Welcome, Guest
Username: Password: Remember me

TOPIC:

Medals to Q Battery RHA 5 years 3 months ago #61571

  • djb
  • djb's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Administrator
  • Administrator
  • Posts: 31550
  • Thank you received: 4500
Durkin's QSA hammered for a reasonable £380 this afternoon. This was nearly half the cost of the QSA to Stoddart and £700 less than the QSA to Knibbs. Not sure I can work out why that is.
Dr David Biggins

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Medals to Q Battery RHA 5 years 3 months ago #61587

  • Henk Loots
  • Henk Loots's Avatar
  • Offline
  • Senior Member
  • Senior Member
  • Posts: 803
  • Thank you received: 442
Hi
One of my prized DCM's (from the Spink Boer War Sale)

DCM/QSA to Gunner P Nolan, "Q" Bty, RHA
According to the Muster Roll, Nolan was a gunner in "A" Subdivision of Q Battery at Sannas Post.
A mutilated submission recommending Nolan, among others, for the DCM is to be found in WO 146/1 but the date is missing.
Nolan's Citation is in WO 32/7878

The WO file refers to the action as at Korn Spruit which was the other name used in literature.
Henk
Attachments:
The following user(s) said Thank You: djb

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Medals to Q Battery RHA 5 years 3 months ago #61604

  • djb
  • djb's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Administrator
  • Administrator
  • Posts: 31550
  • Thank you received: 4500
Henk,

I can see why that pair is so prized. Great to have a citation too.
Dr David Biggins

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Medals to Q Battery RHA 5 years 3 months ago #61681

  • djb
  • djb's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Administrator
  • Administrator
  • Posts: 31550
  • Thank you received: 4500
An example of the naming to Q Battery.

Dr David Biggins
Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Medals to Q Battery RHA 5 years 1 month ago #62560

  • djb
  • djb's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Administrator
  • Administrator
  • Posts: 31550
  • Thank you received: 4500

Picture courtesy of Fraser Medals

QSA (3) RoK Paad Joh (60912 Gnr. H. Howard, Q.B., R.H.A.);
1914-15 Star (23332 Gnr. H. Howard, R.F.A.);
BWM and VM (23332 Gnr. H. Howard, R.A.);
Army LS&GC Ed VII (60912 Gnr. H. Howard, R.F.A.)

£2,300.
Dr David Biggins
Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Medals to Q Battery RHA 4 years 11 months ago #63065

  • djb
  • djb's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Administrator
  • Administrator
  • Posts: 31550
  • Thank you received: 4500

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (6) RoK Paard Deie Joh DH Witt (31990 Dr. R. Gillinder, Q. B., R.H.A.);
KSA (2) (31990 Dvr: R. Gillinder. R.H.A.)

Robert Gillinder was born in 1878 at Gateshead, Durham. He worked as a moulder before attesting for the Royal Artillery on 28 November 1898 and serving in South Africa from 19 December 1899-6 November 1902. He served with 'Q' Battery during the action at Sanna's Post and later transferred to 'O' Battery on 9 December 1901.

He saw further service in India before being discharged on 27 November 1910.
Dr David Biggins
Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Moderators: djb
Time to create page: 0.733 seconds
Powered by Kunena Forum