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Hi Thomas

The botton part of the medal rim does appear to be thinner than the rest, this normally points to renaming. It could be he lost his and had this medal skimmed and then named up.

It would best to get an expert to look at it. Using a vernier you can also see if one side is narrower than the rest of the medal.

Hope this is not the case and you have a perfectly good medal. I must say the only engraved QSA's I have seen are to officers and if I recall to a Colonial official.

Regards
Brian

I suspect the action was really the capture of Houtnek which caused considerably more casualties to the other regiments involved. Casualty locations are notoriously unreliable.

Regards
Meurig

Thomas and Brian
Engraved QSAs to ORs are out there - and quite genuine. I have an engraved QSA/impressed KSA to 18H; and an engraved QSA to a Sjt. in CMR. Two that come to mind right away. I have examples where officer's QSA's are engraved and the KSA is impressed - and where both are engraved and both impressed. All measure out as correct on my handloading vernier.
Sometimes a QSA may look a bit thin at roughly 5 o'clock; one local expert reckons it is a slight die flaw. However, the answer is to measure the medal's diameter at as many different places as possible. Remember, two or three thou variation does not mean "renamed".
IL.

SWB wrote: I suspect the action was really the capture of Houtnek which caused considerably more casualties to the other regiments involved. Casualty locations are notoriously unreliable.

Regards
Meurig

Thanks for the info Meurig, will have to get some books and find out

Kr. Thomas

Hello Thomas,
He was an interesting man, from memory, the son of a miner and the youngest of four brothers, anyway, I certainly wish you bon chance with the KSA, one day perhaps, if you are lucky and if it still exists of course.
Ian mentions the naming you are so concerned about, I like it too, engraved medals to the rank and file of the British Army are really not rare and certainly turn up.
Regards Frank

Thomas Bendixen wrote: Wow, i'm truly amazed of this forum and its members so generously sharing their time and knowledge. Thanks a lot Frank for the additional information, it's really appreciated, now I just need to find his KSA!

I have put this book on top of my Christmas wish list "British Battles and Medals", by Hayward, Birch, and Bishop"

Kr. Thomas

Hi Brian and Linney

Thanks for the tip Brian will remember this in the future. Indeed the rim is thinner at five O'clock but my hand loading venier dosen't show discrepancies in the diameter when measured on several spots. Linnets suggestion that it is a dieflaw is furthermore supported by looking at the reverse where the rim is even all the way around.

Found out that it's a Type 2 and under my microscope I can see a little shadow of the two 00 in 1900 - cool!

kr Thomas