- Object type
- Medals
- Date
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Approved: 1902
Presented: 1902
Regulation: 1899 - Subject(s)
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St John Ambulance Brigade (1887 - 1968)
War - Associated person
- Recipient: J. Gregson (active 1890s - 1910s)
- Associated event
- War: South African War (11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902)
- Inscriptions
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obverse: VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX
reverse: SOUTH AFRICA
edge: 517 ORDLY. J. GREGSON. ST. JOHN AMB: BDE.
- Dimensions
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Height x width: 90 x 35mm
Diameter: 35mm - Materials and technique
- Silver on silk ribbon
- Provenance
- Purchase, 1980
- Catalogue number
- 42.1
Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with two clasps awarded to J. Gregson
There are three versions of this medal, with minor differences on the reverse. One is dated 1899 - 1900 (the expected duration of the South African War) and shows Britannia’s right hand pointing at the R in Africa. The second may have had the dates removed and a ghost remains. The third, which this is an example of, shows Britannia pointing at the F in Africa.
