Special Collections

Sold on 2 July 2003

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The Richard Magor Collection of Medals Relating to India and Africa, and other Fine Awards

Richard Boycott Magor

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№ 371

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2 July 2003

Hammer Price:
£420

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, West Africa 1909-10 (3241 Pte. Sanusi, S.N. Regt.) good very fine £120-140

This relatively scarce clasp was awarded for various operations in Ogwashi-Oku country at the end of 1909 and in the first half of 1910, our casualties amounting to 34 killed or wounded.

According to Magor, Trenchard had an interesting conversation with a captured rebel leader, the latter concluding: “Give me one piss-gun (maxim) and I’ll beat you.”