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QSA (1) Defence of Kimberley (507 Pte. H. W. Wright. Kimberley Vol: Regt.);
Kimberley Star, ‘a’

Non effective 27 July 1900. QSA (1). Kaplan October 2005.

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QSA (1) Defence of Kimberley (Cpl. J. T. Ross. Kimberley T.G.);
1914-15 Star (Pte. J. T. Ross Pietersburg Cdo.);
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. J. T. Ross. Pietersburg Cdo.);
Kimberley Star 'a', the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Cp. J. T. Poss T.G. Kimberley Defence’, lacking integral top riband bar

Sold with a Siege of Kimberley ‘charm’, likely to have been manufactured during the Siege, named to ‘J. T. Ross’.

I have acquired the DoK below - to 71 Pte. C. Halverson, K.T.G. - with verified clasps to DoK and OFS. This chap is a bit confusing... the KLH nominal roll has him attesting on 17 October 1899, followed by his dismissal from that unit on 18 December 1899. The left-hand page of the nominal roll confirms PRIOR service with the KTG - although it says (in brackets) what looks like D.F.H. (Diamond Fields Horse)?

So here's the thing - if his last known service ended with dismissal on 18/12/99 with the KH (KLH); then when would he have been likely to start with the KTG? And, even more puzzling, when did he earn the OFS clasp (which is verified on the roll?

All pointers/input greatly appreciated in advance.





Regards

Rory

I'm even more confused Rory
I found an entry for his personal effects serving with K L H but no dates on when or even if he died........an enigma indeed.


I'm at a loss regarding the OFS clasp, although one roll suggests the clasps were issued in 1905.

He died in Kimberley Hospital on 22 April 1902 Dave. According to the probate, he was a Diamond Miner who died from Phthisis.

Regards

Rory

His pulmonaryTB (phthisis) may well have been the reason he was dismissed. Open TB was a real danger to others, in the era before drug treatment.