Description
Queen & King’s South Africa Medal pair, 3 bars, Natal, OFS, Tvl, 561 Gunner Joseph Patrick Quinn, 86th Howitzer Battery and 14th Bty Royal Field Artillery, from Ballynarry, Strangford, County Down.
QSA officially impressed: “561 Gnr: J. Quinn. 14th Bty: R.F.A.”
KSA officially impressed: “561 Gnr: J. Quinn. R.F.A.”
Scarce Natal clasp entitlement, which is interesting as he was with the 86th Battery at Laing’s Nek (As this was in KwaZulu Natal), but you could not earn both the clasps on the one medal, so the Natal was instead as it took precedence.
With service papers.
QSA roll notes with 86th Howitzer Battery R.F.A.
KSA roll notes with 14th Battery R.F.A.
Joseph Patrick Quinn, was born in 1872 in the parish of Ballynarry near Strangford, County Down, Ireland (Now Northern).
His next of kin noted as his father John Quinn, from Downpatrick, County Down.
He enlisted for service, as a 27 year old Butcher on 22nd August 1899. He had previously Purchased his way out of the Army but chose to come back close to the outbreak of the Boer War.
Served:
Home, 22nd August 1899 – 26th January 1900
South Africa, 27th January 1900 – 20th July 1900
Home, 22nd July 1900 – 27th October 1900
South Africa, 30th October 1900 – 14th October 1904
India, 15th October 1902 – 26th October 1906
Home, 27th October 1906.
