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An Elandslaagte at last! 12 years 7 months ago #9699

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I have been saving for a QSA with the Elandslaagte clasp for a while now and finally acquired one at the weekend courtesy of a friend who was keeping this one for me.
The medal in question has been discussed in a thread I raised earlier, below is the link.
www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...ncerning-date-clasps

3544 Pte.J.Cunningham 1st Batt.Devonshire Regiment.
Private Cunningham died of disease on 2nd March 1900 at Ladysmith (Official casualty roll location: ladysmith)
His memorial is in the Catherdral in Exeter Devon on the North transept tablets.
His QSA has the clasps Defence of Ladysmith and Elandslaagte and strangley SA01 and SA02 to which he could not have been entitled to.
He is listed in David's Elandslaagte book with the two clasp entitlement and noted as deceased.
I have included some images of the rivets to the clasps and images of the clasps themselves for the forums consultation.
I do not intend to have the date clasps removed, I am quite happy to leave them as part of the medals history but I am open to the forum's comments.

Thank you for looking
Paul

"From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."

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An Elandslaagte at last! 12 years 7 months ago #9704

Mark Wilkie Offline Senior Member Posts: 430 Thank you received: 46	Congrats, Paul ! That's a great one !
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coldstream Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 215	Thanks Mark It has taken a while to get one! Paul Mark Wilkie wrote: Congrats, Paul ! That's a great one ! "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."
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Mark Wilkie Offline Senior Member Posts: 430 Thank you received: 46	Green with envy, Paul ! Really a wonderful addition to your collection ! coldstream wrote: Thanks Mark It has taken a while to get one! Paul Mark Wilkie wrote: Congrats, Paul ! That's a great one !
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An Elandslaagte at last! 12 years 7 months ago #9711

QSAMIKE Offline Senior Member Posts: 5942 Thank you received: 2052	A very good Devonshire...... Have always liked them...... Have one to a 3487 Pte. E. Obrien, 2st Devonshire, Wounded, Bergendal..... Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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An Elandslaagte at last! 12 years 7 months ago #9713

coldstream Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 215	Thanks Mike, It was always my intention to wait for a Devons Paul QSAMIKE wrote: A very good Devonshire...... Have always liked them...... Have one to a 3487 Pte. E. Obrien, 2st Devonshire, Wounded, Bergendal..... Mike "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."
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