Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!


Heanor District Local History -> Family History Topics
Control Panel
Log In! | Register
Your User Name:
Your Password:    Forget your password? | Register
Subject:
Message:


Emoticon Listing
HTML Help
Options: Check here to include your profile signature.
Check here to stay logged in.
Convert smiles.
Preview your post. (This feature will still post your message,
but you can edit it from there if you need to make changes)


 
Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!

Author Message / Information
brownwest






West - Francis and Thomas
replied on: 4/9/2008 10:34:20 PM
Thats a great story, no one other than one who was there could give it such feeling, strange thing is I have his Queens Medal and it only has four bars on it, it does look a little damaged at the top, still on it are (from top to bottom) J;Burg,Paardeburg,Modder River and Belmont.

Perhaps the other bar Dreinfontain fell off at some time, it is more than 100 years old! Or perhaps the paper got it wrong, maybe the battery was there at Dreifontain but they did not receive honours for it!!

I'll have to do some research...great story, it ties in so well, I have his pension records and service records allthought quite hard to read...it states his wound to the right thigh!! I will check with a magnifyung glass and see I see Dreifontain.
Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!


ChatArea.com Help & News Forums | Terms of Use | Contact ChatArea.com | Advertising

Powered By ChatArea.com - Get your free Society today! © Copyright 2003 Wewp!