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.
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
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Reginald Pole-Carew