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King's South Africa Medal, the Glossary

The King's South Africa Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to all British and Colonial military personnel who served in the Second Boer War in South Africa, and who were in the theatre on or after 1 January 1902 and who had completed 18 months service in the conflict prior to 1 June 1902.^[1]

32 relations: Africa General Service Medal, Ashanti Medal, Britannia, British Army, Campaign medal, Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst, Dominion, Edward VII, George V, Janet Gillies, Kimberley Star, Laurel wreath, Lint voor Wonden, Man-of-war, Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog, Natal Native Rebellion Medal, Orange Free State, Polar Medal, Queen's Medal for Chiefs, Queen's Mediterranean Medal, Queen's South Africa Medal, Roller chain, Royal Navy, Second Boer War, South African Republic, Transport Medal, Typhoid fever, Union Jack, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross.

Africa General Service Medal

The Africa General Service Medal, established in 1902, was a campaign medal of the United Kingdom. King's South Africa Medal and Africa General Service Medal are British campaign medals.

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Ashanti Medal

The Ashanti Medal was sanctioned in October 1901 and was the first campaign medal authorised by Edward VII. King's South Africa Medal and Ashanti Medal are British campaign medals.

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Britannia

Britannia is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Campaign medal

A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of an armed force who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater.

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Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep

In the Colonies and Boer Republics which became the Union of South Africa in 1910, several unofficial military decorations and medals were instituted and awarded during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. King's South Africa Medal and Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep are military decorations and medals of South Africa, military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952 and second Boer War.

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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, or simply the Central Chancery, is an office of the Lord Chamberlain's department within the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst

The Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst, post-nominal letters DTD, is a South African military decoration. King's South Africa Medal and Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst are military decorations and medals of South Africa, military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952 and second Boer War.

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Dominion

A dominion was any of several largely self-governing countries of the British Empire.

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Edward VII

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

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George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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Janet Gillies

Janet Gillies (31 January 1864 – 24 July 1947) was a New Zealand civilian and military nurse, army nursing administrator.

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Kimberley Star

In the Colonies and Boer Republics which became the Union of South Africa in 1910, several unofficial military decorations and medals were instituted and awarded during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. King's South Africa Medal and Kimberley Star are military decorations and medals of South Africa, military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952 and second Boer War.

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Laurel wreath

A laurel wreath is a round wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel, an aromatic broadleaf evergreen, or later from spineless butcher's broom (Ruscus hypoglossum) or cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus).

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Lint voor Wonden

The Lint voor Wonden (Wound Riband, also Lint voor Verwonding) is a South African military campaign award. King's South Africa Medal and Lint voor Wonden are military decorations and medals of South Africa, military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952 and second Boer War.

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Man-of-war

In Royal Navy jargon, a man-of-war (also man-o'-war, or simply man) was a powerful warship or frigate of the 16th to the 19th century, that was frequently used in Europe.

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Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog

The Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog is a South African military campaign medal. King's South Africa Medal and Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog are military decorations and medals of South Africa, military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952 and second Boer War.

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Natal Native Rebellion Medal

The Natal Native Rebellion Medal was a British campaign medal. King's South Africa Medal and Natal Native Rebellion Medal are British campaign medals and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Orange Free State

The Orange Free State (Oranje Vrijstaat; Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeated and surrendered to the British Empire at the end of the Second Boer War in 1902.

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Polar Medal

The Polar Medal is a medal awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom to individuals who have outstanding achievements in the field of polar research, and particularly for those who have worked over extended periods in harsh climates.

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Queen's Medal for Chiefs

The Queen's Medal for Chiefs is an award of the British Empire.

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Queen's Mediterranean Medal

The Queen's Mediterranean Medal was authorised by King Edward VII and was awarded to Militia troops who had replaced their regular British Army counterparts in the various military garrisons across the Mediterranean, in Gibraltar, Malta and Egypt. King's South Africa Medal and Queen's Mediterranean Medal are British campaign medals and second Boer War.

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Queen's South Africa Medal

The Queen's South Africa Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to British and Colonial military personnel, and to civilians employed in an official capacity, who served in the Second Boer War in South Africa. King's South Africa Medal and Queen's South Africa Medal are British campaign medals, military decorations and medals of South Africa, military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952 and second Boer War.

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Roller chain

Roller chain or bush roller chain is the type of chain drive most commonly used for transmission of mechanical power on many kinds of domestic, industrial and agricultural machinery, including conveyors, wire- and tube-drawing machines, printing presses, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.

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South African Republic

The South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, abbreviated ZAR; Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result of the Second Boer War.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_South_Africa_Medal

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