Orders, Decorations and Medals

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Pte. O. Dix, Kg. Wm. Tn. Vetn. Vols.), nearly extremely fine £360-380

29 South Africa Medals were awarded to the King William’s Town Veteran Volunteers, all of them with the clasp for ‘1877-8’.

Raised in November 1876 and originally commanded by Captain P. Goold, the unit was armed with long Sniders; having peaked at a strength of nearly 80 men, the unit was reduced to just 43 by late 1879.