Frontier Light Horse
| South Africa Medal (1877) | |
|---|---|
| Obverse (left) and reverse (right) of the South Africa Medal (1877) | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Description | Silver disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Presented by | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Eligibility | British forces. |
| Campaign(s) | Anglo-Zulu War 1877–1879 |
| Clasps | 1877 1877–78 1879 1877–8–9 |
| Established | August 1880 |
Ribbon bar of the award | |
The Frontier Light Horse, a mounted unit of 200 volunteers, was raised at King William's Town, Eastern Cape Colony in 1877 by Lieutenant Frederick Carrington.
It is often referred to as the Cape Frontier Light Horse and served under Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Burmester Pulleine.