Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877 (Adjt. J. D. Ellis. Bowkers Rovers.) very fine and rare £2,000-£2,400

Confirmed on the roll as being entitled to, and issued with, this rare clasp. The rolls record 167 names as being entitled but many were returned to the mint unclaimed, leaving only 102 medals actually issued with the 1877 clasp, including 34 to Bowkers Rovers.