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Thanks Mike and Rory. 1st Cl and 3rd Cl Tprs. No 2nd Cl found so far. The proclamation states there are 2nd Cl Tprs in the pay scales.

Cheers,

Jim

If only all photos were named!! This one of the Heidelberg Division of the SAC was taken shortly after the issue of medals circa 1903/4. Quite a number of the chaps are sporting their QSA's. Borrowed from the Heidelberg Heritage Society of which I am a member.

Picture courtesy of DNW

Picture courtesy of DNW

OBE (Military) Officer’s 1st type, breast badge, hallmarks for London 1919 QSA (4) Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Cape Colony (Capt: H. Boag, S.A.C.) clasps mounted in order listed with unofficial rivets between the top two;
KSA (2) (Capt: H. Boag. S.A.C.);
1914 Star, with clasp (Hon: Capt: & Q.M. H. Boag. 2/D. Gds.);
BWM (Q.M. & Major H. Boag);
VM with MID oak leaves unnamed;
Coronation 1911 (Capt. H. Boag, Queen’s Bays)

OBE LG 3 June 1919.

MID LG 15 June 1916 and 5 July 1919.

Henry ‘Bogey’ Boag was born on 2 August 1863 and originally enlisted into the ranks of the 5th Dragoon Guards. He subsequently fought with the regiment at Lombard’s Kop and during the Defence of Ladysmith, where he held the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major. In 1901 he transferred into the South African Constabulary and saw service as a Captain in the Transvaal and Orange Free State, and afterwards remained with the S.A.C. until joining the Queen’s Bays in 1906.

With the rank of Honorary Captain and Quarter-Master, he was present with the Queen’s Bays from the outbreak of hostilities in 1914, landing in France on 14th August. He gained notoriety in the regiment for consuming, during the Somme offensive, the last of the brandy removed from the cellars of Hooge Château at the time of the 1st Battle of Ypres. As a regimental Quarter-Master it has to be asked whether ‘Bogey’ was possibly the brains behind the initial removal of this liquor, a daring operation which was apparently carried out with the assistance of a machine-gun limber team.

In May 1917, he was appointed an Assistant Military Landing Officer and he held this position right up until the armistice. An OBE followed in June 1919. He retired on 21 January 1920, and died, after a long and honourable career, on 2 January 1937.

I would be a contender were it not for the unnamed Victory Medal.

Picture courtesy of Noble Numismatics

QSA (5) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3137 3rd Cl:Tpr: W.A.Mulliner. S.A.C.);
1914-15 Star (2-Lieut. W.A.Mulliner. 6 L.H.R. A.I.F.);
British War Medal (Captain W.A.Mulliner A.I.F.);
Victory Medal (Capt. W.A.Mulliner. A.I.F.);
Defence Medal 1939-45;
Coronation Medal 1953;
Special Constabulary Long Service Medal (GVR crowned bust in Coronation robes) (Inspr. William A. Mulliner).

Entitled to MID.

Described as:

MID: LG 5/6/1919, p7189; CAG 6/10/1919, p1466 - to Captain William Alexander Mulliner, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF.

Recommendation by G.O.C. Aust Mtd Div: 15 months A.P.M. of the Division - he has worked unremittently and has earned recognition.

W.A.Mulliner confirmed on QSA medal roll for South African Constabulary.

William Alexander Mulliner, commercial traveller in Melbourne, born 11Feb1883 at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire; Enl.30Mar1915 at Melbourne, Vic, with 2 years in Imperial Yeomanry, 2 years in South African Constabulary and 4 years in Territorial Yeomanry; to 2/Lieut 16Jul1915; Emb.16Nov1915; to Lieut 17Mar1916; Trf to 8LHR 20Mar1917; to Officers School of Instruction, Zietoun 02Jun1917; to T/Capt 08Sep1917; Asst Provost Marshall Aust Mtd Div 08Oct1917; to Captain 13Nov1917; detached for Police duty at Damascus 18Oct1918; detached to Aust Div 05Apr1919; Emb.01May1919 from Port Said for England; Resigned appointment and Disch.11Oct1919 in England.

Sold for a hammer price of Au$1,500. Totals: £1,040. R20,300. Au$1,830. Can$1,730. US$1,370,

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (5) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (347 T. Serjt: -Maj: H. Robertson. S.A.C), unofficial rivets between state and date clasps

C Div. Clasps verified.