South Africa 1834-53 (Serjt. B. Loughlin. 12th Regt.) polished, otherwise nearly very fine £280-£320

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The John Nicholson Collection of medals to men who fought in the Kaffir Wars of 1834-53.

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Fewer than 400 medals were issued to men of the 27th, 72nd, and 75th Regiments, who fought during the 1st Kaffir War.

Bernard Loughlan appears to have enlisted as a boy in February 1846 and served with the 12th Foot in the Kaffir War of 1850-53. He afterwards served in India from 1865 and died of cholera at Jubbulpore on 11 June 1868. Sold with a 12th Foot pewter tunic button salvaged from the wreck of the Birkenhead and detailed service history compiled from Pay and Muster Books (1846-68).