United Kingdom: Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902

Ribbon: Orange with blue edge stripes and red edges.

Instituted: 1900.

Awarded: For service in the Boer War, as indicated by the clasp(s). The medal, without a clasp, was also awarded to troops who guarded Boer prisoners at the prisoner of war camp on the island of Saint Helena.

Obverse Reverse
Clasps
CAPE COLONY NATAL
CAPE COLONY
11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902
NATAL
11 October 1899 - 17 May 1900
RHODESIA
11 October 1899 - 17 May 1900
RELIEF OF MAFEKING
17 May 1900
DEFENCE OF KIMBERLEY
15 October 1899 - 15 February 1900
TALANA
20 October 1899
ELANDS-LAAGTE
21 October 1899
DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH
3 November 1899 - 28 February 1900
BELMONT
23 November 1899
TUGELA HEIGHTS RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY
MODDER RIVER
28 November 1899
TUGELA HEIGHTS
12-27 February 1900
RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY
15 February 1900
PAARDERBERG ORANGE FREE STATE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH
PAARDERBERG
17-26 February 1900
ORANGE FREE STATE
28 February 1900 - 31 May 1902
RELIEF OF LADYSMITH
15 December 1899 - 28 February 1900
DRIEFONTEIN
DRIEFONTEIN
10 March 1900
WEPENER
9-25 April 1900
DEFENCE OF MAFEKING
13 October 1899 - 17 May 1900
TRANSVAAL JOHANNESBURG LAING'S NEK
TRANSVAAL
24 May 1900 - 31 May 1902
JOHANNESBURG
31 May 1900
LAING'S NEK
12 June 1901
DIAMOND HILL WITTEBERGEN BELFAST
DIAMOND HILL
11-12 June 1900
WITTEBERGEN
1-29 July 1900
BELFAST
26-27 August 1900
SOUTH AFRICA 1901 SOUTH AFRICA 1902
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