South Africa Medal With Clasp To Pvt J. Salter 3/60th

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If anyone has any info on the whereabouts of this medal, or any information on its recipient (however small) I would be very glad to hear from them.

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60thRifleman

Welcome to the forum.

Joseph Salter was born at Malmesbury, Wiltshire, and enlisted for the 60th Foot at Reading on 28 September 1877, aged 18. He served overseas with the 3rd K.R.R.C. in Natal, February 1879 to December 1881; in Egypt, September 1882 to August 1884; in Cyprus, September 1884 to June 1886; and at Gibraltar, June 1886 to October 1889. He then transferred to the 7th K.R.R.C. as Sergeant from October 1889 to 3 August 1895, when he was discharged medically unfit.

His Medals were sold in December 2008 for £580.

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Hope this is of some help.

Salute

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Wow ! Super fast reply. Many, many thanks!

Subject: Pvt . J Salter 3 / 60th Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:46 pm

He's good 1879 Graves :lol: . There is no denying that !. Salute

cheers 90th. Salute

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Think this is the same chap
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Reading Standard - Saturday 18 March 1916

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Hi. I'm new to this group. As a child growing up I can remember my grandmother having a medal from the Zulu wars which was a relative of ours (our family name is Smith). The medal bore the name of the recipient to be Salter. I don't know for sure of his first name. My grandmother lived in Risca (near Newport, Gwent). We don't know of the current whereabouts of the medal as it was passed to the 'other side' of the family. Are there any records I could check for more info, or does anyone know of it's current whereabouts. Thanks.

» South Africa Medal, 1877-79, 1 clasp, ‘1879’, to 2279 Pte. J. Casey, 91st Foot. (also Pte. 2086 in 10th Foot).
» South Africa Medal Bar 1879 to 1537 Pte T. Harris 3/60th
» South Africa Medal 1877-79, 1 Clasp: 1879, awarded to Private M. Leary, 88th Regiment of Foot - The Connaught Rangers, who was present during the Zulu War