South Africa 1877-79 clasp 1879 named 1982 GUNR J CARTER 7TH BDE RA. Medal lacquered, very fine
Served with No. 10 Battery (Gatling Field Battery), 7th Brigade. This was the first ever Mounted Gatling Field Battery in the British Army and first went into action at the Battle of Ulundi. On that day they were used in front of the square and combined with the infantry fire, threw off the enemy.
