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The Richard Magor Collection of Medals Relating to India and Africa, and other Fine Awards The extremely rare and highly important K.C.M.G., C.B. group of eight awarded to Sir Frederick Jackson, arguably the founding father of Uganda, where he was ultimately Governor and Commander-in-Chief from 1911-18: as a young pioneer in 1889, against strong international competition, he led the Imperial East Africa Company’s expedition to Uganda, re-establishing the power of King Mwanga, who signed in the following year a treaty placing his territories under the Company’s influence The Order of St. Michael and St. George, K.C.M.G. set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, and breast star, silver, gold and enamel centre; The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Civil), Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London 1895), complete with usual swivel-ring suspension and riband buckle; East and Central Africa 1897-99, 2 clasps, Lubwa’s, Uganda 1897-98 (Mr. F. J. Jackson C.B); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Uganda 1900, Nandi 1905-06 (Mr. F. J. Jackson Uganda Rifles); Imperial British East Africa Company’s Medal (F. J. Jackson ; Belgian Order of Leopold I, Grand Officer’s breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamel centre enamel work slightly chipped in places, one or two edge bruises, cleaned and lacquered, otherwise generally good very fine (8) £6000-8000 Footnote K.C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1913. C.B. London Gazette 2 January 1899. Frederick John Jackson was born at Oran, Yorkshire in 1860 and was educated at Shrewsbury and at Jesus College, Cambridge. Clearly an ambitious and adventurous spirit, in the mid-1880s he set out for Africa, where he would find profitable employment with the Imperial British East Africa Company. Quickly making his mark as a solid Yorkshireman, and displaying the key ingredients of a successful pioneer, namely a ready grasp of soldiering and administration, and no small degree of courage, he was rewarded, in 1889, with command of the Company’s all-important expedition to Uganda, an enterprise that was closely associated with the activities of Stanley and Emin Pasha, among other leading characters of the period. But his task was immense, ever present black spots including battling egos, dirty politics and considerable international competition - one of his German competitors even managed to intercept his mail. The background and events of this African saga are discussed with suitable candour by Thomas Pakenham in his much acclaimed history, The Scramble for Africa 1876-1912. And Jackson would later publish Early Days in East Africa. But for the purposes of this exercise, it will suffice to record that he performed his difficult duties with diligence and success, re-establishing the power of King Mwanga, who by treaty in April 1890 placed Uganda under the Company’s influence. Indeed, the young adventurer’s place in the history of Empire was already secure. Still in the Company’s employ, Jackson next participated in the Witu Expedition of October 1890, under the command of Admiral Freemantle, but his civilian status excluded him from entitlement to the appropriate Medal and clasp. And a similar situation would arise with the Central Africa Medal with ‘1894-98’ clasp, during which period Jackson, now a member of the Colonial Office, served variously as a 1st Class Assistant, acting British Vice-Consul and Deputy Commissioner of Uganda. Although clearly required at Government Headquarters in Kampala for much of this period, Jackson ‘escaped the office’ whenever possible, and is known to have been closely involved in the 1895 operations against King Kabarega, and to have participated in the first Nandi Expedition of May-June 1897, under Major T. Ternon. Neither won him any medals but, as we shall see, by participating in the latter operations he set in motion a remarkable Nandi Expedition hat trick. For his subsequent services as Acting Commissioner between 1897