Queen's South Africa Medal

Queen's South Africa Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal
TypeMilitary Campaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service
Country United Kingdom
Presented bythe Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
EligibilityBritish and Colonial forces
Campaign(s)Second Boer War
Clasps26
Established1900
TotalApproximately 178,000
Ribbon bar
Order of wear
Next (higher)East and Central Africa Medal
Next (lower)Queen's Mediterranean Medal
RelatedKing's South Africa Medal
Kimberley Star
Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep

The Queen's South Africa Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to British and Colonial military personnel, and to civilians employed in an official capacity, who served in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Altogether twenty-six clasps were awarded, to indicate participation in particular actions and campaigns.[1]

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