South Africa 1834-53 (J. Lynch. 2nd Bn. 60th Rifles.) brooch marks to obverse, naming ribbed and fitted with replacement suspension, fair £180-£220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Nicholson Collection of medals to men who fought in the Kaffir Wars of 1834-53.

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There are two men named John Lynch in the muster book:

2513 Private John Lynch (1) was a tailor from Galwat who enlisted on 4 February 1847, and was discharged by Purchase of £20 on 9 May 1853, at Keiskama Hoek, Cape of Good Hope.

2658 Private John Lynch (2), a labourer from Baltinglass, County Wicklow, who enlisted some time after the former man. Both men are listed on the medal roll for the Kaffir War of 1850-53.