The Zulu War medal awarded to Sapper James Gibson, Royal Engineers, who was a member of Lieutenant Chard’s No. 5 Company, and who was a witness to the immediate aftermath of the Defence of Rorke’s Drift.
Photograph of Sapper James Gibson with a very happy family and a favourite Teddy bear!
Four bars, Albuhera, Vittoria, Nive, Toulouse (G.Smith, 34th Foot). Confirmed on roll.
Provenance: Spink, 1975, Glendining, 1987, Dixon, 1988, Bonhams, 2013
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