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Auction: 17001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 65

(x) The South Africa 1877-79 Medal awarded to Private M. Ferris, 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, who was killed in action at the Battle of Isandhlwana on 22 January 1879

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (354, Pte. M. Ferris, 1/24th. Foot.), nearly extremely fine

Private James Llewellyn was born in 1851 and enlisted in the 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, at Cardiff, Glamorgan, on 4 July 1874. Embarked for South Africa, he witnessed active service from 1877 and was killed in action at the Battle of Isandhlwana on 22 January 1879. His effects - and Medal with '1877-8-9' clasp - were claimed by his father.

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Sold for
£7,500

Sale 17001 Notices
Please note that the footnote is incorrectly headed- the footnote details are correct in relation to Private M. Ferris