British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, 1 clasp, Rhodesia 1896 (1949 Troopr. J. Steiner, B.B. Police) edge bruise, othewise good very fine £600-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The collection of Medals formed by the Late Clive Nowell.

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Joseph Julius Steiner served as a Trooper with the Bechuanaland Border Police in the Matabeleland operations of 1893. He later took part in the Jameson Raid in December 1895 and January 1896, as a trooper in the Artilllery Troop of the Mashonaland Mounted Police. In the subsequent 1896 operations he served as a Trooper with the Matabeleland Relief Force.