Hello Andy, The Colonial Scouts were a short lived unit, formed in December 1899 and disbanded in April 1900. They were mainly involved in scouting duties in Zululand and in the Zululand/Transvaal border areas but saw very little fighting. Upon disbandment most of the scouts, including your man, joined other colonial units. The C-in-C's Bodyguard was formed in January 1900 as Lord Roberts's bodyguard but after his return to the UK in the second half of 1900 the unit was expanded into an operational regiment of about 600 officers and men. They had 17 killed, including their CO, near Lindley 3/1/1901 and were involved in further sharp actions in the Orange Free State in February and March 1901. From April to July they were attached to a column operating in the Eastern Transvaal and although they had no serious fighting during this time at the end of July they were involved in another skirmish which resulted in two killed and more wounded. It was disbanded soon after. I assume that additional payments were due to the Colonial Scouts for operating away from their home area in Zululand (they were a Natal unit), perhaps as a kind of 'danger money'. The chocolate boxes are regularly seen in the UK at antique fairs, particularly specialised militaria fairs, and there might be the odd one on eBay now and again. They are mostly red with some gold coloured edging so are quite distinctive and I think are usually priced around £40. I have seen details of some at auction which still contain the chocolate. Regards, David