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Auction: 26001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 208

(x) Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant

The riband bars worn by Chaplain G. Smith, Army Chaplains' Department, a central figure during the Defence of Rorke's Drift, 22-23 January 1879, who famously first sighted the Zulu hordes descending on that place

Riband bar, with pin-back reverse, for South Africa 1877-79; Egypt & Sudan 1882-89; Khedive's Star 1882, very fine

Riband bar, from his tunic (2), for South Africa 1877-79; Egypt & Sudan 1882-89 Khedive's Star 1882, (3)

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£150