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Obtained via City Coins some years ago, the illustrated pair are:
(1) BSACM "Rhodesia" rev, engraved to "Troopr.J.Frost M.R.F."
(2) QSA bars RofM, Elands,DofL,TV,SA01 impressed to "39 Tpr.J.Frost Imp: Lt
Horse".

The recipient served with MMP as 375 and was one of the 511 men who took part in the Jameson Raid; intended to link up with an internal revolt and apply Regime Change on the ZAR. Frost served in the artillery troop of Jameson's force. The Raiders left Pitzani on 29121895 and after suffering approx 10% casualties, the force was captured at Doornkop on 02011896.
Attached find Caton Woodville's impression of their Last Stand:

Frost, together with the other Raisers served some time in captivity and was released to the military authorities at Volksrust on the Natal border on 23011896. He sailed for England the day after release on the "Harlech Castle". His home address was given as "Weston-super-mare,Somerset". IL is informed that some fifty former Troopers of Jameson's force sailed back to the Cape on 04041896 and it is presumed Frost was one of those men. Later, he served in Rhodesia as a Tpr. MRF. His address being shown as 59 Jeppe St., Johannesburg.
Upon the outbreak of the ABW, J.Frost enlisted as "39 Tpr J.Frost" in the ILH and it seems current terminology makes him a "foundation member". His Jo'berg address and the apparent immediate enlistment in ILH leads IL to conject that he was then a refugee or otherwise expelled from the ZAR and was looking to pay off a score or two.
Following his ILH service, J.Frost served in the ASC as a Conductor and also in the 1st Scottish Horse. His final address was "Sand, Weston-super-mare, Somerset". Hopefully, J.Frost lived out his later years under less stressful times than he encountered between 1895 and 1901!
As the sages say; "only a pawn in a bigger game". A dedicated one never-the-less. Regards to all IL.

A very nice pair, and quite a combination of clasps!

Patrick

IL

Thank you for sharing Frost's medal and story with us. A BSACo Medal coupled with an ILH QSA is hard to beat, but the added advantage of being a Jameson Raider makes Frost 'number 1' in my opinion.

Regards
Brett

Have you won the lottery Ian?

Happy New Year Ian, a splendid pair to get 2015 going!

On the Scottish Horse roll it also says "12 mos M.M.R." - I take this to be Midland Mounted Rifles, but no trace on the roll, there is a J Frost in the Western Province Mounted Rifles; any ideas?

Regards
Meurig

The only Frost I can see in the MMR was a fellow in the Port Elizabeth District Mounted Troop, but, WO100/268 certainly does make for interesting reading, in addition to the main roll, the supplementary roll appears to mention "Remount Conductor" as well as stating his 1901 clasp being issued on the 28th of February 1906 to the Officer Commanding the Discharge Depot Capetowm.