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Pearston is a small town roughtly mid wat between Graaff Reinet and Somerset East in the eastern cape.
Of the 25 names on the roll, only 8 medals were issued.
A note on the roll says 'The Pearston Town Guard was called out for permanent duty on 27 January 1901 in view of the proximity of the enemy. They defended the town against the attack of Kritzinger’s and Lötter’s Commando on 3 March 1901 to whom they surrendered, and the Town Guard has not since been reformed'.
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