Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Africa General Service 1902-56, 6 clasps, S. Nigeria, Aro 1901-1902, S. Nigeria 1902, S. Nigeria 1902-03, S. Nigeria 1903, S. Nigeria 1904 (861 Pte. Lawani Ekji, S. Nigeria Regt.) edge bruising, contact marks and polished, fair but rare £220-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Richard Magor Collection of Medals Relating to India and Africa, and other Fine Awards.

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Sold with verification for all clasps excepting that for ‘S. Nigeria’.

The Aro 1901-02 operations involved considerable fighting, most of it in thick bush country, casualties amounting to 13 Europeans wounded and 27 native troops killed and 140 wounded, whilst a further 70 died of disease. Subsequent Honours and Awards included one C.M.G., 11 D.S.Os and six D.C.Ms.

See Magor for details of the assorted Southern Nigeria operations of 1902-04, some of which incurred quite heavy casualties.