Auction Catalogue

29 June 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 262 x

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29 June 2006

Hammer Price:
£3,000

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878 (259 Pte. J. Robinson, 80th Foot) nearly extremely fine £1200-1500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Kuriheka Collection of British Medals.

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Private John Robinson was killed in action at Intombe River on 12 March 1879. The medal rolls show that his medal should have the clasp for ‘1878-9’.