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Soldiers of Shropshire Museum, Shrewsbury 2 years 2 months ago #85568

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Very good, well worth visiting. It's in Shrewsbury Castle, just up the road from the railway station. www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/Regimental%20Museum/







Other ranks' khaki drill uniform, worn in South Africa by Lance Corporal E. Link. (The gift to the museum of Miss E. Yardley)


Lieutenant W. L. Herd's QSA (The gift to the museum of Miss Janet Phillips)
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Private T. Hampson's QSA medal (left) and his Borough of Oswestry tribute medal (right)


Borough of Bridgnorth tribute medal, presented to Private T. H. Bill.




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Officers of the 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry at Shrewsbury, February, 1900, before their departure to South Africa. From the photo album of Lieutenant F. Hurt Sitwell. (The gift to the museum of Mrs E. M. Blyth)

Imperial Yeomanry saddle roll and an officer's slouch hat, the latter having been worn by Captain R. T. Jones, 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry. (The hat was a gift to the museum of Mr R. H. Hilton-Jones)

Left - Gold watch presented to Private J. R. Jones, 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry, "by his friends and neighbours / as a token of their Appreciation of his Courage and Patriotism / PONTESBURY / June 17th, 1901" (The gift to the museum of Mr J. R. Jones)
Right - Silver watch presented to Private Richard Haughton, 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry, "in recognition of his services / in the / S. African war / 1900 - 2nd May, 1902" (The gift to the museum of Miss B. J. Haughton)

QSA and KSA of Shoeing Smith A. Mansell, 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry.
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The QSA of Lieutenant J. I. Benson, 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry. On the right is a letter from his mother, sent to him while he was a prisoner, and behind the medal and letter is
Benson's commission into the regular army in 1901.

The QSA's of Sergeant H. P. Bonham (left) and Private T. R. Lewis, both of the 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry.


Captain J. J. White's QSA with seven clasps.


A carved wooden pipe found in President Kruger's tent by the 2nd K.S.L.I., and a miniature Norwegian flag, also found in his tent.

Orders and medals of Lieutenant-Colonel James Spens.

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The bugle of the 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry, brought home by Private H. C. Walker. (The gift to the museum of Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. Kynaston) The inscription on the main part of the bugle reads [approximately] "13TH CO. / S. L. I. / HENRY POTTER & CO. / 30, CHARING CROSS / LONDON / 1899"

"BOER WAR 1900-1 / BROUGHT HOME BY / TR. H. C. WALKER / 13TH CO. S. I. Y."


Medals of Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. Battye, D.S.O.




Embroidered colours of the 2nd Battlion King's Shropshire Light Infantry.

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Berenice,

Superb set of photographs. Thank you for posting these.

Would it be possible to have a photograph of the Osewstry Medal to add to the tribute medal page?

Neville


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The two watches you have included photographs of were presented as bellow:


HABBERLEY, 23 May 1903

Silver watch & chain, suitably inscribed, illuminated address, and pipe & tobacco, to:

13th (Shropshire) Company, 5th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
29208 Trooper Richard HAUGHTON [Horton]

Inscribed: Presented to Private Richard Haughton, 13th (Shropshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry, "in recognition of his services / in the / S. African war / 1900 - 2nd May, 1902".

Presentation made by Mrs Dixon Robinson, at Habberley Hall.

Shrewsbury Chronicle, 29/05/1903
Wellington Journal, 30/05/1903



PONTESBURY, 17 Jun 1901

Gold watch & chain (cost: over £40), suitably inscribed, to:

13th (Shropshire) Company, 5th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
1276 Trooper James Roderick JONES

Inscribed: "Presented to Mr James R. Jones by his friends and neighbours on his return from South Africa, as a token of their appreciation of his courage and patriotism. Pontesbury, June 17, 1901".

Presentation made by Miss Heighway-Jones, in the village schoolroom, Pontesbury.

Watch supplied by Mr A.C. Cleaver, watchmaker, Pontesbury.
Chain supplied by Mr Jones, Church Street, Wellington.

Wellington Journal, 15/06/1901
Shrewsbury Chronicle, 21/06/1901
Wellington Journal, 22/06/1901


A further two watches were presented by Pontesbury (silver, rather than gold), in 1903:

PONTESBURY, 23 Jan 1903

Silver watches & chains, to:

13th (Shropshire) Company, 5th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
21553 Trooper Francis Hamlet MORRIS

88th (Montgomeryshire) Company, 9th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
26931 Trooper William Hamlet BROXTON

Inscribed (Wellington Journal): "Presented by numerous friends and well-wishers in appreciation of services rendered in South Africa 1901-2. Pontesbury, January 23, 1903".

Actual inscription (Paul Dunn Collection): "PRESENTED TO / Trooper F.H. Morris / OF THE / SHROPSHIRE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY / by numerous friends and well wishers / in appreciation of services rendered / IN SOUTH AFRICA 1901-2. / PONTESBURY, / January 23rd, 1903".

Presentation made by Mrs Harrison, in the National School, Pontesbury.

Note the use of the unusual name "Hamlet" by both troopers. This suggests they may have been related.

Wellington Journal, 31/01/1903



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