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Auction: 21103 - Orders, Decorations and Medals e-Auction 4
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Medals from the collection of Meurig Jones related to the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902

Introduction

Meurig purchased his first Queen's South Africa Medal in 1984 and in the subsequent 37 years he has researched the war extensively. In 1999, together with his father, Huw Jones, they published A Gazetteer of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 (Military Press, Milton Keynes 1999). Meurig re-wrote the casualty roll adding thousands of new records and making many corrections. For this work he was awarded a Gold Medal at the OMRS Convention in 2017. His work on British Empire participants is published on www.boerwarregister.com


Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (C. G. Strong, A.B. H.M.S. Thetis), edge bruise, very fine

Clarence George Strong was born on 17 January 1882 at New Brompton, Kent and joined the Royal Navy on 17 January 1900. Having served off South Africa (Medal without clasp), Strong was commissioned as a Gunner in November 1910. He served in that rank in Alert in the Persian Gulf (Medal & clasp 'Persian Gulf 1909-14') and during the Great War (1914-15 Star Trio). Made Chief Commissioned Gunner in November 1920, he was retired in January 1922.

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