Instituted by the government of Natal province in 1907, this medal was issued to local volunteer units & constabularies for service against the Zulu rebellion. This was the result of the Zulus' refusal to pay taxes and the subsequent murder of 2 Natal policemen provoked reaction.
The local authorities responded accordingly (after all, one simply cannot have Johnny Zulu getting all bolshy, what?) and the unrest was quelled before the situation deteriorated. Eligibility was 20-49 days service and those who served more than 50 received the clasp 1906. One notable recipient of this medal was a Sergeant Major Mahatma K Ghandi - at that time a medical orderly who subsequently led India to independence from the British Raj.
The local authorities responded accordingly (after all, one simply cannot have Johnny Zulu getting all bolshy, what?) and the unrest was quelled before the situation deteriorated. Eligibility was 20-49 days service and those who served more than 50 received the clasp 1906. One notable recipient of this medal was a Sergeant Major Mahatma K Ghandi - at that time a medical orderly who subsequently led India to independence from the British Raj.
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