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At last this latest acquisition has landed on my shores.

A Cape Colony clasp to Captain Claude Gilfillan Southey of the Eastern Province Horse and Gorringe's Flying Column.

Southey hailed from the Eastern Cape and was the grandson of Sir Richard Southey, Lt. Governor of Griqualand West.

Research, as they say, is ongoing.

Regards

Rory

Look forward to the full picture, Rory.

Lovely to see the engraved naming too.

I well remember having a look at that particular medal a couple of years ago, after being on the market for an awful long time, I am glad to see it has, at last, found a good home.

Thank you chaps

A plus was tracking down a family member (they still farm in the area where they've been for 150 years) who is able to provide me with the odd photograph or two of the recipient.

I almost always succumb to the temptation to buy if I am going to satiate my curiosity as to how the chap looked.

Regards

Rory