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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 186

Royal Engineers

South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (Lieut: J. Clarke. R.E.), nearly extremely fine

John Clarke, the son of William Nelson Clarke, died on service on 11 June 1879 at Pietermaritzburg during the Zulu Campaign, being aged just 24. He is buried in the Fort Napier Cemetery, along with being commemorated in the Rosneath Old Parish Churchyard, Argyllshire.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£480