Queen's South Africa Medal. Silver issue. No clasp (J. Ferrier. C.G.R.)

Medal Verification: The medal confirmed as entitled per the respective medal roll of the Cape Government Railway reference WO 100/279, that was compiled and signed at, Cradock, South Africa, on, 17 June 1903

J. Ferrier was employed as a 'Ganger' with the Cape Government Railways. The medal roll with remark that the recipient was awarded his Queen’s South Africa Medal for:
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Code: 25613

China Medal 1900. Silver issue with no clasp (2602 Sowar Surayan Singh 3d Bo Lt Cavy)

A rare seen medal to a Sikh veteran of the Boxer Rebellion in China, who later lost his life at the Battle of Ctesiphon, on 22 November 1915, while fighting Ottoman Turkish Forces in Mesopotamia (present day Iraq)

Killed-in-Action / or Died of Wounds: No 2602 Sowar Surayan Singh 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry (the 3rd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Bombay Cavalry had changed ...  read more

Code: 25612

Queens South Africa Medal 1899-1902. Silver issue with  2 x clasps 'Tugela Heights' & 'Relief of Ladysmith' (2042 Tpr: E. Ferguson. Natal Police)

Medal & Clasps Verification: Trooper  Ernest. Ferguson, Natal Police, is verified being entitled to the medal and both clasps per the respective campaign medal roll of the Natal Police (ref WO 100/261), compiled and signed at Pietermaritzburg on 8 September 1901. This being the medal exactly as issued to him off the medal roll of the Natal Police

Under the remarks in the same med...  read more

Code: 25611

Queens South Africa Medal 1899-1902. Silver issue with clasp 'Cape Colony', 'Orange Free State' & 'Belfast' (8312 Pte. A. Abbott. Gren: Gds:)

The 3 x clasps with matching official rivets, have been latterly added to the medal (and not entitled to either the Orange Free State or Belfast clasps). Presumably he recipient lost or never received his actual clasp entitlement, and latterly (after migrating to Canada) sourced & added the clasps currently shown on the medal 

Medal & Clasp(s) Verification: The recipient 8312 Pri...  read more

Code: 25610

King's South Africa Medal. With 2 x clasps 'South Africa 1901' & 'South Africa 1902' (4205 Pte. G. Jones. Rl: Scots Fus:)

Medal(s) & Clasps Verification: No 4205 George John Jones. Royal Scots Fusiliers is confirmed entitled to the KSA and both clasps, as well as a Queen's South Africa Medal with 4 x clasps clasps per the respective campaign medal rolls of the Royal Scots Fusiliers for his services in the Great War. Additionally entitled to the Great War medals listed below for his Great War service with the Argyl...  read more

Code: 25609

King's South Africa Medal. With 2 x clasps 'South Africa 1901' & 'South Africa 1902' (1675 S.S. Mjr: H. Jones. 1/Kitchener’s F.S.)

Medal & Clasps Verification: No. 1675 Squadron Sergeant Major Hugh Jones, 1st Battalion Kitchener's Fighting Scouts, is verified being entitled to the medal and both clasps per the respective campaign medal roll of the Kitchener's Fighting Scouts. In addition he was also entitled to a QSA medal - on roll of Kitchener's Fighting Scouts - with the below following medal clasps as referenced below:...  read more

Code: 25608

Birmingham Special Constabulary Long Service Medal 1916. Bronze. The reverse engraved ‘S. E. Evans’

The medal was awarded for 2 x Years Service in the Birmingham Special Constabulary during the Great War

Reverse of the suspension brooch retaining its original long hinged pin and clasp fittings as issued

When worn in full-dress uniform, the medal was 'pinned' to the tunic 'sans' riband - the medal ribbons were only to be worn as a riband bar in undress uniform. Re...  read more

Code: 25607

Birmingham Special Constabulary Water Works Guard Medal 1917-18. Bronze, unnamed as issued

The Birmingham Watch Committee approved the issue of this 'Home Front' War Service medal on 5 December 1918, for award to members of the Birmingham Special Constabulary who had been deployed as 'Water Work Guards' 1917-18

The water works and dam depicted on the medal is the Foel Tower located in the Elan Valley of Wales, and where 2 x officers and 25 x constables were permanently...  read more

Code: 25606

Albright & Wilson Ltd: Phosphorus Works Woman War Worker Medal 1918. Bronze, unnamed as issued

Reference '100 Years of Phosphorus Making 1851-1951 (E. Threlfall, 1951)

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One great change wrought by the war was the employment of women and girls in the works, at first without enthusiasm on the part of the management but by degrees with admiration for the variety of jobs they undertook. Most of them gave up the work at the end of the war, when Mrs Bate, th...  read more

Code: 25605

India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV first type. Silver issue, with clasp 'Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919' (199 Rfmn. Newal Sing Ghale, 1-4 Grks.)

The recipient Newal Sing Ghale, was a Nepalese soldier of Gurkha ethnicity and the Hindu faith, who held the rank of Rifleman while serving with 1st Battalion 4th Gurkha Rifles of the British Indian Army

Following the independence of India, the 4th Gurkha Rifles Regiment is one six Gurkha Rifles Regiments (the others were 1 GR, 3 GR & 5 RGR, 8 GR & 9 gr) of the former British Ind...  read more

Code: 25604