Anglo Boer War Medal (ABO) Burger JH Pieterse

ABO Medal to Burger JH Pieterse

At least two duplicate names on the roll.


I do believe that this medal belonged to Jan Hendrik Pieterse as per the documents. I cannot however guarantee it but this is the information as I originally received it.

Served in Rustenburg Kommando

IMPORTANT NOTE

It has always been a difficult task to find out with certainty in what unit a particular recipient of a medal had served.  It is  still  virtually impossible to differentiate, for instance, between a Burger Jacobus Frederick Smith who served in Gen. De la Reys Commando and Burger Josia Francois Smith who served in the Heidelberg Commando since both medals were impressed BURGER J.F. SMITH.

Some similar looking medals can, however, be positively identified by correlating the type of suspender as well as the type and size of lettering with the date of issue.

This Medal is a Type C and the application was made in 1944. Please see the article from the SAPHA website below:

IDENTIFICATION OF RECIPIENTS

 https://www.sahpa.org/medals/angloboerwar/