The John Goddard Collection of Important Naval Medals and Nelson Letters

The Zulu War medal awarded to Writer 1st Class E. Pepperell, H.M.S. Forester

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-9 (“Forester” E. Pepperell. Writer 1st Cl: H.M.S.) good very fine and, although not entitled, a very rare clasp £600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Goddard Collection of Important Naval Medals and Nelson Letters.

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Provenance: Spink, May 1991.

Entitled to the clasp ‘1879’, one of 76 awarded to H.M.S. Forester.

The rare clasp dated ‘1877-9’ was awarded to just one British and 27 Colonial recipients.