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Hello
Would any members have any medals to the 4th Dragoon Guards.
I know they are scarce.
Nic

Hi Nic. One of the medals that is on my want list that I am looking for to complete my British medal section. Mike

P.S. Welcome to the forum.

Barney and myself have identified 21 QSAs
I have one to 4083 PTE W TEWSON 4th DRGN GDS
QSA CC Def of Ladysmith OFS
Entitled to India 1895 GSM

Nic

The 4th Dragoon Guards were not present as a unit in the Boer War but some men were attached to other units with the result that medals named to the 4th DG are rare.

14 man qualified for the Defence of Ladysmith clasp

4747 Private Barry J QSA (3) DoL OFS Tr
4546 Private Bell John QSA (6) CC DoL OFS Joh DH Belf
4505 Private Chambers W QSA (3) DoL OFS Tr
3591 Private Connor J QSA (3) DoL OFS Tr
4822 Private Craig W QSA (2) Eland DoL
4167 Private Davie A QSA (3) DoL OFS Tr
4566 Private Goodall J QSA (4) Eland DoL OFS Tr
4146 Private Llewellyn G QSA (3) DoL OFS Tr
4346 Private Logan G QSA (3) DoL OFS Tr
Capt Mappin George F QSA (2) Eland DoL
4249 Private Moore T QSA (1) DoL
4142 Private Pearce William QSA (6) CC DoL OFS Joh DH Belf
4406 Private Pepper F QSA (4) Eland DoL OFS Tr
4127 Private Phipps R C QSA (3) DoL OFS Tr


Picture courtesy of DNW

QSA (3) Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3591 Pte. J. Connor. 4th. Dgn: Gds:)

Nic,

Your QSA to Tewson is interesting as he appears on the roll of the 3rd Dragoon Guards. The remarks say QSA (3) issued.

He is listed for CC, OFS and Tr but DoL is written twice, once crossed through.



I cannot recall the last time I saw non state or date clasps identified on the supplementary roll.

He was discussed in this thread: angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-awar...dragoon-guards#59454 in 2018

Unfortunately, there are no service papers for Private Tewson to use as a cross reference.