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Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with three clasps: ‘Cape Colony’, ‘South Africa 1901’, and ‘South Africa 1902’, Private P McGarry, Connaught Rangers
Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 3 clasps, clasp, campaign medal
Accession Number

NAM.1967-09-64-2

Description

Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with three clasps: ‘Cape Colony’, ‘South Africa 1901’, and ‘South Africa 1902’, awarded to Private P McGarry, Connaught Rangers. Circular, silver campaign medal with, on the obverse, a profile head of Queen Victoria with the inscription, ‘Victoria Regina et Imperatrix’ (Victoria, Queen and Empress). On the reverse, the figure of Britannia holding a Union Flag and laurel wreath, the words ‘South Africa’, marching troops and warships in the background. The medal is suspended on a red, yellow and dark blue ribbon, with three clasps,‘Cape Colony’, ‘Orange Free State’, and ‘Transvaal’. Associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). From a medal group awarded to awarded to Private P McGarry, Connaught Rangers and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

Campaigns

Boer War (1899-1902)