1524 Private J.Bromwich

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Get your wallets out lads. Fieldings Auctioneers [Stourbridge] are auctioning the campaign medal for this Rorke's Drift defender. Good luck!!!!!!

Subject: Re: 1524 Private J.Bromwich Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:05 am

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Here is a better picture. Looks good and will go for a lot more I suspect.
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Steve

Subject: Re: 1524 Private J.Bromwich Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:41 am

very interesting - the last defenders I have seen was sold by Stanley Gibbons at £35k having been bought at auction for £27k, Given the crazy pricing for SAGS atm along with the new deep pocket investor on the scene - I would expect to see a hammer price north of £30k.

I mentioned the auction in passing to Mrs D and potential pricing .
She said she would leave me if I bid on the medal ..

Gonna miss that woman!!

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See Kris Wheatley volume 3 for his biog. It is so frustrating that he is probably in the famous picture on the grassy bank but we do not know what he looked like.

Steve

Subject: 1524 Private J. Bromwich Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:31 pm

I've noticed the Medal is up for Auction , tend to agree with the consensus that it will be higher than thought , although I know an Isandlwana Casualty was sold in the last fortnight for only 7K ! , they , or at least some , were from memory 8.5 and closer to 9 k , nearly a year or so ago ! .
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"Private Bromwich’s elder brother, Charles, also fought at the battle."

Didn't know that!!!! See something new.

But not on the Roll of those present at Rorke's Drift scratch

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Subject: 1524 Private J. Bromwich Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:13 pm

Dave
There is a lot of evidence saying Charles wasn't at RD with his brother , read England's Sons' p73 by JW . Charles was at RD at some stage , but no supporting HARD evidence that he was there on the 22 - 23rd Jan .
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