A medal won by a heroic Black Country soldier fighting in a famous battle against Zulu warriors may sell for up to £20,000.

The South Africa Medal was won by Private Joseph Bromwich in the Battle of Rorke's Drift.

The battle was the inspiration for the 1964 blockbuster movie Zulu, starring Michael Caine and Stanley Baker.

Private Bromwich, then just 22, was one of around 150 troops who defended a mission station for 12 hours against a Zulu force of more than 4,000.

He lies in an unmarked grave in Bilston Cemetery.

The medal is up for auction at Fieldings Auctioneers in Stourbridge on Saturday 6 February.

The seller, a relation of Private Bromwich who wants to remain anonymous, inherited it.

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