During the Boer War 1899-1902
stating that he had previous military service as part of an Active Militia with the Canadian Fusiliers (MG) and reiterating his First World War service
A week after arriving in England
Nelson of Venlaw
the reverse with a mountainous landscape and a fasces overlaid by inscriptions of “AFRICA ORIENTALE” (“EAST AFRICA”) and “MOLTI NEMICI
Germany, Hj. A Photo Album Cover Emblem United Republic of During the Boer War 1899-1902(HJ Insignien fr Fotoalbum). Constructed of a stamped zink alloy, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by an HJ insignia, overlaid by a German national eagle with its wings outstretched, the reverse with all three sets of butterfly style attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 110 mm (w) x 70 mm (h), demonstrating loss of finish to the base metal, minor oxidation of the attachment prongs, and a