NAM.1956-02-670-1

Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1900 (c), awarded to 3861 L/Cpl J Kelly, 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, for service during the Boer War. Circular, silver medal with, on the obverse, a trophy of arms, designed by Benedetto Pistrucci. On the reverse, the inscription, ‘For Distinguished Conduct in the Field’. The edge is inscribed with the recipient’s name, rank and number, ‘3861 L. Cpl. J. Kelly’. The dark crimson ribbon has a central navy blue vertical stripe.

Colenso, Battle of, 1899 (Boer War 1899-1902)