A SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL 1879 WITH 1879 CLASP TO G. BAKER OF THE...

A SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL 1879 WITH 1879 CLASP TO G. BAKER OF THE 99TH FOOT, A CASUALTY AT GINGINDHLOVU. A South Africa medal with 1879 clasp named to 1251 Pte G. Baker 99th Foot. Private Baker is recorded as receiving a 'dangerous wound' at the battle of Gingindhlovu on the 2nd April 1879 when five companies of the 99th formed a square. The Zulus were estimated to number 11,000 and their assault on the square lasted for an hour and a half. The British suffered nine killed and fifty-two wounded. Provenance: The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, purchased in November 1952 from Seaby for 8s. Loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

Estimate:£600

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