An Interesting Boer War Medal to a Canadian who Served for 22 Years in the British Army with this Being his Only Medal, Queens South Africa medal with clasp Cape Colony, ‘4943 CPL. C.C MCGREGOR R.A.M.C.’harles Cameron McGregor was born in Quebec, Canada on 12th November 1860 and he attested for the 40th Brigade at Winchester on 12th May 1879 aged 18. He transferred to the Hospital Corps on 1st February 1882 remaining with the Corps until his discharge on 25th May 1901 having completed 22 years and 14 days service. During this time, he served in Egypt, West Indies, Bermuda and twice in South Africa (20th November 1900 to 23rd July 1900 and 4th August 1900 to 20th April 1901). The issue of the medal is confirmed on the roll, but we have been unable to confirm his entitlement to the clasp.e looks to have struggled to adjust to civilian life as he had several convictions in the years following his discharge, being convicted of stealing postal letters on 27th June 1903 and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment without hard labour. On 13th June 1904 he was convicted of ‘refusing to work in the Wallingford Union’ and sentenced to 14 days Hard Labour. Immediately on his release, he was convicted at Henley on Thames on 27th June of wilful damage to a window and sentenced to 7 days imprisonment with Hard Labour. The absence of any further recorded convictions hopefully indicates him settling into civilian ways.