- Object type
- Medals
- Date
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Approved: 1902
Regulation: 1902 - Subject(s)
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St John Ambulance Brigade (1887 - 1968)
War - Associated person
- J. Gregson (active 1890s - 1910s)
- Associated event
- War: South African War (11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902)
- Inscriptions
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obverse: EDWARDVS VII D.G.BRITT. REX. F.D. IND. IMP.
reverse: SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902 MAGNUS PRIORATUS ORDINIS HOSPITALIS SANCTI JOHANNIS JERUSALEM IN ANGLIA PRO FIDE PRO UTILITATE HOMINUM
edge: 517 PTE. J. GREGSON SOUTHPORT DIV.
- Dimensions
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Height x width: 92 x 37mm
Diameter: 37mm - Materials and technique
- Bronze on silk ribbon
- Provenance
- Purchase, 1980
- Catalogue number
- 42.6
St John Ambulance Brigade Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 awarded to J. Gregson
This medal was issued by the Order of St John of Jerusalem to members of the brigade who served during the South African War. Holders of this medal would usually also have been awarded either the Queen’s South Africa Medal or the King’s South Africa Medal.
