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QSA with the British South Africa Company Medal 7 years 8 months ago #56566

hkmsn Offline Fresh recruit Posts: 3 Thank you received: 1	Nope. I bought in 1990 from dealer in NZ. He said both the groups were on bars, and removed cos of moth. But who knows.
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QSA with the British South Africa Company Medal 7 years 7 months ago #56606

rdarby Offline Senior Member Posts: 596 Thank you received: 119	WT Pescod, Jameson Raider, MMP Corps and Natal Field Artillery. Killed in SWA. Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: djb, Brett Hendey, Rory
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QSA with the British South Africa Company Medal 7 years 7 months ago #56616

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6763 Thank you received: 963	A moth, how strange, I would have left them alone. hkmsn wrote: Nope. I bought in 1990 from dealer in NZ. He said both the groups were on bars, and removed cos of moth. But who knows.
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QSA with the British South Africa Company Medal 7 years 7 months ago #56661

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6763 Thank you received: 963	I think my own favourite has always been the 1935 Jubilee medal, beautifully designed and finished. djb wrote: It must have been a wonderful rediscovery. Were you able to verify any of the last three medals?
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QSA with the British South Africa Company Medal 7 years 1 month ago #59258

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BSA CM reverse Matabeleland 1893, no clasp (2638 Pte. W. R. Aldridge - 2. W. Rid. Regt.) engraved naming;
QSA (4) RoK Paar Drie Tr, last clasp a tailor’s copy (2638 Pte. W. R. Aldridge, W. Riding Regt.);
KSA (2) (2638 Pte. W. Aldridge, W. Riding Regt.);
1914-15 Star (982 Pte. W. R. Aldridge. R. Fus.);
BWM & VM (982 Cpl. W. R. Aldridge. R. Fus) BWM re-engraved;
British Red Cross Society Medal for the Balkan Wars 1912-13, silver and enamel, 1 clasp, Bulgaria (William R. Aldridge) with integral ‘Balkan War 1912-13’

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QSA with the British South Africa Company Medal 7 years 1 month ago #59263

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I would not expect to see an "engraved" BWM, perhaps they mean impressed, either way, it is a shame, but, if the particular BWM was actually owned by the recipient I suppose it does not matter really.

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Picture courtesy of DNW

BSA CM reverse Matabeleland 1893, no clasp (2638 Pte. W. R. Aldridge - 2. W. Rid. Regt.) engraved naming;
QSA (4) RoK Paar Drie Tr, last clasp a tailor’s copy (2638 Pte. W. R. Aldridge, W. Riding Regt.);
KSA (2) (2638 Pte. W. Aldridge, W. Riding Regt.);
1914-15 Star (982 Pte. W. R. Aldridge. R. Fus.);
BWM & VM (982 Cpl. W. R. Aldridge. R. Fus) BWM re-engraved;
British Red Cross Society Medal for the Balkan Wars 1912-13, silver and enamel, 1 clasp, Bulgaria (William R. Aldridge) with integral ‘Balkan War 1912-13’