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Subject: SAGS to Sissison's Horse Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:28 pm
Not strictly (or even remotely) Zulu War but I have a SAGS 1877-78 clasp medal to a Tpr. J.J. Waldeck of Sissison's Horse - any info on him or the unit would be highly appreciated as there doesn't appear to be much on the net or books I have access to.
The medal is correctly named in Cape naming style circa 1906.
Regards
Rory
90th
Posts : 10089 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: SAGS to Sissiso's Horse Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:03 am
Sorry Rory , I haven't heard of them , not sure why it would have Cape Naming Style 1906 when it's from 77-78 ? , those Medals were issued in 1881 if I'm not mistaken ? . 90th
John Young
Posts : 2099 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 64 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: SAGS to Sissison's Horse Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:13 am
Rory,
No trace in my research files, there was a Trooper J. Waldeck who served in the Diamond Fields Horse, who was entitled to the bar 1877-8-9.
In addition there was Trooper H. D. Waldeck who served in the 3rd Cape Mounted Yeomanry, who was entitled to the bar 1879.
I would suggest a search of the National Archives of South Africa on your man’s details and see what that reveals.
Sissison’s Horse appears to have been linked with Murraysburg Volunteer Cavalry, so some research in that area might prove fruitful. JY
John Young
Posts : 2099 Join date : 2013-09-08 Age : 64 Location : Lower Sheering, Essex
Subject: Re: SAGS to Sissison's Horse Wed Oct 31, 2018 12:35 pm
Rory,
From the NASA search facility, a possible candidate for you:
DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 6/9/352 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 1190 PART 1 DESCRIPTION WALDECK, JACOBUS JOHANNES. DEATH NOTICE. STARTING 18960000 ENDING 18960000
Over to you for the leg work.
JY
ADMIN
Posts : 3923 Join date : 2008-11-01 Age : 61 Location : KENT
Subject: Re: SAGS to Sissison's Horse Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:16 pm
Subject: Re: SAGS to Sissison's Horse Wed Nov 21, 2018 7:41 pm
Thanks chaps - John I'll certainly give your lead a good look.
Rory Reynolds
Posts : 38 Join date : 2017-07-02
Subject: Re: SAGS to Sissison's Horse Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:48 pm
90th wrote:
Sorry Rory , I haven't heard of them , not sure why it would have Cape Naming Style 1906 when it's from 77-78 ? , those Medals were issued in 1881 if I'm not mistaken ? . 90th
The Cape naming style of medals applied to a number of Cape of Good Hope GSM's as well as several Frontier War (1877-79) medals. Two Cape Town jewelers, Seale and Armstrong, were commissioned to engrave blanks sent out from England for the purpose to those who had applied late or who had been late awards.
Waldeck was one such man - a list exists which I attach hereto
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