Henk,
The stories behind some medals are frightful to learn. To have been severely wounded or mortally wounded as was the vase with Algernon Parker must have been dreadful.
The skirmish on the 11th involved 116 men with 116 horses of the Cape Police plus their maxim detachment of 7 men, one gun and 8 horses.
During the engagement, the CP expended 3,840 small arms rounds of a total of 4,494 for all the force engaged. Of this, the maxim fired 110 rounds.
Algernon parker was their only casualty. There were two men wounded that day and 5 horses wounded.
The CP lost the following equipment:
1 field service cap, 1 smasher hat, 1 nosebag, 1 horse brush, 1 currycomb
Best wishes
David