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QSA (5) Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Orange Free State, unofficial rivets between fourth and fifth clasps (318 Serjt: Far: J. Shrighley. Bethune’s M.I.)

Noonan's say sold with copied medal roll extract for the first four clasps, which states that the recipient was discharged from Bethune’s Mounted Infantry on 13 November 1900.

That would be this fellow below - picture courtesy of Familysearch.org

Died in 1942 as a retired Drill Sharpener.

The Smith Roll has it that he came from Devon, UK.
Regards
IL.

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QSA (4) Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek (44 Tpr: J. Berg. Bethune's M.I.)

J. Berg enlisted on 19 October 1899, he was struck by lightning at Blood River on 31 October 1900 and as a result of this was discharged on 21 December 1900.

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QSA (3) Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Orange Free State, unofficial rivets between second and third clasps (743 Tpr: L. Pritchard. Bethune’s M.I.);
Natal (1) 1906 (Tpr: L. D. Pritchard, Natal Police.);
British War Medal (Rfm. L. D. Pritchard. 3rd S.A.M.R.)

Noonan's say OFS not confirmed but this is shown on WO100/236p118 (bottom row).



A later page (WO100/236p183) does only show the two clasps (bottom row).

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QSA (2) Cape Colony, Orange Free State (1396. L. Corpl: C. Berry. Bethune’s M.I.)

Charles Berry, an Electrician from Port Elizabeth, Durban, originally from England, attested into Bethune’s Mounted Infantry for service during the Boer War on 29 June 1901 and was discharged on 11 February 1902. He appears to have seen further service as a civilian Conductor with the Army Service Corps before further attesting into the Canadian Scouts on 4 March 1902. Discharged on 30 June 1902, he is additionally entitled to the two date clasps.