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Military Orders and Medals, Single Campaign Medals, 1877-79 South Africa Medal to a 1st Boer War Casualty, awarded to Private J. Maynard, 94th Foot, who was killed in action at Bronkhorst Spruit, 20 December 1880, comprising South Africa Medal 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1827 Pte J. Maynard, 94th Foot), toned, good very fine
*ex DNW 13 December 2007, lot 297.
1827 Private Joseph Maynard, 94th Foot, was killed in action at Bronkhorst Spruit, 20 December 1880, during the First Boer War, 1880-81.
The Battle of Bronkhorstspruit, 20 December 1880 - South African Military History Society – Journal Vol 5 No. 'Several Boers were emphatic that the British had set their rifle sights at 400 yards and that, when the Boers moved forward, the British failed to re-sight their rifles and that their shots, for the most part, went high over the heads of the Boers...This statement is based on inspection of the rifles captured, and are borne out by Conductor Egerton who stated 'the 94th fought remarkably well, but their fire did not seem to take effect; they did not seem to know the range, and all the officers were down'.
During the ten to fifteen minutes the action lasted the 94th had 77 men killed and 157 wounded - these figures exclude the prisoners also taken by the Boers.
Sold with a copied account of the action and an extract from 'British Casualties of The First Boer War 1880-81' (Lovell and Prior) showing medal and clasp entitlement.
(2000-2500 GBP)
*ex DNW 13 December 2007, lot 297.
1827 Private Joseph Maynard, 94th Foot, was killed in action at Bronkhorst Spruit, 20 December 1880, during the First Boer War, 1880-81.
The Battle of Bronkhorstspruit, 20 December 1880 - South African Military History Society – Journal Vol 5 No. 'Several Boers were emphatic that the British had set their rifle sights at 400 yards and that, when the Boers moved forward, the British failed to re-sight their rifles and that their shots, for the most part, went high over the heads of the Boers...This statement is based on inspection of the rifles captured, and are borne out by Conductor Egerton who stated 'the 94th fought remarkably well, but their fire did not seem to take effect; they did not seem to know the range, and all the officers were down'.
During the ten to fifteen minutes the action lasted the 94th had 77 men killed and 157 wounded - these figures exclude the prisoners also taken by the Boers.
Sold with a copied account of the action and an extract from 'British Casualties of The First Boer War 1880-81' (Lovell and Prior) showing medal and clasp entitlement.
(2000-2500 GBP)