Transvaal: Regimental Rifle Association: Transvaal Light Infantry
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Form:
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Circular with claw clasp and ring.
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By:
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William James Dingley, Warstone Lane, Birmingham; Heydenrych, Johannesburg |
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Date:
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1904 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0913;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 31.6 mm | Silver | 18.0 gm | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Badge of the Transvaal Light Infantry with antelope crest and motto: "TAM MARTI / QUAM MERCVRIO". Legend: "REGIMENTAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION".
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Reverse:
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Engraved within a laurel wreath: "SCHULLER TROPHY (in an arc) / WON BY / "A" CO. / S.I.M. C.P. HEYDENRYCH / 90 / 22 . 5 .04". Stamped below: "W.J.D" and the Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1903-4. Signed at the foot: "HEYDENRYCH JOHANNESBURG".
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Notes:
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Major and Honorary Colonel C.P. Heydenrych, V.D. served with the Transvaal Light Infantry Regiment during the Boer War and with the Witwatersrand Rifles during the First World War. He later commanded the South African Armoured trains during the 1920's. In retirement he was appointed the first Honorary Colonel of the East Rand Commando. He is well remembered for his encouragement of marksmanship within the Union Defence Force.
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