Queens South Africa Medal. Lohan. RAMC/2nd Mddx Rgt. Modder River. Ghost dated. Court martialled, Kroonstad 1901.

Correctly named 12387 Pte J Lohan RAMC

He served 2nd Bn Middlesex Regiment with the service number 7896 and was attached to 9th Brigade Bearer Company RAMC.

With the RAMC he served with the 3rd Stationary Hospital.

3 Stationary Hospital, located at De Aar with 370 beds. 1 Dec 99 – 31 May 02

Stationary hospitals in South Africa under the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) were fixed medical facilities on the “lines of communication” designed to treat patients beyond the immediate reach of field hospitals, but they were severely under‑staffed and over‑pressed during the Boer War.

Rolls confirm the clasps and he is entitled to a Kings South Africa with both date clasps.

The QSA has traces of ghost dating.

Evidence is found of a court martial held in Kroonstad in 1901.