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Several interesting examples at Morton & Eden, 5 July, including a few in groups. I haven't checked but some of them will have appeared in earlier postings on this string.

Ian

exyeoman wrote: Several interesting examples at Morton & Eden, 5 July, including a few in groups. I haven't checked but some of them will have appeared in earlier postings on this string.
Ian

Hazara Singh was a reunite that I gave to the vendor last year www.angloboerwar.com/forum/search?query=...5/2023&childforums=1

Sardar Khan I have discussed his anomalous single clasp KSA here www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...gent?start=204#53307


1712 Sowar Fateh Sher Khan DNW 2013# £ 480
Aberdeen 2013 £785
Aberdeen 2015 £625
DNW 2016 £420

208 Cowherd Rahim (Tvl;DofL) Ebay 2019 £250*

Sarfroz Khan I have not encountered previously.

A battery embarking at Bombay

Source: www.angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/3...n-jack?start=0#90162

Pictures courtesy of Noonan's

DCM VR (91595 Corpl: J. N. Waugh. R.G.A.);
QSA (5) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (91595 Serjt: J. W. [sic] Waugh. Supply Trnspt: Cps:);
KSA (2) (Serjt: J. N. Waugh. S. & T.C.)

DCM London Gazette 27 September 1901.

J N Waugh attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery and served in South Africa attached to the Supply and Transport Corps, Punjab Command. He served throughout the campaign with the Dhanjibhoy Tonga Train. Concerning the train Lord Roberts wrote in his Despatch of 31 March 1900: ‘My thanks are due to Khem Bahadur Dhanjibhoy, a Parsee gentleman, long resident in the Punjab, who presented tongas for ambulance purposes. These tongas were horsed and fully equipped with drivers and all necessary gear. They proved most useful.’

MID LG 2 April 1901.

An update on the Indian QSAs at Morton and Eden this afternoon.

The QSA (1) SA02 to(1231 Pte. Sarfroz Khan. 3rd Madras Lrs. sold for a hammer price of GBP 220. Totals: GBP 273. R 6,300. AUD 500. NZD 540. CAD 450. USD 340. EUR 310

The QSA (4) to 1712 Sowar Fateh Sher Khan, 18th Bengal Lcrs: sold for a hammer price of GBP 300. Totals: GBP 372. R 8,590. AUD 690. NZD 740. CAD 610. USD 460. EUR 420

The bronze QSA to 208 Cowherd Rahim S.&T. Corps sold for a hammer price of GBP 240. Totals: GBP 298. R 6,870. AUD 550. NZD 590. CAD 490. USD 370. EUR 340

The bronze QSA to 217 Bhisti Dorasami, S. T. Corps. sold for a hammer price of GBP 180. Totals: GBP 223. R 5,160. AUD 410. NZD 440. CAD 360. USD 270. EUR 250

The KSA (1) SA02 to 1785 Sowar Sardar Khan 18th Lcrs. sold or a hammer price of GBP 200. Totals: GBP 248. R 5,730. AUD 460. NZD 490. CAD 400. USD 310. EUR 280

The QSA/IGS pair to 2637 Sowar Hazara Singh, 5th Punjab Cvlry: sold for a hammer price of GBP 1,000. Totals: GBP 1,240. R 28,640. AUD 2,290. NZD 2,470. CAD 2,020. USD 1,530. EUR 1,400

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (0) (E. Peter. Natal Vol: Ind: Amb: Corps)

The recommendation for the award of a medal to ‘The Natal Volunteer Indian Ambulance Leaders’ put forward by Lancelot P. Booth, Medical Officer to the Corps, dated 5th October, 1900, states:

‘These men are educated, English-speaking Indians residing in Natal who volunteered for active service in any capacity and underwent training in Ambulance work, and when some 700 to 800 Indian coolies, ignorant of English, were engaged as Ambulance “bearers” these volunteers were appointed Leaders.

The Leaders stipulated that they should be unpaid, as their one desire was to prove in some humble way their loyalty to the Empress of India. These men saw active service in the operations at the Tugela, at Colenso and Spion Kop. Their special usefulness was in helping to remove the severely wounded to Rail-end by stretcher when the troops fell back carrying as far as 25 miles in one day.

The War Medal would be highly prized by them.’

The list of 19 names that followed was headed by ‘Mohandas K. Gandhi, Bar:-at-Law, Inner Temple’ (a.k.a. Mahatma Gandhi). At No. 13 on this list is ‘Emanuel Peters, Clerk.’

Emanuel Ambrose Peters (known as Manuel Peters or Emanuel Peters) was born at Durban, Natal, of Indian parentage. He was married to Janetta (née de Mink) who died on 4 February 1924, leaving two daughters born in 1921 and 1923. Emanuel Peters died at Johannesburg on 2 April 1940, aged 65, and had been a chef by trade.

See the excellent post by Mike Rowan: www.angloboerwar.com/forum/5-medals-and-...corps?start=18#78344