Queen's South Africa Medal. Silver issue. No clasp (466 Pte F. Topper. Grahamstown T. G.)

Medal verification: The medal with no clasp verified as entitled per the respective medal roll of the 1st Battalion Grahamstown Town Guard, reference WO 100/282, that was compiled and signed at Grahamstown, South Africa, on, 28 November 1901

Reference 'British Battles & Medals' (Spink, 7th edition, 2006) the Grahamstown Town Guard comprised two battalions, with a total of 168 medals issued to 'All-Ranks' of the Grahamstown Town Guard

Frederick Matthew Walker Topper, a South African of British descent, was born in South Africa on, 2 October 1868. He was the son of Thomas Robert Topper (1823-1876) whose father was also a Thomas Robert Topper (1799-1872), which as a family had migrated to South Africa circa 1848-9. Frederick was a resident of, Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, and married there on, 26 October 1894, to Bertha Maud Murray. The couple were blessed with a son, Frederick Albert George Topper, whose birth was recorded in the local Grahamstown Journal, with the notice “BIRTH at Grahamstown on August 14th 1897, the wife of Fred Topper of a son.” There were two 'Topper's' that served with the Grahamstown Town Guard during the South African War, the other being Thomas Harry Arthur Topper (1882-1942), who was Frederick’s young cousin

Sold together with hardcopy photocopied extract entry page from the respective campaign medal roll

Condition: About EF

Code: 23492