Auction Catalogue

1 December 2010

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 362 x

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1 December 2010

Hammer Price:
£85

Ashanti 1900, no clasp, high relief bust (735 Pte. Dundora, 2nd C. Africa Regt.) replacement non-swivel suspension fitted and slack, badly worn, poor £100-140

Dundora of the Yao Tribe, from the village of Namalamba in the District of Chikala, enlisted on 1 April 1988, aged 28 years. He served in British East Africa, April-June 1899; Mauritius, June 1899-February 1900; Somaliland, February-July 1900; Ashanti and British Central Africa, July 1900-August 1902; and Somaliland, August 1902-July 1904. Serving in the Ashanti Expedition of 1900, he was present in the actions of Djachi, Ojisu, Danasi and Abuasu - being severely wounded at the latter. He re-enlisted on 10 February 1902 and saw service at Jidballi, 10 January 1904. With copied service papers.