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For a long time on the site I have had a provisional list of Wepener recipients. I have removed these this morning and replaced them with a more up to date list and included details of surviving medals in the notes.

For example:

The QSA to 966 Private G. Breffit. Kaffrarian Rifles sold at Noble Numismatics this week for a hammer price of Au$770. Totals: £500. R10,200. Au$940. Can$870. US$690

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Anthony,

There were two men with surname the Patmore in the Kaffrarian Rifles; George Robert (1853 - 1916) and your man, probably George's son Frank Cecil.

Frank Cecil was born in 1886 in Cathcart, Cape Colony, which, if true, would make him 14 at the time of Wepener. Afterwards he worked as a miner and died 20 October 1918 'On active service' in England, aged 32.

Frank married Vera Maude Winn in Turffontein, Johannesburg, 15 September 1915. They had 2 girls.

Frank served 3 February 1900 to 25 April 1901. Corporal 20 February 1901.

Clasps verified on 254p53 and 254p112.

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (4) Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (3164 Pte. G. Weitzmann. C. M. Rifles);
KSA (2) (3164 Pte. G. Weitzmann. Cape M.R.)

George Gould Weitzmann was born on Jamaica in 1880, the son of a Brazilian-born merchant (Gustav H.) and a British mother (Sarah M. Weitzmann). He served during the Boer War with the Cape Mounted Rifles and latterly was commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment.

He changed his surname to Walsh at some point and earned a 1914-15 Star Trio with the Army Service Corps and the Indian Army Reserve of Officers during the Great War, the MIC. also noting the award of the OBE and his awards to be sent to the Mercantile Bank of India, Calcutta.

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (4) Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (3164 Pte. G. Weitzmann. C. M. Rifles);
KSA (2) (3164 Pte. G. Weitzmann. Cape M.R.)

George Gould Weitzmann was born on Jamaica in 1880, the son of a Brazilian-born merchant (Gustav H.) and a British mother (Sarah M. Weitzmann).

He served during the Boer War with the Cape Mounted Rifles and latterly was commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment.

He changed his surname to 'Walsh' at some point and earned a 1914-15 Star Trio with the Army Service Corps and the Indian Army Reserve of Officers during the Great War, the MIC also noting the award of the OBE and his awards to be sent to the Mercantile Bank of India, Calcutta.