leigh kitchen Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 My first South African WWI medals arrived a couple of days ago, "just" a VM & a BWM - a broken pair & a broken trio but I like them.Sgt LB Tedder was a member much wounded member of 2 SAI (commissioned in December 1918), 2/Lt OS Tedder, his brother, was a member of 8 Lincolnshires & was KIA 27/4/17.Sgt LB Tedders Vctory Medal & attestation papers:
leigh kitchen Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 (edited) His Active Service Casualty Form as an officer: Edited January 14, 2007 by leigh kitchen
leigh kitchen Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 His Active Service Casualty Form as an Other Rank.
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 He served in the Rebellion and South West Africa beforehand, so there should be a card for SWA in the archives as well.Many English speaking South Africans transfered to the british Army after SWA and were commisioned, maybe that was the case with his brother.
leigh kitchen Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 next page - previous service in the 3rd Mounted Rifles
leigh kitchen Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 South African Expeditionary Force Brigade record card
leigh kitchen Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 OS Tedders papers to follow - I know this stuff can be a pain to read through, but there's a lovely lot of detail here.
leigh kitchen Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 He served in the Rebellion and South West Africa beforehand, so there should be a card for SWA in the archives as well.Many English speaking South Africans transfered to the british Army after SWA and were commisioned, maybe that was the case with his brother.And I think there's some kind of family link with Lincs - a quick search on the web threw up a Tedder school in that county, may be something, may be nothing............
Riley1965 Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 Excellent medals and research. I have two researched groups to SAAF mechanics. Doc
leigh kitchen Posted January 15, 2007 Author Posted January 15, 2007 Her's 2 Lt OS Tedders BWM & some papers
leigh kitchen Posted January 15, 2007 Author Posted January 15, 2007 (edited) Sgt Tedder, in hospital in East Dulwich, has heard that his brother has been killed & has contacted the War Office....... Edited January 15, 2007 by leigh kitchen
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