Casualty Roll for the Zulu and Basuto Wars, South Africa 1877–79 (1985 First Edition) by I.T. Tavender (compiler)

Casualty Roll for the Zulu and Basuto Wars, South Africa 1877–79 was compiled by I.T. Tavender and first published in 1985 by J.B. Hayward & Son, “The Medal Specialists”, of Polstead, Suffolk.

This is the first edition hardcover, bound in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering, in the pictorial dust jacket showing the South Africa Medal with the 1879 clasp on its ribbon.

The Casualty Roll for the Zulu and Basuto Wars was later reprinted in paperback, but collectors prefer this original hardcover edition.

The roll records the casualties among the Imperial and Colonial forces engaged in South Africa between 1877 and 1879, listed alphabetically by unit.

Its 53 pages cover the best-known actions of the Anglo-Zulu War, including Isandlwana, Rorke’s Drift, Ntombe and Hlobane, as well as the less familiar campaigns of the period, such as those against King Sekhukhune.

Hayward’s casualty rolls are standard references in the medal world, used to confirm whether a named recipient of the South Africa Medal 1877–79 was killed or wounded.

Out of print for many years, this edition of the Casualty Roll for the Zulu and Basuto Wars is seldom offered in South Africa.

It will be wanted by medal collectors and dealers, Zulu War and Victorian military historians, genealogists tracing ancestors who served in 1877–79, and visitors to the Zululand battlefields.

Condition – Near Fine

A near fine copy of the Casualty Roll for the Zulu and Basuto Wars in a near fine dust jacket with only minimal shelf wear. The burgundy cloth boards and the gilt lettering on the front board and spine are crisp.

The only defect is some dust staining to the top edge of the text block. The binding is tight and the pages are clean.