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From: patfryk <>
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Capt. AJ Shout VC - KSA Medal
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:48:02 +1200
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There is a web site about him and much appeared in the local papers as he
was NZ born, and cousin to my neighbour.
I printed out a great deal for her from the site. Go to Google. there are
several sites and the sale of his medals.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin Roe" <>
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Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 1:25 PM
Subject: [BOER-WAR] Capt. AJ Shout VC - KSA Medal


> Hi List
>
> Does anyone have ready access to the King's South Africa Medal roll for
> the
> Border Horse or know if then Sergeant later Capt. Alfred John Shout VC
> served
> in any other unit at the end of the Boer War in which he'd have become
> entitled to the KSA?
>
> The 'Australian' newspaper of 26/8/2006 reports that the Australian War
> Memorial is attempting to confirm Shout's KSA entitlement before
> displaying
> his VC medal group which they were recently given. Reportedly, the KSA in
> the
> group is renamed so they are hesitant to display it with the rest of his
> medals unless the entitlement can be confirmed.
>
> www.anzacs.org says that Shout "served as a sergeant in South Africa in
> the
> Border Horse (NZ Contingent), 1900 - 1902, and afterwards (1903 - 1907) as
> a
> Sergeant in the Cape Field Artillery" but I can't find him in Kevin
> Asplin's
> Border Horse roll at hometown.aol.co.uk/kevinasplin/bord.html
>
> It's the old catch 22. Unless you already know the regiment, finding the
> surviving records is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
>
> Colin Roe
> --
> Colin Roe, Torrens ACT 2607 Australia
> Australians in the Boer War Database www.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi
>
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