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Some pictures of Sandford's two QSAs and the quite different styles of naming. The suspender on the upper, single clasp medal is very loose as you can see.







On his 7 clasp medal, Wepener is the 5th and this image shows how it was unofficially attached at some point.

Mike, I agree with Adrian, a really superb pair and these medals are not only hard to find, but, on occasion when they do actually turn up, they are becoming very expensive indeed to acquire.

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From Find My Past

First name(s) T C
Last name Bruce
Service number 2609
Rank Private
Regiment Cape Mounted Rifles
Other regiments/units Unit: Cape Mounted Rifles, Rank: Private, Number: 2609
Rolls WO100/241 page 18
Notes QSA Clasps: We,W,CC,T KSA Clasps: SA01,SA02

Interesting 2 Wepener's in one month......

Hi All,
Recently joined and am really enjoying the discussions on this forum. Some of the medals listed are really special.
I have been going through my rather neglected collection - mainly put together in the 1990s - and I do have quite a few Wepeners.
Here they are:

Cape of Good Hope General service Medal bars “Transkei”, “Basutoland”, QSA five bars CC, Wepener, Tr, Witt, SA1901.
883 JR Jessop, Kaffrn Rifles (ex-Baker’s Horse). (confirmed on Forsyth roll)
Severely wounded Tabaksburg Jan 29th, 1901.

QSA four bars CC, Wepener, Wittebergen, Belfast : KSA two bars SA01, SA02.
5124 Tpr WL Smith, Brabant’s Horse on QSA: 1703 Tpr WL Smith, Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts on KSA
(not listed as a casualty). (On roll as 5124 William Smith)
A WL Smith, S. Africa Inf. Died in WW1 7/10/18.

QSA two bars CC, Wepener. KSA two bars SA01, SA02,
925 Pte H Nixon, Kaffrarian Rifles & 3121 Pte. H Nixon, DEOVR, respectively.

QSA four bars, CC, Wepener, Tr, Witt
4133 Tpr. PJ Bailey, Brabant’s Horse (not listed as a casualty) (with clasp
verification, roll confirms - Percy John)

QSA four bars, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (GVF)
1164 Sgt. H Fennessy Brabant’s Horse (not listed as a casualty) (confirmed on roll – Hugh Fennessy)

QSA four bars, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen
489 Pte JK Perkins, Kaffrn Rifles (not listed as a casualty)

Any comments would be much appreciated.
ATB,
ZM

Zuluman,

That's a really nice selection of Wepener QSAs, especially the first pair.

I must be behind the times. This Wepener QSA is listed at £550 by Liverpool Medals.

QSA (4) CC Wep Tr Witt (853 Pte J. Leighton, Kaffrarian Rifles)


Picture courtesy of LML

Picture courtesy of Glendining's. June 2000.

DCM GV (2179 Sgt J C Hilson 2/S.Afr:Inf)
BSACM rev Rhodesia 1896 (Troopr J Hilson BSA Police)
QSA (2) CC Wep (690 Cpl J C Hilson Kaffr Rifles)
1914-15 Star (Sgt J C Hilson 4th Infantry)
BWM & VM (2nd C/WO J C Hilson 2nd SAI)