Good morning. I own a set of medals from Great-Grandfather who fought in the Anglo-Boer War [1899-1902] and WWI. His "Queen's South Africa Medal" has three clasps stating the following... Transvaal Orange Free State Cape Colony What does this signify, exactly? Furthermore, the inscription on the rim states, 4013 Pvte T. Parkes 7 / Dn. Gds. I'm interpreting this inscription to mean that he served in the 7th Dragoon Guards. Is this an accurate assumption? Finally, can someone explain how, back in the 1890s, a young man would enter the 7th Dragoons as opposed, to say, the 1st? Was it based on your geographical location? Or did you, as the entrant, have a choice? In short, what determined which men were assigned to each of the British army's regiments/divisions? Cheers, David Parkes ===== E-mail: [email protected] [H] [email protected] [W] AOL IM: smethwickman Phone: (972) 731-9243 [H] | (972) 528-2913 [W] (469) 337-6986 [M] | (928) 244-2565 [F] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com