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Webinar 2 – Awards of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) to Boers

REGULATIONS

  • Instituted in terms of Union of South Africa Government Gazette No. 2307, 21 December 1920
  • Regulations made by his Royal Highness the Governor-General-in-Council
  • Awarded to burghers who rendered true and faithful service to the military forces of the Governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State
  • Below documents in PDF
D.T.D. and ABO Medal Regulations & Rulings – Cover
D.T.D. and ABO Medal Regulations & Rulings – Page 1
D.T.D. and ABO Medal Regulations & Rulings – Page 2
D.T.D. and ABO Medal Regulations & Rulings – Page 3
D.T.D. and ABO Medal Regulations & Rulings – Page 4
DTD and ABO Medal Regulations & Rulings - Page 5
DTD and ABO Medal Regulations & Rulings – Page 5

Also very nice visual illustration of the order of South African Medals.

Wikipedia

References

  • AG (4) ABO 207 – 207/1 – BOX 1 – Gazette 21st December 1920
  • OMRS “Miscellany of Honours”  No. 9 1992 by Henk Loots
  • 6th August 2020 SAHPA.org Webinar with Dewald Nel and Munroe I Swirsky
  • SAHPA ABO Collection by Eric de Jager
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Medal of the Great Gale in Table Bay – July 1878 POST

“The Cape of Storms” now known as Table Bay lies at the foot of Table Mountain, Cape Town South Africa. Eleven ships was positioned in Table Bay. Five ships were wrecked, when changing direction of the wind.

“The Cape of Storms” now known as Table Bay lies at the foot of Table Mountain, Cape Town South Africa. Eleven ships was positioned in Table Bay. Five ships were wrecked, when changing direction of the wind.
15 Medals were awarded to volunteer crewmen, who risked thier lives to brave the gale to wrecked 5 vessels in the Bay.
Only 13 names below are known of which only 10 known medals have survived and in museum or collectors circulation.

  1. Mr Dufton
  2. Mr Piers, F C
  3. Mr Woodhead, H
  4. Mr Buyskes, G
  5. Mr Gibson, B
  6. Mr Stevens, George
  7. Mr Krumm, Carl
  8. Mr Von Tromp
  9. Mr Samuelson
  10. Sergeant MacPherson
  11. Constable Taylor, Gordon
  12. Constable Matheson
  13. Constable Peterson

Thank you to Munroe Swirsky from MMOFSA.org.za attending the Webinar and sharing this great super rare South African collectors piece.

Plan of Table Bay shewing positions of vessels in the Bay during the gales of July 1878, with direction of wind, and swell (to accompany A. C. Jenour’s evidence.)
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