Orders, Decorations and Medals

South Africa 1877-79, clasp, 1879 (718 Pte. J. Broderick, 1/24th Foot) extremely fine £1800-2200

Jeremiah Broderick enlisted at Newport, Monmouthshire, on 13 January 1876, just three days after 716 Robert Jones who went on to win the Victoria Cross at Rorke’s Drift. Broderick was posted to the 1st Battalion and was killed in action at Isandhlwana. The South Africa Medal Roll records him as entitled to the clasp dated ‘1877-8-9’, however, the medal was issued in error with the ‘1879’ clasp. Ex Norman Holme collection and sold with a letter from him dated 18 September 1974.