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medal, campaign

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, Anglo Boer War (descriptive name)

    7237 Pte G Tierney, Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment (associated name)

  • Description

    Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with four bars

    Medal awarded to 7237 Pte G Tierney, Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment.

    silver medal; four bars; plain straight swivelling suspender; with ribbon

    obverse: crowned and veiled head of Queen Victoria and legend VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX

    reverse: Britannia with a flag in her left hand and holding out a laurel wreath in her right towards an advancing party of soldiers; in the background are two warships; below the wreath, in two lines: 1899-1900 in relief; around top: SOUTH AFRICA

    four bars: CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL. SOUTH AFRICA 1901

    ribbon: red with two dark blue stripes and a broad orange central stripe

    named on edge: 7237 PTE. G. TIERNEY. LANC: FUS:

  • Place
    England
  • Associated Place

    South Africa/Africa

  • Other Id

    N1815 (numismatics)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, campaign, N1815, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 19 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1815, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 19 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1815, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 19 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1815, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 19 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1815, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 19 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, N1815, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 19 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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