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Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 128

The South African Campaign Medal to Private C. Hornbuckle, 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, Killed in Action at the Battle of Isandhlwana, 22.1.1879
South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1877-8-9 (1501. Pte. C. Hornbuckle. 1/24th Foot.), minor official correction to letter 'b', light scratches to obverse, good very fine

1501 Private Charles Hornbuckle, enlisted 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, 1868; re-engaged at Cape Town, 3.3.1875; served in 'H' Company at St. Helena, 1876-78; served with the battalion during the South African Campaign, 1877-79; killed in action at the Battle of Isandhlwana, 22.1.1879.

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