Original British Second Boer War Named Version Three Queen's South Africa Medal in Custom “Trench Art” Carved Wooden Display Box - Three Clasps
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Original Item: Only One Available. 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. Altogether twenty-six clasps were awarded, to indicate participation in particular actions and campaigns.
This is an outstanding custom-made trench art display case for a Queen’s South African Medal with the original matching medal inside, identified to Stephen Maloney, Liverpool 30th Battalion, Labour Corps. He received three clasps, for South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, and Transvaal.
The wooden case is carved to the front with a horse badge for the Liverpool Regiment with his regimental number in the scroll, 6346. The top corners has 01 and 02, the years he served there. The latch still works fine but is a bit loose. The case measures 3 ½ x 4 ⅞ x 1 ¼”. There is a space cut to perfectly fit his medal.
The medal itself has a custom made two loop brooch for wearing, but there is heavy weakness in the ribbon at its edge.
Poor logistics and disease, combined with having to fight against a disciplined and capable enemy of excellent horsemen and marksmen who perfected guerrilla warfare, made this a hard-won medal. In addition to men often having to go without basics such as food and water, enteric fever killed several thousand and was a constant drain on manpower. The published casualty rolls run to over 50,000 names, while studies of contemporary publications and reports put the actual figure for all casualties, including caused by disease, at 97,000.
The Queen's South Africa Medal is a silver disc, 38 millimeters (1.5 inches) in diameter. The bronze medal was awarded to non-combatant Indian troops and other non-combatant men of whatever nationality who drew military pay, although some silver medals were awarded to native troops. The suspender is attached to the medal with a claw mount and a pin through the upper edge of the medal.
A great souvenir case with its original medal, ready for display.
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