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Defence of Mafeking 8 years 11 months ago #26897

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Pair to Trooper J. H. W. Ascough, British South Africa Police


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BSA CM reverse Rhodesia 1896 (0) (Sub-Lieut. T. H. W. Ascough Staff B.F.F.)
QSA (1) DoM (2468 Tpr. J. H. W. Ascough, B.S.A.P.) officially re-impressed.

In the Mafeking Siege Register, by Colin Walker, it is recorded that he ‘performed song at BSAP at Cannon Kopje Concert’.
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Defence of Mafeking 8 years 11 months ago #26901

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A superb pair, although, for me, a little tarnished because of the naming on the QSA.

djb wrote: Pair to Trooper J. H. W. Ascough, British South Africa Police


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BSA CM reverse Rhodesia 1896 (0) (Sub-Lieut. T. H. W. Ascough Staff B.F.F.)
QSA (1) DoM (2468 Tpr. J. H. W. Ascough, B.S.A.P.) officially re-impressed.

In the Mafeking Siege Register, by Colin Walker, it is recorded that he ‘performed song at BSAP at Cannon Kopje Concert’.

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Defence of Mafeking 8 years 11 months ago #26909

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Frank,

I would agree. It will be really interesting to see by how much the price is reduced because of that.
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Defence of Mafeking 8 years 11 months ago #26914

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Herewith a scan of the pair to Samuel Hempseed, . His BSAC medal has the 1897 reverse and he died of wounds received during the Game Tree Fort episode. The QSA is also skimmed and officially re-impressed.

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Defence of Mafeking 8 years 11 months ago #26916

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A great shame about the naming Henk but still an historic pair.
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Defence of Mafeking 8 years 11 months ago #26923

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Henk

Thank you for showing another great pair of medals. Does the official renaming really detract from the value of the QSA? It seems that this does not apply in the case of the skimmed and renamed medals awarded to nurses. There is clearly no intention to deceive in such instances.

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