I am helping my Grandma to research her father's role in the Boer War. He was in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and has both the Queen's South Africa and King's South Adrica medals, with the Cape Colony, Transvaal and Wittebergen clasps.
I understand that state clasps were issued when no battle clasp had been awarded. Our query is whether this suggests that a soldier had not been a part of the battles in that state. For example, if my Great Grandfather has the Cape Colony clasp was he not involved in the Defense or relief of Mafeking. If so, would he not have been issued the Mafeking battle clasps?
Any help with this query is welcomed.
