Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Three: Lieutenant C. Jenkins, Natal Native Contingent and Cape Mounted Rifles, late Royal Navy

Baltic 1854-55 (Boy 2nd C., H.M.S. Ajax), engraved naming; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (Lieut., 4th Battn. N.N.C.), renamed; Cape of Good Hope General Service, 1 clasp, Basutoland (Pte., C.M. Rif.), mounted for wear from a composite buckle bar, very fine (3) £200-240

Sold with a newspaper cutting, an extract of which reads, ‘I am glad to learn that the Government has granted an increase of the pension allowed to ex-Lieut. Charles Jenkins, a native of Ventnor, of the Cape Mounted Rifles ... for distinguished conduct in the field during the Zulu War of 1879. Lieut. Jenkins daringly made the charge single-handed with revolver and sword upon a number of Zulus who were defending their own kraal, but were forced by him to retreat, seven of the enemy being left dead ... It was owing to the action of Lieut. Jenkins that an army of Zulus who were coming over the hill at the battle of Inyazana ... were successfully put to flight ... Lord Chelmsford afterwards recommended the soldier for promotion from Sergeant-Major to Lieutenant.’