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Rory
I did not find any mention of Van Musschenbroek/brook in the LTG in G.W.Lines' "Ladysmith Siege" booklet. Nor as a resident.
If you go to WO100/301 sheet 4 you can see his NCOG roll entry (clasp Transvaal) and his name is transcribed as pretty much a squiggle in a couple of places.
Doubtless a detailed search on the ASC rolls could get you something more.
Buxton tells us that members of the NCOG had the honorary rank of sergeant. However, special legislation had to be enacted to allow them to operate outside of Natal. Their medals are usually impressed to "Intelligence Dept" (but not always) and that body was absorbed by the FID in due course.
You should be able to make something out of what has been found so far.
Chalk up another one for David Buxton and his Book "Field Intelligence Department".
IL.

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (2) Cape Colony, South Africa 1901 (Agent R. R. Higham. F.I.D.)

WO100/301p98

Agent Higham's QSA sold for a hammer price of GBP 180. Total GBP 232. R 5,050. AUD 450. NZD 480. CAD 400. USD 290. EUR 260.

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (Guide S. Evans. Intell: Dept:) with top brooch bar; together with the related miniature award;
Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Second Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver, gold, and enamel, with silver marks to reverse, with neck riband; Star, silver, gold, and enamel, with mint mark to reverse, with reverse retaining pin and two additional support hooks; Third Class neck badge, silver, gold, and enamel, with mint mark to reverse, with both full sized and miniature lapel rosettes.

All housed in a fine quality fitted leather case, the lid embossed ‘S Evans, 79 Nugent St., Johannesburg, or Royal Colonial Institute, Northumberland Avenue, London’, some red enamel damage to both the band around the central medallion on the Medjidieh Star, and to the Crescent suspension on the Third Class badge.

Sold with the original Permission to Wear Warrant authorising Samuel Evans, Esquire, Licence to accept and wear the Insignia of the Order of the Medjidieh Third Class ‘in recognition of your services whilst actually and entirely employed beyond Our Dominions as Chief Comptroller of the Egyptian Coast Guard Service’, dated 31 January 1891; together with an unofficial Union of South Africa 1910 Commemorative Medal in white metal; and a lapel rosette for the Ottoman Order of the Osmanieh.

Sold for a hammer price of GBP 3,000. Total GBP 3,864. R 84,230. AUD 7,430. NZD 7,930. CAD 6,600. USD 4,910. EUR 4,310.

Should a Forum member have scored this one .................
Buxton's FID book lists him as "Mr" and notes him as a "Financial advisor". However, the QSA being named to the "Intelligence Dept" usually meant the recipient had served with the Natal Corps of Guides. A quick check of that section confirmed the thought. It also confirmed the three clasps on the medal. Thirty six JHB clasps recorded by Buxton.
Could the egg money have supported a bid, IL would have fancied that grouping. Unfortunately,............
IL.

Picture courtesy of Morton and Eden

BSACM Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Sergt. J. Davidson “F” Troop B.F.F.); Q
QSA (1) Transvaal (Guide or Agent J. Davidson. F.I.D.);
1914-15 Star (Cpl J. Davidson Ntl Light Hse.);
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Cpl. J. Davidson Ntl Light Hse.)

M&E say J Davidson served initially as a Sergeant with ‘F’ Troop of the Bulawayo Field Force Corps during the Matabeleland Rebellion of 1896, and then served again during the Second Anglo-Boer War as a Guide / Agent with the South Eastern Transvaal Intelligence Department, FID and is confirmed on the medal rolls. He saw additional service during the Great War with the Natal Light Horse. Offered with original dispatch letter for the BSAC Medal addressed to the recipient at Heidelberg, Transvaal, dated 27 March 1926