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Cowan - Natal Corps of Guides 5 years 4 months ago #66716

mike rowan Offline Senior Member Posts: 160 Thank you received: 88	Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: djb, David Grant, Rory
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Cowan - Natal Corps of Guides 5 years 4 months ago #66717

Rory Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 3493 Thank you received: 2326	Thanks Mike I see Mr Trotter was, at one time, the custodian of my medal to G. Cowan. I wonder what happened to the DCM group to Loxton - what a beauty! Regards Rory
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Cowan - Natal Corps of Guides 5 years 4 months ago #66718

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I think you might be referring to the DCM/QSA group to " Guide H.Loxton, Field Intelligence Dept" (EVII DCM), "Serjt. H.Loxton, Natal Guides" (QSA clasps OFS and Transvaal) currently in my custody. I found the attachment sent by Mike Rowan to be extremely hard to read (even with a magnifying glass) and apologise in advance if I have misread it. Several Loxtons were awarded the DCM during the ABW.
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Cowan - Natal Corps of Guides 5 years 4 months ago #66719

Rory Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 3493 Thank you received: 2326	The very same IL, the very same! Could you honour us by gracing these pages with a photograph of Loxton's group? Combined with my Cowan, they were both once in Mr Trotter's collection. Rory
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Cowan - Natal Corps of Guides 5 years 4 months ago #66720

LinneyI Offline Senior Member Posts: 2802 Thank you received: 1647	Rory My pleasure! A fairly short citation for Guide H.Loxton's Distinguished Conduct Medal - "Has done excellently throughout". MiD LG 29/7/02 and DCM in LG 31/10/02. Best regards IL. Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: djb
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Cowan - Natal Corps of Guides 5 years 4 months ago #66721

Rory Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 3493 Thank you received: 2326	Wonderful to behold IL. Apropos the citation - they were decidedly "succinct" in days of old - didn't give much away in terms of detail. I note the combination of OFS and Transvaal clasps - quite a few had this anomalous allocation of bars - despite being the NATAL Guides, they operated elsewhere as well. Regards Rory
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