King’s South Africa Medal | |
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Type | Military Campaign medal |
Awarded for | Campaign service |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India |
Eligibility | British and Colonial forces |
Campaign(s) | Second Boer War |
Clasps | SOUTH AFRICA 1901 SOUTH AFRICA 1902 |
Established | 1902 |
Order of wear | |
Next (higher) | Ashanti Medal |
Next (lower) | Africa General Service Medal |
Related | Queen's South Africa Medal Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep |
The King's South Africa Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to all British and Colonial military personnel who served in the Second Boer War in South Africa, and who were in the theatre on or after 1 January 1902 and who had completed 18 months service in the conflict prior to 1 June 1902.[1]