| China War Medal 1900 | |
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| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Description | Silver disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Presented by | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Eligibility | British and Imperial forces. |
| Campaign(s) | Boxer Rebellion 1900. |
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| Established | 1 January 1902[1] [2] |
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The China War Medal 1900 was a British campaign medal approved on 1 January 1902 for issue to British and Indian land and sea troops who served during the Boxer Rebellion, between 10 June and 31 December 1900.[1] The medal was issued in silver to combatants and in bronze to native, namely Indian, bearers drivers and servants.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b "No. 27393". The London Gazette. 3 January 1902. p. 2.
- ^ William Augustus Steward (1915). War Medals and Their History. London: Stanley Paul & Co.
- ^ John W. Mussell, ed. (2015). Medal Yearbook 2015. Honiton, Devon: Token Publishing Limited. p. 169.
- ^ Mussell, John W. (ed.). The Medal Yearbook 2014. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Limited. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-908828-10-1.
- ^ "China War Medal 1900". www.onlinemedals.co.uk. Online Medals. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2024.