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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 293

Wodehouse True Blues

53 Medals issued to this unit, 15 of them with clasp '1877-8'.

'The gallant Captain Spillman (Edward) who commanded a troop of Wodehouse Volunteers, a genial gentleman, and one of the very best if not the crack shot of the colony is dead.'

Natal Witness, 20 July 1880, refers

The South Africa Medal awarded to Captain E. Spillman, Wodehouse True Blues, who commanded his unit in the 9th Xhosa War

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Capt. E. Spillman. Wodehouse True Blues.), a later issue with engraved naming in upright serif capitals, very fine

Edward Spillman commanded the unit during the 9th Xhosa War, he passed over command to Cpatain Dugmore for the 1879 campaign.

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Estimate
£500 to £700

Starting price
£400