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Medal, campaign   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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George William de Saulles
Title
Medal, campaign
Object type Wars of empire/wars; imperialism/British Empire
Classification: 278
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English: Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with four bars, Anglo Boer War Medal awarded to 3 Sgt Major William Thomas Burr, 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles (1 Company). silver medal, 36mm diameter, with ribbon obverse- crowned and veiled head of Queen Victoria, legend- VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX reverse- Britannia with a flag in her left hand and holding out a laurel wreath in her right towards an advancing party of soldiers, in the background are two warships medal with four bars- RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY - DRIEFONTEIN - JOHANNESBURG - DIAMOND HILL ribbon- 32mm wide, red with two dark blue stripes and a broad orange central stripe named on edge- 3 REG- S. MAJOR. W.T.BURR. N.Z'LAND. M.R. markings- obverse- medallists name under bust- G.W. DE Saulles designer- GW de Saulles
Date (1900); 17 Jul 2001; Anglo-Boer War; 15 Aug 2001; 11 Oct 1899-31 May 1902; Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)-English reign
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diameter: 36mm
width: 32mm

notes: medal: 36mm diameter; ribbon: 32mm wide
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Accession number
2001.25.108.2
Place of creation Diamond Hill; England; South Africa; Johannesburg; Driefontein; Kimberley
Exhibition history Display: 6B 12
Credit line Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.108.2 Brent Mackrell Collection
Notes Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 3 Sgt Major William Thomas Burr, 1NZMR medal with four bars- Relief of Kimberley, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill Served- SAWar- 1st and 6th NZMR WW1- 23rd Reinf. Wellington MR, DCM 29.9.1901. New Zealanders in the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Service no- 3 - Colour Sergeant William Thomas Burr; 1 Cont. 1 Coy; Labourer Next of Kin- William Burr, Rawene, Hokianga, Northland Born- Matarawa, Wanganui 14.12.1872 Died 17.10.1940 Medals- QSA with Relief of Kimberley, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill Promoted- Sergeant-Major 2 Contingent NZMR; 3 Contingent NZMR; Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal, 29.9.1901 (LG 27.9.1901); Mentioned for Meritorious Service (2); mid; Diamond Jubilee Contingent, 1897; Volunteers and Territorials- Wairoa Mounted Rifles WW1- 18423 Sergeant-Major; Wellington Mounted Rifles; Egypt
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