1870-1871 medal?

[pzrwest]

In the movie Zulu with Nigel Greens portraying Color Sgt Bourne, it looks like he has the 1870-1871 medal on his chest. Is it in fact this medal? Here's a picture from the movie

[Don D.]

Nope.

[Brian L.]

Army Temperance Medal and the other is the Queen's South Africa Medal, 1853, nether of which the real C.S. Bourne held at the time of Rourke's Drift. Even if he had, he would never have worn them on his duty uniform.
There are lots of problems with the uniforms (among other details) in the movie. But, it's still a great movie.

[pzrwest]

I agree a classic movie, close to the real action but in a condensed form. The Temperance Medal I assume was abstaining from alcohol? That explains why the actor dropped the bottle of liquor breaking it after taking it from the minister