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QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State (6929 Pte. J. Wilkie, 2nd Rl. Highldrs:)

Medal returned as unclaimed and replacement issued in April 1907.

Also entitled to clasp for Transvaal (WO100/190p407 and 190p505).

Further note suggests QSA (3) was unclaimed in 1920.

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QSA (4) Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3900 Clr:-Serjt: D. Wright, Rl: Highrs.);
Army LS&GC GV (3900 S. Mjr. D. Wright. R. Highrs.)

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QSA (5) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2597 Pte. J. Beattie, 2: R. Highrs.);
Army LS&GC Ed VII (2597 Pte. J. Beattie. Rl. Highrs.)

James Beattie was born at Bervie (or Inverbervie), Kincardineshire, and attested for the Royal Highlanders in Perth on 27 February 1885, aged 22 years 8 months. He served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt 1885-86, but did not qualify for the Egypt medal. He was posted to Malta in 1886 and then to Gibraltar from 1889 to 1893. He was then posted to South Africa on 22 October 1899 to 25 January 1900, and again from 6 October 1901 to October 1902, with a year in India between his South African service. In South Africa he also served in the 2nd Royal Highlanders detachment with the 22nd Mounted Infantry. He was awarded the LS&GC medal on 1 July 1904 and was discharged to pension on 6 May 1907.