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The medal named Captain Charles Coffey, 1st NBS

From Spink July 2019.

QSA (1) Cape Colony (329 Pte. W. C. Francks. Namqlnd B.S.)



William Constable Franks served as a private with the Namaqualand Border Scouts. He also served in the Port Nolloth TG.

QSA issued 16 April 1908.

From Christie's, November 1983

[ QSA (3) CC Witt Tr (Sgt BrH) ]
KSA (2) (Sjt D McVicar Namqld Bdr Scts)

Donald McVicar. Prior service in 1st Brabant's Horse, 25 May 1900 to 6 January 1902. NBS 22 February to 31 May 1902.

Medals issued to his sister on guarantee.

Picture courtesy of Noble Numismatics

QSA (3) Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, with unofficial MID emblem (Lieut. H.R.Rich. Namq. LD B.S.) Impressed

MID: 23/6/1902, mentioned in Lord Kitchener's despatch.

Sgt Henry Robbins Rich confirmed on nominal roll of Namaqualand Border Scouts at 15 Jan 1902, to Lieutenant 25 Feb 1902, transferred to Guides 01 Aug1 902.

Ex. W (Bill) Woolmore Collection.

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (3) Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: F. A. Bowers. 1/Namq’ld B.S.)

Frederick A Bowers served with the Namaqualand Border Scouts as a Sergeant from 23 February 1901 and was commissioned Lieutenant on 1 June 1901. He resigned his commissioned on 19 January 1902. The unit, about 360 strong and officered by 3 captains and 17 lieutenants, was almost wholly recruited from half-castes. It was said of them that ‘they were an excellent force, which did a great deal of hard patrol work under Colonel White, and had several stiff brushes with the enemy. They were conspicuous for consistently refusing to surrender when surrounded, as patrols were at times. They would keep up a fight till dark, and although half of them were killed the survivors of the party would escape. They made wonderful marches without water in their desert country’. The work of the regiment was very similar to that of the Border Scouts. The corps was employed in their own district in 1901 and 1902. In March 1902, a detachment saw action at Garies, and they formed part of the garrison of O’okiep when the town was besieged in April 1902.

CC on WO100/259p107. SA01 and SA02 on WO100/259p145

Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (2) Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (743 Serjt. D. R. Howard. Namaqualand B.S.)

Spink say Donald Robert Howard was born in 1881 and enlisted into the 1st Namaqualand Border Scouts in March 1902, having previously been a clerk. He is also noted as serving with the Port Nolloth Town Guard. In the 1903 Voters Roll he is noted as being a member of the Cape Police residing at Springbok and a wage employee of the government.