Lot Essay
The Victoria Mounted Rifles
Raised in 1862 from a Troop of the Royal Durban Rangers, the V.M.R. sent a detachment to Cetewayo's Coronation in 1873. Returning to Zululand under somewhat different circumstances in 1879, the Corps formed part of the Southern Column in the early stages of the War. The unit was issued with just 50 Medals, all of them with the '1879' clasp.
Raised in 1862 from a Troop of the Royal Durban Rangers, the V.M.R. sent a detachment to Cetewayo's Coronation in 1873. Returning to Zululand under somewhat different circumstances in 1879, the Corps formed part of the Southern Column in the early stages of the War. The unit was issued with just 50 Medals, all of them with the '1879' clasp.