TOPIC:

This thread is intended to give examples of QSA naming styles to South African officers.

Summary of findings:

Engraved

1st City Volunteers
Bethume's MI
Border Horse
Border Scours
BSAP
CGA
CinCBG
CMR
Cape Town Highlanders
Damant's Horse
EPH *
FLH *
FMR
JMR
ILI
Kaffrarian Rifles
Kitchener's FS
PAVG
PAGMI
PoWLH
Natal Carbineers
Natal Vol Forces
Orpen's Horse
RPR
Roberts' Horse
SAC *
SRV
Transkei Mounted Rifles
Warren's MI
WPMR

Impressed:

Adelaide DMT
Albany DMT
Cradock TG
Durban LI
Driscoll's Scouts
EGMR
EPH *
FID
FLH *
Grahamstown TG
Humansdorp DMT
ILH
Marshall's Horse
Namaqualand BS
Natal MR
Nesbitt's Horse
Natal Police
Natal Volunteer Medical Corps
New England Mounted Rifles
Paarl DMT
PE TG
Petrusville TG
Queenstown DMT
Rand Rifles
Rhodesia Regt
SAC *
Scottish Horse
Somerset East TG
SAMIF
Tembuland MRC
Umvoti MR
TMI

* indicates the unit appears in both categories.


The middle QSA is a Captain, Port Elizabeth TG.

The bottom QSA was awarded to Captain Friedlander of Kitchener's Fighting Scouts

The second medal is the QSA engraved to Lt R Anderson, Kaffrarian Rifles. The third medal is the impressed KSA.

Captain Locke of the SAC. Impressed QSA and engraved KSA.

Captain Coffey, Namaqualand Border Scouts.

Captain Hancock, RPR.

Lt Lovemore, Queenstown DMT