Lot Essay
The Cape Mounted Yeomanry:
Raised originally as a mobile striking force for service on the Eastern Frontier, the C.M.Y. greatly distinguished itself in the storming and capture of Moirosi's stronghold on 8.4.1879, an action in which the Corps sustained a number of casualties. The 1st C.M.Y. was issued with 307 medals, 282 of them with the '1879' clasp.
Raised originally as a mobile striking force for service on the Eastern Frontier, the C.M.Y. greatly distinguished itself in the storming and capture of Moirosi's stronghold on 8.4.1879, an action in which the Corps sustained a number of casualties. The 1st C.M.Y. was issued with 307 medals, 282 of them with the '1879' clasp.