Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (A. J. Mayby, Bugler, R.M. H.M.S. “Active”) extremely fine and rare £800-1000

‘Discharged Dead’ on 13 February 1878, in Transkei. Medal and clasp sent to his mother in 1882.

Only 13 medals issued to the Royal Marines with this clasp, and a further 53 to the Royal Navy in total, who formed a small Naval Brigade landed from H.M.S. Active to provide artillery support for the Army. They took with them six 12-pounder guns, one Gatling gun and two 24-pounder rockets, and fought alongside Colonel Glyn with the 24th Foot against Chief Pokwane at the battle of Quintana and in the action at Peri Bush. They were also present at the smaller actions against the Gaika and Galika tribes.