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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 27

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (Pte. J. Graves, F.A.M. Police), good very fine

Sold with an interesting array of copied reports and gazettes reporting on the activities of the Frontier Armed and Mounted Police.

Raised in 1855 as the Colonial counterpart to the Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen, the F.A.M.P. participated in the Ninth War between 1877-78 and was further engaged in the Zulu War of the following year, not least at Moirosi's stronghold on 8 April 1879. The corps was amalgamated into the Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen during this period and was issued with 156 Medals.


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Sold for
£900