Queens South Africa Medal. Silver issue with 4 x clasps 'Cape Colony', 'Orange Free State', 'Transvaal' & 'South Africa 1901' (974 Pte. J. W. Napier. Cape Town Highrs:)

Medal and clasps verification: QSA medal and all 4 x clasps confirmed per below cited medal rolls:

- QSA Medal with 4 x clasps: Ref WO 100/241 compiled at Cape Town, South Africa, 26 October 1901 (medal issued on 19 December 1906)

Recipient was a Scottish soldier holding the rank of Private while serving with the Cape Town Highlanders (a South African volunteer uni...  read more

Code: 23482

A 'Montrose' man's South African War campaign medal pair: Private James Gouck, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- QSA Medal. 'Cape Colony' 'Orange Free State' 'Belfast (1906 Pte. J. Gouck, Gordon Highrs:)
- King's South Africa Medal. 'South Africa 01' 'South Africa 02' (1906 Pte. A. Gouck, Gordon Highrs:)

Note: The KSA medal with forename initial A (sic) - exactly as transcribed from the medal roll which had a clerical error at time of compilation

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Code: 23511

A 'Carnbee, Pittenweem' Jock's South African War campaign medal pair: Private Charles Balsillie, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders late 1st and 2nd Battalions Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)

- QSA Medal: 'Cape Colony' 'Orange Free State' 'Belfast (3093 Pte. C. Balsillie, Gordon Highrs:)
- King's South Africa: 'South Africa 01' 'South Africa 02' (3093 Pte. C. Balsallie, Gordon Highrs:)

A captioned / identified photograph of the soldier, wearing kilted uniform of the Gordon Highlanders is accessible at the Ancestry Website see their resource 'Kirkcaldy, Fife...  read more

Code: 23509

A 'Rogue Policeman's' South African War campaign medal pair: Corporal Rudolph Ernest Balzer, Cape Police District 1

- Queen's South Africa. 'Cape Colony' 'Orange Free State' (2090 Pte R. Balzer. Cape P. D. 1.)
- King's South Africa. 'South Africa 1901' & 'South Africa 1902' (2090 L-Cpl. R. Balzer. Cape P. D. 1.)

Rogue Policeman: Corporal Balzer's service papers are endorsed as under:

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Dismissed 16.11.03 'Falsification of Books'

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Code: 23513

A 'Guardsman's' South African War campaign medal pair: Private Peter Templeton, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards

- QSA Medal. 'Cape Colony' 'Orange Free State' & 'Wittebergen' (8698 Pte. P. Templeton, Scots Gds:)
- King's South Africa Medal. 'South Africa 01' 'South Africa 02' (8698 Pte. P. Templeton, Scots Gds:)

Important: Both medals and all 5 x clasps verified per the respective campaign medal rolls of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guard, as under;

- QSA Medal & 5 x...  read more

Code: 23512

India General Service Medal 1895. Victoria obverse silver issue with 2 x clasps 'Punjab Frontier 1897-98', 'Tirah 1897-98' (5054 Pte T. Hodgson. 1st Bn. Gord: Hrs.)

Medal and clasps verification: Medal and both clasps confirmed as entitled per the respective campaign medal roll of 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders (ref WO 100/89 compiled and signed at Gharial, India, on 5 August 1898, and confirmed as the recipients only named medal that he was entitled to and received for his Army Service

Private Hodgson enlisted in the British Army in May 1...  read more

Code: 23497

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (2879 Pte. P. Innes 1st. Bn. Gord Highrs.)

Medal and clasp verification: Medal & clasp verified per respective medal roll of the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders (ref WO 100/77) compiled and signed at, Gharial, India, 1 July 1896

Peter Innes, second son of Peter Innes (General Labourer) & Isabella Innes (nee McIntosh) was a native of the ,Parish of Mortlach, Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland, where he was born on, 5 January ...  read more

Code: 23422

An Egypt & Sudan Campaign medal pair: Corporal Robert Galloway, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

The pair comprises:

a). Egypt & Sudan Medal 1882-1886. Reverse undated. With clasps 'El-Teb_Tamaai' & 'The Nile 1884-85' (26, Lce Corpl R. Galloway, 1/Gord: Highrs:)

b). Egypt: Khedives Egypt Star. Obverse dated 1884-86

Medal & clasps verification: The Egypt Medal with both x clasps verified as entitled per the respective campaign medal roll for the ...  read more

Code: 23517

A 'Malta Garrison Death' Egypt & Sudan Campaign medal pair: Private W. Loads, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

The pair comprises:

a). Egypt & Sudan Medal 1882-1886. Reverse undated. With clasp 'The Nile 1884-85' (1423. Pte. W. Loads, 1/Gord: Highrs:)

b). Egypt: Khedives Egypt Star. Obverse dated 1884-86

Died in Malta 1887: Private W. Loads, is confirmed having died in Malta sometime during 1887 shown on the roll with remark 'Dead' under column 'Cause of beco...  read more

Code: 23518

Egypt & Sudan Medal 1882-1886. Reverse dated 1882. No clasp (2123. Pte. H. Taylor. 1/Gord: Highrs:)

Important: The recipient Private Henry Taylor, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, is confirmed entitled to 4 x clasps to his dated 1882 Medal, vis 'Tel-el-Kebir', 'Suakin 1884', 'El-Teb_Tamaai' & 'The Nile 1884-5'!

Medals and clasps verification: The recipient is verified as entitled to both the Egypt Medal 1882 with 4 x clasps and the Khedives Egypt Star 1882. Both medals and all...  read more

Code: 23499