A Queen's South Africa Medal To The 2Nd Special Service Battalion; Royal Canadian Regiment

4 Clasps - CAPE COLONY, PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN, JOHANNESBURG (7023 Pte H.M. BONNER, Rl CANDN: REGt). Naming is officially impressed. Very light contact, extremely fine.

Footnote: Henry Marshall Bonner was born in Gateshead, Durham, England. He enlisted for service in the South African War with the 2nd Special Service Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (7023), on October 20, 1899, at Vancouver, British Columbia, at the age of 28, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Jane Eve Bonner of Vancouver, stating he had previous service with the 6th Battalion Rifles (5366) (the battalion later re-designated the 6th Regiment The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles on May 1, 1900), that he was Single, that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Grocer. After fourteen months service, Private Bonner was discharged on December 25, 1900. He is listed on the roll entitling him to the Queen's South Africa Medal with four clasps (Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg), issued on April 1, 1901 and presented to him on July 30, 1901 at Vancouver. He is also on record as having had a legal representative file a Land Application on his behalf, listing him under his 6th Battalion Rifles service number (5366).