Queens South Africa Medal General Service Established by King George V

Established by King George V in 1922

remains one of the most poignant and recognisable memorials of the Great War

nursing sisters

180 second bars and one third bar

service number or unit

Queens South Africa Medal General Service Established by King George VAwarded for the second Anglo Boer war of 1899 1902, the first versions of this medal had the dates 1899 1900 raised on the reverse. Once it was realised the war was to continue, these dates were filled in and consequently the appear as 'ghost dates' on the reverse of some medals. A later die was then made with the dates removed completely but Britannia's hand on the reverse was pointed to the F in Africa rather than the R on earlier versions. 26