Seven: Regimental Sergeant-Major H. D. M. Barnett, Cradock Commando, late Cape police and Royston’s Horse, a scarce casualty of the 1906 Zulu rebellion

Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (287 Lce. Cpl. H. D. M. Barnett. C. Pol.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (287 Serjt: H. D. M. Barnett. Cape P.D. 1.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (287 Serjt: H. D. M. Barnett. C.P. Dist. 1.); Natal 1906, clasp, 1906 (Cpl. H. D. M. Barnett, Royston’s Horse); 1914-15 Star (Sjt. H. D. M. Barnett Cradock Cdo.); British War and bi-lingual Victory Medals (R.S.M. H. D. M. Barnett. Cradock Cdo.) contact marks, generally very fine (7)
£800-1000

Corporal H. D. M. Barnett was wounded above the heart on 3 June 1906 when a small party of Royston’s Horse was attacked by 300 rebels in the Manzipambana valley. The levies deserted and, after repeated charges, Royston’s Horse lost 5 men killed and 10 wounded. The rebels lost about 150 killed.

Henry Daniel Maxwell Barnett served in Cradock Commando during the campaign in Greman South-West Africa as Sergeant from 19 August 1914 to 8 April 1915, and thereafter as Regimental Sergeant-Major until 17 May 1915. Sold with copied record of service, m.i.c. and three copied photographs of Cradock Commando during the war.