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+4tasker224 littlehand SergioD jc_tx 8 posters | Author | Message |
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jc_tx
Posts : 16 Join date : 2012-10-04 Location : Round Rock, Texas
| Subject: Can you help me identify these buttons? Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:14 pm | |
| Hi all, in going through a box of old stuff I came across letters from my Grandfather, who fought with the Cape Town Highlanders in the BechuanaLand campaign of 1897, and some letters from his father who was part of N/5 at Isandlwana. Well, in one of the envelopes I found 4 small gold flat buttons, about 15mm across, with a silver horn dangling on a rope. Really curious as to whom they may have belonged. Any ideas? Thanks, James Cooke [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
| | | SergioD
Posts : 401 Join date : 2012-03-27 Age : 61 Location : London/Herts
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:37 pm | |
| These are light infantry buttons - probably an officer but hard to be more specific are there anymore marks on the back? |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:52 pm | |
| Nearly the same.
http://www.ecsnaith.com/buttons/mounted-buttons/li-brass-blazer-button-32l.html |
| | | tasker224
Posts : 2101 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 57 Location : North London
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:27 pm | |
| the bugle horn is the insignia of the Rifles and LI. |
| | | ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:37 am | |
| [quote="jc_tx"]Hi all, in going through a box of old stuff I came across letters from my Grandfather, who fought with the Cape Town Highlanders in the BechuanaLand campaign of 1897, and some letters from his father who was part of N/5 at Isandlwana.
Hi Jc tx, Have ou got letters on the ' first invasion' of the AZW? Regard |
| | | Mr M. Cooper
Posts : 2590 Join date : 2011-09-29 Location : Lancashire, England.
| Subject: BUTTONS Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:47 am | |
| They look like they could be fairly modern LI blazer buttons. |
| | | jc_tx
Posts : 16 Join date : 2012-10-04 Location : Round Rock, Texas
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:19 pm | |
| - ymob wrote:
Hi Jc tx, Have ou got letters on the ' first invasion' of the AZW? Regard Not sure as what was the first invation, but I found letters addressed to his wife around July 1878 during the trek with Col Woods column to Natal. Reading these letters and seeing the humanity in the man is touching - his concern for his wife and 6 young children was clearly evident. |
| | | 90th
Posts : 10882 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Can you help me identify these buttons ? Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:05 pm | |
| Hi jc_tx Ymob is talking of the initial invasion of zululand , 11th Jan 1879 . cheers 90th. |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 55 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:25 pm | |
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| | | ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:49 pm | |
| [quote="jc_tx"][quote="ymob"] "jc_tx" said:
I found letters addressed to his wife around July 1878 during the trek with Col Woods column to Natal. .[/quote
][quote] Hi "jc_tx", Those letters can have a real historic interest . I think of the Frank Emery 's great work ("Marching over africa: letters from Victorians soldiers" or "the Reds Soldier: letters from the zulu war 1879"). I suggest you to contact Julian WHYBRA, a membrer of this forum, un honest, rigourous and meticulous historian.
I.E Thanks to 90th for the precision I.E Littlehand : QMS or Staff sergeant James COOKE N/5 R.A
Regards
YMOB |
| | | ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:57 pm | |
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Bonsoir Littlehand,
James COOK (QMS /but Staff sergeant for Jullian WHYBRA) N/5 RA is the " avatar" of jc_tx; He vas (probably) with HARNESS the 22/01/1879. Regard
Frédéric
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| | | 90th
Posts : 10882 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 67 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Can you help me identify these buttons ? Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:18 am | |
| Hi Ymob . I think it was established on another thread that James Cook was indeed with Harness , if he wasnt he probably wouldnt have survived Isandlwana , in saying that , there were 11 surviviors and possibly another from N / 5Bde according to Julian's ' England's Sons '. Cheers 90th.
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| | | ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:22 am | |
| Hi 90th I am agree with you. I have read 'England's sons'. COOKE was not at Isandhlwana the 22/01/1879. But i don't prove that he was with HARNESS! Cheers Frederic |
| | | ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-22 Location : France
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:41 am | |
| [quote="jc_tx"][quote="ymob"] Hi Jc tx, Julian WHYBRA has wrote an article on the Royal Artillery at Isandhlwana ('Royal artillery men at Isandhlwana'). Cheers. Frederic |
| | | Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: Can you help me identify these buttons? Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:47 am | |
| The buttons look suspiciously like 'Stay Bright', that would put them around early sixties.
Cheers |
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