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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 534

(x) Campbell Town Guard

Approximately 33 Medals were awarded to the unit in April 1905. An extract from the unit's roll, compiled by Lieutenant Voss, states:

'All the members of the Campbell Town Guard were called out for, and did, active duty, and were actually engaged with the enemy, up to about three days before peace was proclaimed. Conroy, the rebel Commandant, with some 350 men under his command, attacked Campbell. He sent in flag of truce and demanded the surrender of the village, this was refused, and after heavy firing, the enemy was repulsed. At that date there were only about 32 Imperial Troops, besides the Town Guard, in the Garrison at Campbell. The Town Guard permanently occupied the blockhouses.'

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (8 Pte. C. Crous. Campbell T.G.), lightly polished, nearly very fine and rare

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