John

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 | Subject: Trooper W. Sibthorpe, Natal Carbineers, a survivor of the massacre at Isandhlwana Fri May 04, 2018 10:53 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Trooper W. Sibthorpe, Natal Carbineers, a survivor of the massacre at Isandhlwana. South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Tr . Sibthorpe Natal Carbine...) reconstituted from a mount or menu-holder, edge rubbed with loss of initial and last three letters of unit, heavily polished and worn. Footnote Trooper Sibthorpe is confirmed as one of the European survivors of Isandhlwana (The Noble 24th, by Norman Holme refers). |
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