 Pte. G. Watts. Vol: Coy. S. Staff: Regt.)

George Watts was born in Birmingham in 1882 and attested at Handsworth for the South Staffordshire Regiment on 29 January 1902. A fitter by trade, he transferred from the depot to the 1st Battalion on 15 March 1902, the date of transfer coinciding with his arrival in South Africa.

QSA listed on WO100/188p320.

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QSA (3) Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (5873 Pte. T. Clarke, S. Staff: Regt.)

Thomas Clarke was born in Walsall in 1881 and attested for the South Staffordshire Regiment on 25 June 1900. A puddler (iron worker) by trade, he served in South Africa from 17 June 1901 to 18 July 1902.