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Hi JK
This website might help http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-medals/colonial.htm Graves1879 |
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peterw
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Interesting. I concur with John on the Khedive's Star and the SAGS but the one in the middle confuses me. Logically it should be the Egypt and Sudan medal but the claw/suspender does not seem quite right.
I think the one on the right could be the India medal 1849-95. Peter |
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Sean Sweeney
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This is the image link;
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Neil Aspinshaw
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I go with Peter on the IGS, I have an 80th 1879 Medal and the matching IGS (Perak Clasp) to 182 Pvt H Knowles 80th foot. This does appeat to be a common pair to 80th, A C Booth VC refused the Parak clasp as he claimed he was not present.
If it is Seymours 1879 medal, one can only guess at its value today, with only Sgt Johnson, Pvts Chesterton, Holman, McDonald, Thompson and Whitehouse Being an ex member of the 80th re-enactment group I had some long discussions with Robert Hope, his book on the 80th and the AZW is the definative work. |
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William Seymour
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Sean
Thank you for managing to achieve what I had intended but failed! Perhaps you could email me privately and explain how to do it properly. Graves1879 Thank you for the websites which I will peruse when I have more time. Neil I will have to show my ignorance and ask what IGS stands for! It is possible that William's medal remains within the family as other artifacts have been passed down. This includes a tea towel bought by William for his mum, depicting the 80th Staffordshire Regiment which has been framed and hangs on a relative's wall. William had 1 brother and 5 sisters. His brother and one of the sisters died young. The other 4 went on to have families, 3 of which are in contact. The fourth has so far eluded me despite contacts in Genes Reunited who don't want to talk! I live in hope. JK |
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peterw
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IGS = India General Service (India medal)
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William Seymour
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I have since revisited J.Y.'s original email, and he was unsure as to the medal on the right, and wondered if it was a Life-Saving award.
JK |
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Pte Seymour |
Sapper Mason
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Dear " William Seymour " , In 2001 i was part of a DOUBLE GRAVE DEDICATION ceremony in Manchester , one of the graves dedicated was that of Sgt FREDRICK Augustus Millne of Rorke's drift fame , the other was a memorial to Pte William Seymour of the 80th , some members of the 80th re-enactment group were present including one Jim Buckle of this group , i would be happy to converse with you on this matter and my home e - mail can be found ( under Archivist ) to the Anglo Zulu war group in one of the links attached to this forum , please send me a private mail and i will be happy to respond , best wishes , " Sapper " . |
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