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Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Diamond Hill (Capt. S. Salter. Imp: Yeo:.);
[ KSA (2) ]

Together with flattened lid of named card box of issue and the Royal Mint enclosure envelope.

Philip Stanley Salter was born in Broad Clyst, Devon in 1872 and was educated at Hele’s Boys School, Exeter. He enlisted in the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Cavalry and, following the outbreak of the war in South Africa, he volunteered at Exeter for one year with the colours for the Imperial Yeomanry on 30 December 1899. Posted 6503 Private to the 27th (Devon) Company, 7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry he was mobilised at Topsham Barracks, Exeter on 9 January 1900. Promoted Corporal the following month he embarked with the 1st Contingent of the 27th Company for South Africa on 1 March 1900 and took part in various actions including those at Constantia Farm, Pretoria, Diamond Hill and Nooitgedacht when the 27th Company suffered 2 men killed and 11 officers and men injured.

When the 1st Contingent returned home he volunteered to continue to serve in South Africa and was granted a commission as Lieutenant in the 25th (Somerset) Company, 7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry on 20 April 1901. Promoted Captain on 24 July 1901 he received a gun shot wound to his left arm in action at Kranspoort on 18 October 1901 whilst aiding two wounded men. Following treatment at the 19th General Hospital Pretoria he returned to the 25th (Somerset) Company only to be killed in action on 11 February 1902 when, whilst in Colonel Kekewich’s column and leading his men on foot at Rooival, Western Transvaal, he was attacked by a Boer force exceeding 1500 men. Initially buried at Boschpan and then Doorbult, his body was exhumed and he was finally buried at Ottosdal, Transvaal. A memorial tablet was later erected in his memory in St John the Baptist Parish Church, Broad Clyst.