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Many of the Officers, who came to South Africa from India to serve as special service Officers, were permitted to bring their servants with them for the campaign.

"Staff Officers were entitled to take natives of India as personal servants and grooms, when proceeding to South Africa with the Indian Contingent in September 1899. Authorised native servants are granted medals by the government of India." WO 100/297 p49

"Medals in bronze may be awarded to authorized unattested followers (public and private), including private followers authorized by the Field Service." WO 100/296






Abdul Razaq


Personal servant of Captain C.H.H. Gough. Embarked at Calcutta aboard Pundua on the 14th January 1900.

WO108/404 p64
"'Pundua' 14th January, with 199 horses for Mounted Infantry, accompanied by Captain Gough, 12th Bengal Cavalry


WO 100/296 p10
"These men were my private servants and served with me on the Head Quarters Staff S.A. Field Force from 1st February to 12th September 1900 and consequently entitled to the bronze medal without clasps"- Gough B.Major

Signed at "Remount Depot Babugarh NWP 29th November 1900"
"C.Gough B(revet?) Major Supot(sic) Hapur Remount Depot."

The medal is impressed named. No rank, number or unit as European servants. The medal was issued from Woolwich on the 20th January 1902 and as with all Woolwich issues are impressed named. Medal dispatched to 12h Bengal Lancers , Harpur Remount Depot. India


From the Jan 1908 IAL
South African War, 1900 - Operations in the Orange Free State, Feb to May 00.(Paardeberg, Dreifontein). Operations in the Transvaal in May and June 00.(Johannesberg) Operations in the Transvaal East of Pretoria, July and Aug 00. Despatches Lond Gaz 16 April 01 - medal with four clasps.( Cape Colony) Brev. of Maj.. Capt. Gough returned to England on the Dunottar Castle on September 12th 1900.
Gough had further service in India in various remount departments.

I would like to think that Abdul accompanied his master through the battles of Paardeberg, Dreifontein and Johannesberg.

Private Servant Abdulla Khan



Private syce to Capt. FW Prinsep Daniell, 8th Rajputs. Served in South Africa with the 16th Mounted Infantry (Three colony clasps)in 1902 and went on to England aboard the Bavarian August 1902.( Did Abdulla go too?)

London Times 26/08/1902 (Tuesday) p4c
The Bavarian left for England with the following on passage home: ISC – Capt. F.W. Daniell 8th Rajputs Served with 16th Mounted Infantry

Abdulla's medal is engraved in a style common to the majority of QSAs to Indians.


Kidmagar Lingoo



WO100/212 p129

Butler to Lt P. H. M. Taylor. 2nd Bombay Lancers Taylor has clasps for Paardeberg, Driefontein, Wittebergen, Relief of Kimberley and Transvaal on his QSA. He served with the Army Service Corps with the transport and I imagine Lingoo was at his side with the whiskey.

Queen’s South Africa Medal: Natal, Transvaal 1035 Sower Sal. Hayat Khan
1st Bengal Lancers
King’s South Africa Medal: SA ’01; SA’02 1035 Sower Sal. Hayat Khan
1st Bengal Lancers




Ex DNW 23rd June 2005 Lot 172







On roll WO 100/296 p 147

A salutri is an Indian Veterinary Assistant ranking as a Duffadar. One salutri in the Regiment. The Sowar Salutri is his assistant, again one per regiment.

"In 1900 a small party was sent with horses for Mounted Infantry to South Africa, and remained there on duty throughout the campaign. Captain C. Davis and Lieutenant F.D. Russell also served in South Africa, but re-joined the unit in China"
The History of Skinner's Horse - Major A.M.Daniels

A Sower Farrier appears on the roll WO 100/230 p 237 as serving with B Section No. 6 Field Veterinary Hospital.




Proposed that Sower Salutri Hayat Khan served at the Remount Depot – Mooi River and then with B Section No. 6 Field Veterinary Hospital after the Siege of Ladysmith and Belfast. On arrival in Natal the B Section No. 6 Field Veterinary Hospital deposited Veterinary Chests at Pietermaritzburg and then went on to Glencoe. Later proceeded to Ladysmith where they were besieged by the Boer Forces. Later B Section No. 6 Field Veterinary Hospital served in the Transvaal.

David,

Many thanks for another very interesting and educational post. I have not come across the salutri before.

Best wishes
David

David

Thank you for another great addition to this thread. The medal to Sower Salutri Hayat Khan must be as good as it gets for an Indian soldier serving in the Boer War.

Regards
Brett

Queen's South Africa Medal; Clasps Cape Colony; Orange Free State;Transvaal 64 Daffadar Kehr Singh Faridkot Lancers
King's South Africa Medal; Clasps South Africa 1901; South Africa 1902 64 Daffadar Kehr Singh Faridkot Lancers

Norman Collett 1981 £ 85.00





Faridkot Imperial Service lances joined the Imperial Service Troops scheme in 1890 and left in 1900



From Secretary to Secretary of State for India, 2nd January,1900
All the Native States which have Imperial Service Troops have offered Mounted Infantry Horses for South Africa with such liberality that it would be possible to supply as many as 750 in addition to the 2000 which were originally asked for. In most cases the horses are offered free of charge. Great disappointment would be caused to the States if any of their offers were refused. Do Her Majesty's Government consider an increase of number desirable?

From Secretary of State for India to Viceroy, 8th January, 1900
Your foreign telegram, 2nd January. Her Majesty's Government accepts the offer of 750 horses, Native States, with expression of very warm appreciation of spirit which has prompted it.

20 horses supplied from Faridkote

London Times 20/01/00 (Saturday)
p8a The Fultala, with 280 horses contributed by Indian Princes, left Bombay for Durban yesterday.

The Faridkot Imperial Lancers had several syces as part of the contingent.
I have one to Nazam Din

It is very nice to see the KSA in the group David. I also like the price from 1981 which must have seemed a lot at the time?

Best wishes
David