Latest topics | » Surruier Captain RE? Yesterday at 10:35 pm by John Young » Replica Medals Yesterday at 8:14 pm by Eddie » Commander Edward Duffett Naval Brigade Yesterday at 11:42 am by rai » Lance Corporal 13747 John Watson 30th Company Royal Engineers Yesterday at 10:46 am by rai » Alfred Saxty Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:47 pm by Frank Allewell » Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Dinner, pre-October 1927 Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:44 am by Mr M. Cooper » Sapper 13977 Henry Joseph Higgs 5th Company Royal Engineers Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:21 am by rai » Bugler 116 Sam Styles 90th Regiment Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:33 am by rai » Private 2074 William Barker, 1st King's Dragoon Guards Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:59 am by rai » Private 1246 Ernest? Mitchell 2/4th Regiment Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:32 am by rai » Corporal 25B/1139 Jonathan Smart 2/24th Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:23 am by rai » Private 1734 Edwin Charles Clarke 57th Regiment Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:51 am by rai » Private 65B/2370 Henry Francis Jarvis 94th Regiment Bronkhorst Spruit survivor Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:30 am by rai » Private 45/517 Francis Kerslake / Kersdake 2/3rd Regiment Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:10 pm by rai » Private 11/2903 George Henry Squibb 2/4th Regiment Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:44 am by rai » Sapper 13520 Charles Benford 30th Company Royal Engineers Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:30 am by rai » Corporal 45/1026 John Henry Jacobs 2/3rd Regiment Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:53 am by rai » Corporal Albert Smart Natal Mounted Police Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:44 am by rai » James Cumberland  Mon Mar 27, 2023 7:41 am by rai » Captain H M Saunders 58th Regiment Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:22 pm by John Young » Private 115 Richard Suggett / Suggell 2/21st Regiment Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:35 am by rai » Private 2137 Thomas Edwards 17th Lancers , Valentine Baker, Corporal 1558 Thomas Bailey 17th Lancers Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:28 am by rai » Thomas Edwards Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:43 am by rai » Captain Alfred Godwin Godwin-Austen, 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot  Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:03 am by rai » Major-General CHERRY-GARRARD, Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:18 am by ADMIN » Sergeant 2195 Walter C Low / Lott 17th Lancers Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:40 am by rai » Private 1934 J Brewer and Private 1919 J Bathe 99th Regiment Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:39 am by rai » Private 1118 William Laws, 90th Regiment Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:22 am by rai » Time keeping at isandlwana  Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:20 am by Frank Allewell » Lieutenant R T H Law 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:25 am by rai » Captain David Murray Smythe, 1st Batt. 1st Regt. Natal Native Contingent. Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:51 am by rai » NO TORTURE OF 'LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS' (OR ANYONE ELSE) AT ISANDLWANA Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:54 pm by ADMIN » Anson A. Maher Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:55 pm by 90th » Sapper 13760 Richard Henry Morris C Troop Royal Engineers Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:29 am by rai » Hospital Dresser Robert J Boyd Army Medical Department Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:52 am by rai |
Top posting users this month | |
Fair Use Notice | Fair use notice.
This website may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorised by the copyright owner.
We are making such material and images are available in our efforts to advance the understanding of the “Anglo Zulu War of 1879. For educational & recreational purposes.
We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material, as provided for in UK copyright law. The information is purely for educational and research purposes only. No profit is made from any part of this website.
If you hold the copyright on any material on the site, or material refers to you, and you would like it to be removed, please let us know and we will work with you to reach a resolution. |
| | Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent | |
| | Author | Message |
---|
tasker224

Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 56 Location : North London
 | Subject: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:16 pm | |
| http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/South-Africa-Medal-Zulu-War-1897-Clasp-Officer-/160719817698?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256ba5cbe2 |
|  | | 90th

Posts : 10735 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: Lt M.G.WALES 1 NNC Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:19 pm | |
| Hi Tasker . When I saw it on ebay I checked the Roll and he wasnt on it , which doesnt mean a great deal as they were far from complete all the NNC Rolls . cheers 90th. :joker: |
|  | | tasker224

Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 56 Location : North London
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:41 pm | |
| - 90th wrote:
- Hi Tasker .
When I saw it on ebay I checked the Roll and he wasnt on it , which doesnt mean a great deal as they were far from complete all the NNC Rolls . cheers 90th. :joker: Thanks 90th. The seller says this in his ad also. |
|  | | 90th

Posts : 10735 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
 | Subject: Lt M.G.WALES 1 NNC Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:22 am | |
| Hi Tasker . Tempted ????.  . cheers 90th. |
|  | | tasker224

Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 56 Location : North London
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:42 pm | |
| Yes, I don't have custody of any medals to colonial units in my collection and I missed out on the one to the NMP some months ago, despite bidding what I thought was a reasonable 4 figure sum. |
|  | | 1879graves

Posts : 3326 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:19 pm | |
| Hi Tasker I Have sent you a PM |
|  | | tasker224

Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 56 Location : North London
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:30 am | |
| Just over half a day to go. Almost £600 for a medal to an officer of the NNC. Not too bad, one may think. Snag is, there is no documentary evidence whatsoever, that links this name and rank with this medal. A permanent question mark will exist. I'm out. |
|  | | Jager1
Posts : 72 Join date : 2011-02-26 Location : Scotland
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:48 pm | |
| - Quote :
- there is no documentary evidence whatsoever, that links this name and rank with this medal
He was an NNC Officer, served with 1/1 NNC from late 1878, medal not on the roll but this is not that uncommon with medals to Colonials/Irregulars. Jager1 |
|  | | tasker224

Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 56 Location : North London
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:02 pm | |
| Source?
The docs shown in the advert do show a Wales, but on one the initial is M J and on the other G M. On the medal we have M G. |
|  | | Jager1
Posts : 72 Join date : 2011-02-26 Location : Scotland
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:17 pm | |
| Local General Orders - these were published in various Natal newspapers at the time giving details of recruitment, promotions etc. |
|  | | tasker224

Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 56 Location : North London
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:42 pm | |
| OK, many thanks Jager. I don't have access to these. Were you able to confirm the name precisely as "M G Wales"... and did you win it? Tasker |
|  | | Jager1
Posts : 72 Join date : 2011-02-26 Location : Scotland
 | Subject: Re: Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:38 pm | |
| Yes its M G Wales , order 208 28th Nov 1878 (Times of Natal 2nd Dec).
The page from 'War Comes to Umvoti' sais M J Wales but the J will just be an error,probably copied from another Order of the time - errors with initials and surname spellings are pretty common in these |
|  | | | Lieutenant M.G. Wales, 1st Natal Native Contingent | |
|
Similar topics |  |
|
| Permissions in this forum: | You cannot reply to topics in this forum
| |
| |
| |