The Kaffir and Zulu War medal awarded to Colonel Farquhar Glennie, 24th Foot, who was dangerously wounded at Intaba-ka-N’Doda in April 1878, later commanded the 1/24th Regiment, and was afterwards Colonel Commandant of the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (Captn. F. Glennie. 2-24th Foot.) light edge bruising, otherwise very fine £1200-1500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Farquhar Glennie was born in London on 10 June 1843. He was commissioned as Ensign into the 9th Foot on 31 July 1860; Lieutenant, 26 February 1864; Captain, 26 March 1873; exchanged to 24th Foot, 12 August 1874; Major, 1 July 1881; Lieutenant-Colonel, 9 June 1886; Colonel, 9 June 1890; commanded 1st battalion 24th Regiment, 9 June 1888 to 9 June 1892.

Captain Glennie served in South Africa from 2 February to 10 July, 1878, and from 1 March 1879 to 12 January 1880. He served in the Kaffir War of 1877-78 and was dangerously wounded in action at Intaba-ka-N’Doda on 30 April 1878. He afterwards served in the Zulu War of 1879 (Medal with clasp).

After completing his 4-year term in command of the 1/24th Regiment, Glennie was placed on half-pay, 9 June 1892. He was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal Military School of Music, at Kneller Hall, on 20 September 1894. It is recorded that ‘the Colonel is an excellent violinist and the fortunate possessor of two Strads.’ Colonel Glennie was one of the co-authors of the first regimental history, Historical Records of the 24th Regiment, which was published in 1892. He died in 1922 and is commemorated on a memorial tablet in Brecon Cathedral. Sold with copied research and several copied photographs.