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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 217

Buffalo Border Guard

Raised in October 1873, they were issued just 22 Medals, this unique without clasp. They sent out a number of their men from Fort Pine to assist at Helmekaar, December 1878 with three Troopers (including De Waal) to follow on. Three comrades were killed in action at Isandhlwana.

South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (Tr. De Waal. Buffalo Bdr. Gd.), very fine

Mr De Waal is noted on the Aldershot Medal Roll as having been in active duty and would therefore have been entitled to the clasp '1879', perhaps he was omitted due to the lack of initial which was not supplied. Three families of this name lived and farmed the Dundee area.

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Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£320