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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 British Empire; imperialism/British Empire
Classification: 278
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English: Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, Anglo Boer War Medal awarded to New Zealand Nursing Sister Dora Louisa Harris silver circular medal, 36mm diameter, swivel suspension with claw mount and pin through medal edge, with ribbon obverse- The obverse shows a crowned and veiled effigy of Queen Victoria, facing left, with the legend "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX" around the upper perimeter reverse- The reverse shows Britannia holding the Union Flag in her left hand and a laurel wreath in her right hand. In the right background are troops marching inland from the coast. In the left background are two men-of-war, with Neptune's Trident and Britannia's shield on the ground in the foreground. Around the top perimeter are the words "SOUTH AFRICA". named on edge- N.Z. NURSING SISTER D.L.HARRIS SOUTH AFRICA 1900-1901 ribbon- grosgrain ribbon, 32mm wide, thick red band and dark blue band, repeated in reverse order and separated by an orange band.
Date (1902); 17 Jul 2001; Anglo-Boer War; 15 Aug 2001; 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
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2001.25.475
Place of creation England; South Africa
Exhibition history Display: 8B 11
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Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.475

Brent Mackrell Collection
Notes Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 Nursing Sister Dora Louisa Harris Nursing Sister Dora Louisa Harris, NZRN Dora Louisa Harris from Dunedin was one of the original seven New Zealand nurses who served in South Africa during the Anglo Boer War. She was in South Africa until sickness forced her return to New Zealand with the 2nd and 3rd Contingents. Dora later married WC MacGregor, a Crown Solicitor, then Supreme Court Judge.
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