South African units

Herschel is a small town in Cape Colony, east of Aliwal North and north of Lady Grey, on the border with the OFS and Basutoland.

QSAs and KSAs were issued to the Herschel Native Police. 24 Officers are listed on the KSA roll (WO100/361)

Surname:  Forename/inits:  Regimental no:  Rank:  Notes:  Search Options: \nDefault Search \nExact Search \nBegins With...
(9 Records)

Surname	Forename/inits	Regimental no	Rank	Notes
Gladwin	J A F		Captain	QSA (1) SA01 (Capt J A F Gladwin, Herschel N Police).  A well-documented example of Cape naming, done “upside down”.  The medal was sent by the Cape Colonial Defence Department to Armstrong & Co. on the 18 June 1906, with instructions that the unit had to be altered from “E.G. F. Fce.” to “Herschel N. Police”. Medal was skimmed in total, and rank, name and unit re-impressed.  City Coins Jul 08
Gomme	E R		RSM	QSA (2) CC OFS (Re E R Gomme Frontier Light Horse), KSA (2) (RSM Herschel Native Police).  City Coins Dec 97
Jonas	S	28	Private	Demise: Killed accidentally 04 Nov 1901 Place: Sterkspruit Source: In Memoriam by S Watt
Jonas	S	28	Private	Killed. Sterkspruit, 4 November 1901 Accident Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
Knight	O T		Captain	Demise: Died of disease - heart 05 Apr 1902 Place: Herschel Source: In Memoriam by S Watt
Knight	O T		Captain	Died of disease. Herschel, 5 April 1902 Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
Knight	Oswald Thomas		Captain	He died of heart failure at Herschel, on April 5th, 1902. Source: Donner
Willems E	J G	98	Private	Demise: Drowned 06 Nov 1901 Place: Elsies Kraal Source: In Memoriam by S Watt
Willemse	J G	98	Private	Drowned. Elsie's Kraal, 6 November 1901 Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll
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