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Good Afternoon Gentlemen

I was just updating my catalogue to send my yearly report into my insurance company and I got to thinking about the bars that I have on the medals that I have in the collection and the breakdown of the bars…..

This I thought would give me an idea as to the breakdown as to the bars issued as well, i.e. which is the most common to least common etc……

Here are my results……

CAPE COLONY…………………69%
NATAL…………………………… 9%
RHODESIA……………………… 5%
RELIEF OF MAFEKING……….. 3%
DEFENCE OF KIMBERLEY….. 2%
TALANA…………………………. 2%
ELANDSLAAGTE………………. 2%
DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH….. 5%
BELMONT……………………….. 2%
MODDER RIVER…………….…. 2%
TUGELA HEIGHTS…………….. 8%
RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY………. 4%
PAARDEBERG…………………. 9%
ORANGE FREE STATE………..55%
RELIEF OF LADYSMITH……… 8%
DRIEFONTEIN…………………. 7%
WEPENER……………………… 1%
DEFENCE OF MAFEKING………1%
TRANSVAAL…………………….22%
JOHANNESBURG………………10%
LAING'S NEK……………………10%
DIAMOND HILL ………………… 5%
WITTEBERGEN………………… 6%
BELFAST…………………………11%
SOUTH AFRICA 1901………….29%
SOUTH AFRICA 1902………….24%
NO BARS AS ISSUED………….29%

Mike

Even though the overall representation is probably fairly correct, my guess is these percentages would differ by the size and preference inherent in an idividuals collection.

Are the numbers and type of clasps issued to QSA's & KSA's known with some level of certainty?

Cheers
Stephen

Stephen Bayley wrote: Even though the overall representation is probably fairly correct, my guess is these percentages would differ by the size and preference inherent in an idividuals collection.

Are the numbers and type of clasps issued to QSA's & KSA's known with some level of certainty?

Cheers
Stephen

Hi Stephen.....

Yes I agree and see the point of the type of collection......

Myself I was trying the impossible, of obtaining at least a single medal for every unit that was entitled to a medal..... All 953 but I now know that is a dream.....

So therefore it is a general list across the board.....

The only ones that I will pick up when possible is medals to Canadian Units.....

Mike

Thanks Mike,

That is a HUGE ask and I hope you achieve it. My collection is relatively modest and will never have some of the clasps you have in your collection so they are likely to stay at 0%.

Kia Kaha
Stephen