Hi Keith - Apart from the Victoria Cross the only gallantry medal an army ranker could be awarded for bravery in action at that time was the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM). Unfortunately he is not listed among the DCM winners for the Boer War. Regards, David KEITH WHITAKER <keith865@btinternet.com> wrote:Hello to everyone I'm a new list member, and would like to post a plea for help. William Henry Cousins was my ggrandfather on my mothers side. He married in 1896, and his marriage certificate stated he was a soldier of "Guildford Bty Dover". I have since found that this was not a Unit, but a concrete emplacement, part of Dovers defences. I also found that the only Units that fit the time frame stationed in Dover were 10 & 20 Coy, Eastern Div Garrison Artillery. He is totally missing from the 1901 census, which I took to mean he or his Unit had been posted overseas. His wife was a widow when she remarried in 1915, and was attributed with saying that he was decorated for bravery in South Africa, and that his medal was on display in a museum somewhere. This has been passed down the family, but I have no proof of what medal he was awarded, or if he died in SA. In fact I have no proof he was ever in the Boer War. Has anyone any info on him? Even the award of the QSA would prove he was there. I wou! ld be very grateful for anything at all. Keith Whitaker Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com