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QSA (1) Talana (Capt: S. J. Biddington, Natal Vols:)

Samuel Joseph Biddington was Station Master at Dundee and besides serving with the Natal Volunteers, is noted as being with the Dundee Town Guard (Member), 'F' Squadron, Colonial Scouts and 25th Company, Army Service Corps.

Sold for a hammer price of £800. Totals (inc VAT on the commission for the UK only): £992. R18,700. Au$1,690. Can$1,590. US$1,250

djb wrote: A spurious Talana QSA from the next DNW auction.

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QSA (5) Cape Colony, Talana, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (3749 Pte. J. Wood. R. Lanc: Regt.) small official correction to surname from ‘Woods’

He is entitled to QSA (5) as above with the exception of Talana and a KSA (2).

Now on e***y, I contacted the seller who amended the description: "Please note this medal came from Six Noonan Webb who were happy with all clasps a armchair expert is casting doubt on talent if d n w we're confident so am I but if you have doubt please don't bid or retract but as I say she confident and so am i"

He / She must be joking.... Quote - "a armchair expert is casting doubt on talent if d n w" - Quote.....
I am sure that you have helped DNW out many times......

I immediately looked hjm up in Davids book..... No listing......

Mike

3749 Private J Wood
2nd Battalion Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment.

QSA 5 Clasps :-

Orange Free State
Transvaal
Tugela Heights
Relief of Ladysmith
Laings Nek.

Entitled to KSA (2 clasps)

Medal roll for 3749.
There may be a provisional roll somewhere with additional clasp entitlement. But on 1st trawl of Ancestry, this is all that came up along with his KSA roll.
Note. No Talana or Cape Colony.

Surely the professionals could have found this?
This armchair numpty did


Dave......

Wow....Dix Noonan has a fancy new website.

To follow up what Dave has already mentioned, I wonder if the seller got carried away with the excitement of bidding as you can see from the below image in the footnotes, it states that he is not entitled to the Cape Colony or Talana clasps but the Laing's Nek clasp.


Trev