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Lt Watters and men of Scott's Railway Guards [Sharpshooters], manning H.M. Armoured Train "Bakhatla" (taken in early 1901).





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Hello Duncan
Your relative Alexander Garden also served in the Scottish Horse.
His medal roll for the Scott's Railway Guards confirms his 2 date clasps.
His Cape Colony and Transvaal may be attributed to the Scottish Horse?


Remarks column from Trooper 671 A Garden Scott's Railway Guards. Note. 1902 clasp attributed to Scottish Horse.


Site information regarding Scottish Horse.


Dave....

Duncan,

His attestation paper for the SRG

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast (2094 Tpr: J. Goldie.) unit erased;
KSA (2) (403 Cpl. J. Goldie. Kimberley Horse)

J. Goldie attested into Scotts Railway Guards and served during the Boer War. He saw further service with the Canadian Scouts, Brabant’s Horse the Kimberley Horse, with whom he was advanced Corporal.

The SRG roll (WO100/270p78) records that he was sentenced to 28 day’s hard labour.

A group photograph of Scott's Railway Guards, taken at De Beers Halt. Courtesy on the McGregor Museum, Kimberley.






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I note quite a variety of types of headgear!