QSAMIKE Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) Good Morning Everyone..... Just thought that I would post a few pictures of my latest acquisition..... Lieutenant Joseph Andrew Benyon, Lord Strathcona's Horse Queen's South Africa Medal - Natal / Orange Free State / Transvaal (Also entitled to South Africa 1901) [The rank on the medal is Captain which is the rank he held in the RCA] Benyon was a Regular Army Officer who took a reduction in rank at the request of the Commanding Officer to be able to serve with the Strathcona's. There is a rumor that he may have been the regimental intelligence officer, but have not been able to verify that yet. He was in command of the Machine Gun Section for a period of time. He has the Transvaal bar and is entitled to the Belfast but since you cannot have them both he has the Transvaal only. There were 19 Transvaal bars awarded to the Strarthcona Horse. He was M.I.D'd twice, June 6th, 1900 and November 9th, 1900, for "Performed Acts of Bravery and Dangerous Duties". Then also he has the Silver Edward VII Coronation medal, one of 25 silvers awarded to Canadians out of 633 medals issued. Let the research begin. Oh yes for you who are wondering "It Was" a Dated Medal but the dates have been removed and it is not a shadow date, you can actually see and feel the indentation on the medal where the dates would have been. You can see in the photo's that there is the inverted apostrophe which was a mistake made during the naming of the first issue of the medals to the Strathcona's. Mike P.S. Just previewed the post and I saw an error that I made in the photos, it should be Coronation and then QSA..... Edited February 21, 2014 by QSAMIKE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Fantastic.... now just imagine it had the dates!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Mike a lovely addition to your collection. The Battle of Belfast was on the 26 & 27 August 1900. I thought Strathcona had returned to Canada by this time ? Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Good Morning Mervyn...... No the Strathcona's did not leave South Africa till January 20th, 1901 (when they boarded the s.s. Lake Erie)..... They did not arrive back in Canada via England till March 8th, 1901..... and The regiment was disbanded March 9th, 1901...... Mike P.S. Mervyn do you know where I can get about 12 inches of the SA Police Faithful Service Medal as shown below...... Thanks...... Edited February 23, 2014 by QSAMIKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Good Morning Chris..... If it had the dates I could not have afforded it LOL....... Anyway I already have 2 dated medals LOL..... What would I want with another, tongue sticking in cheek....... All of the Officer medals that I have seen with the exception of 1 (and that was a late issue) have had the dates removed....... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Mike - I probably have a piece of ribbon for this medal in my ribbon box. Finding the box will be the problem ? I will have it found and let you know. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks Mervyn...... Sorry for taking so long, computer problems...... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Mike You've made me break whichever commandment covers 'covet' again! And I'm not a covetous sort of guy, normally. That has got to be the non-plus-ultra of Canadian colonial medals, with the possible exception of the three Cdn. VCs fro that war. Well done and thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Schuneman Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Hello! Wonderful to find this! The medals were my Great-Grandfather’s, Capt. Joseph Andrew Benyon, on my mother’s side. I’m just happy to read anything about him. This is the first I have found. Thank you so much. I’m sorting old photos and trying to make sense of them. Not a spring chicken myself and the rest of my immediate family are gone. Nice to know the ancestors are remembered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 Hello Annette....... At least you will know that they will be well looked after...... Would love to see some other photos of Joseph if you find any..... ' Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Schuneman Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Mike, I do have possibly one slightly better quality picture of Joseph Andrew Benyon that is the same, and one that is of he and his wife, Blanche Thibaudeau, of Quebec. They were married in 1893. Those are the only photos I have found at this point. I hope I will be able to post them here for you. Thank you for your response! Annette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 7 hours ago, Annette Schuneman said: Mike, I do have possibly one slightly better quality picture of Joseph Andrew Benyon that is the same, and one that is of he and his wife, Blanche Thibaudeau, of Quebec. They were married in 1893. Those are the only photos I have found at this point. I hope I will be able to post them here for you. Thank you for your response! Annette Nice crispy photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 Hi Annette Thank You very much for the better pictures...... I will change the one that I have on his file...... Was up at the LSH Museum yesterday and have requested any photos of him and a couple of other members of the regiment if anything shows up I will post them...... Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Schuneman Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Dear Mike, Sorry to trouble you with updating your file again, but I found a photo I think you will like even better. This one appears to have been taken later in my Great-grandfather's career and he seems to be wearing two of the medals you have! It is also nice to see officer's pith helmet on the table. I'm think this will be the last of the pictures since he died in 1914 at the age of 45, apparently still in service that day in London. Thank you for being a part of this exploration with me. His son was a Grenadier Guard during WWI but no medals that I'm aware of. Best wishes, Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Hi Annette...... As far as I am concerned the gathering of information and the saving of that information is the reason that we are here with this hobby, To keep the man alive..... His son what was his name I have found a John W, Benyon but he was in the CEF and joined in the United States....... Thank You Very Much...... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 21/07/2023 at 08:30, QSAMIKE said: As far as I am concerned the gathering of information and the saving of that information is the reason that we are here with this hobby, To keep the man alive. Very nicely stated Yes I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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