King's South Africa Medal
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The King's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to soldiers who completed extended service during the Second Boer War, typically in conjunction with the Queen's South Africa Medal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King's South Africa Medal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9624952 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King's South Africa Medal Context triple: [Queen's South Africa Medal, awardedWith, King's South Africa Medal]
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A.
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
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B.
King’s Gallantry Medal
The King’s Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded for exemplary acts of bravery by civilians and military personnel in non-combat situations.
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C.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was a British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the Royal Navy and later other services for acts of conspicuous gallantry in action.
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D.
British Empire Medal for Gallantry
The British Empire Medal for Gallantry was a United Kingdom decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for acts of bravery before being superseded by the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
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E.
Pro Memoria Medal
The Pro Memoria Medal is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals and institutions for preserving the memory of the struggle for Polish independence and honoring the nation’s patriotic traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King's South Africa Medal Target entity description: The King's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to soldiers who completed extended service during the Second Boer War, typically in conjunction with the Queen's South Africa Medal.
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A.
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
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B.
King’s Gallantry Medal
The King’s Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded for exemplary acts of bravery by civilians and military personnel in non-combat situations.
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C.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was a British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the Royal Navy and later other services for acts of conspicuous gallantry in action.
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D.
British Empire Medal for Gallantry
The British Empire Medal for Gallantry was a United Kingdom decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for acts of bravery before being superseded by the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
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E.
Pro Memoria Medal
The Pro Memoria Medal is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals and institutions for preserving the memory of the struggle for Polish independence and honoring the nation’s patriotic traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military decoration
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | KSA Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
completion of extended service in South Africa
ⓘ
service in the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| awardedPosthumously | no ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
British soldiers
ⓘ
South African colonial volunteers ⓘ Yeomanry NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial soldiers ⓘ members of irregular units ⓘ mounted units ⓘ |
| campaign | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clasps |
South Africa 1901
ⓘ
South Africa 1902 ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British Army personnel
ⓘ
Imperial forces serving in South Africa ⓘ colonial forces ⓘ |
| established | 1902 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locationOfDesignApproval | London GENERATED ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| monarch | King Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mustHave | Queen's South Africa Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notAwardedIf | recipient was ineligible for Queen's South Africa Medal ⓘ |
| numberOfClaspsPossible | 2 ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | effigy of King Edward VII ⓘ |
| partOf | British campaign medals ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Queen's South Africa Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | figure of Britannia with lion and South African landscape ⓘ |
| ribbonColors |
green
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orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | central orange stripe with white and green stripes ⓘ |
| servicePeriodEnd | 1902 ⓘ |
| servicePeriodStart | 1901 ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement |
at least 18 months service in South Africa
ⓘ
service between 1 January 1902 and 31 May 1902 ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ colonial military forces ⓘ |
| usuallyAwardedWith | Queen's South Africa Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King's South Africa Medal Description of subject: The King's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to soldiers who completed extended service during the Second Boer War, typically in conjunction with the Queen's South Africa Medal.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Reginald Pole-Carew