Medal Rolls (1793–1888) of the 24th Regiment of Foot, South Wales Borderers

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Medal Rolls (1793–1888) of the 24th Regiment of Foot, South Wales Borderers

Name: Medal Rolls (1793–1888) of the 24th Regiment of Foot, South Wales Borderers
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Medal Rolls (1793–1888) of the 24th Regiment of Foot, South Wales Borderers, Norman Holme — First Edition

Publication: London, J.B. Hayward & Son, 1971

Formatting: 8vo, limp card wrappers, unpaginated.

Condition Report: Very Good. The binding remains tight, square, and sound, a crucial attribute for a thick reference volume issued in limp wrappers. The green card covers exhibit only mild shelf-wear, with faint surface rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities, avoiding any heavy creasing or structural tears. The black taped spine is fully intact, showing slight rubbing at the head and tail but no peeling or fraying. Internally, the text block is exceptionally clean; the leaves are bright with no instances of foxing, dampstaining, or oxidation, ensuring the dense tabular data remains crisp and highly legible throughout.

Catalogue Note: First edition. This highly specialized military reference was privately compiled and published in an unadorned, utilitarian format typical of detailed regimental rolls from this era.

As a primary-source transcription for the 24th Regiment of Foot (South Wales Borderers), famous for their defining actions in the Zulu War, including Rorke's Drift and Isandhlwana, such medal rolls are vital tools for military historians, genealogists, and numismatists.

Copies of this original 1971 Hayward & Son printing are notably scarce on the open market, as they represent a foundational dataset that tends to be tightly held in private institutional or collector reference libraries.

Compiled after seven years of meticulous research by Norman Holme, this exhaustive reference work provides the definitive medal rolls for the 24th Regiment of Foot (The South Wales Borderers) spanning from 1793 to 1888. Synthesizing data directly from Depot Description Books, Muster Rolls, and original Casualty Indexes, Holme delivers a precise, name-by-name record of the regiment's campaigns, casualties, and awards. An indispensable resource for specialists, it offers unparalleled granular insight into one of the British Army's most storied and highly decorated infantry regiments during a century of global conflict.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Norman Holme

Book Publisher: J.B. Hayward & Son

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Military

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1971

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Book Binding: Card Wrappers

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Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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