Auction Catalogue

17 September 2004

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 734

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17 September 2004

Hammer Price:
£2,600

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1138 Pte. J. Tompkinson, 58th Foot) suspension claw re-pinned and generally rather knocked and marked, about very fine but a rare Zulu War casualty £1500-2000

1138 Private J. Tompkinson was killed in action at the battle of Ulundi on 4 July 1879, the only fatality in his regiment. Amongst the many Imperial regiments who fought in this action only 3 officers and 14 men were killed in action.