NAM.1981-05-48-1

Medal commemorating the services of South African troops, 1919 (c). Rectangular bronze plaque, with relief design on both sides. Obverse: In the foreground, the South African National Memorial at Delville Wood on the Somme, shown as a brick archway with a domed roof having on the top a statue of a horse flanked by two naked male figures. The arch stands on a pedestal. Through the arch in the background is a memorial cross on a plinth. The arch is flanked by walls and the rays of the setting sun. Reverse: The statue from the top of the memorial, shown as a statue of a horse, held by two naked male figures, standing upon a pedestal. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918).

World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)