War Medals and Their HistorySteward, William Augustus
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War Medals and Their History
Steward, William Augustus
Great Britain. Army -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.; Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.
_Town Guards._--The Aliwal North, Barkly East, Barkly West, Boshof,
Burgherdorn, Campbell Town, Colesburg, Cradock, Dordrecht District,
Douglas, East London, Grahamstown, Griquatown, Hopetown, Hoppesia,
Indwe, Jamestown, Kimberley, King Williamstown, Klipdam, Kokstad,
Kuruman, Lady Grey, Molteno, Naauwpoort, Port Elizabeth, Queenstown,
Qumbu, Starkstroom, Steynsburg, Stormburg, T'somo, Uitenhage, Vryburg,
and Warrenton.
=Africa General Service Medal.=--In June 1902 it was decided to strike
a medal to take the place of the two which had hitherto been awarded
for service in Central, also East and West, Africa. It was to be
known as the Africa General Service Medal. The obverse is the same as
the King's South Africa medal, but on the reverse is the figure of
Britannia, with a lion beside her, as on the East and West African
medal illustrated facing page 296, but with AFRICA in the exergue. The
ribbon is yellow, with two narrow green stripes touching the broad
black edging. Bronze medals were issued to camp followers. Numerous
bars have been issued with this medal: NIGERIA for operations carried
on in the early-part of 1900, and in December of the same year, also in
August and September 1901; S. NIGERIA for operations in March, April,
and May, 1901, and for JUBALAND to those who were in the small force
sent against the truculent Ogaden Somalis between November 1900 and the
end of April 1901. Only 465 silver and 26 bronze medals were issued,
and these mostly to the 16th Bombay Cavalry. The other recipients of
the medal and bar were sailors and marines from three of H.M. ships.
The bar for SOMALILAND 1901 was issued to those who were engaged there
during May, June, and July 1901, and a bar for UGANDA 1900 to those who
were engaged in the Uandi country during the period between July and
October 1900. Only 5 officers and 1 British non-commissioned officer
received the bar, and only 373 other bars were issued--268 to the 4th
King's African Rifles, and 105 to Indian soldiers. To the 24th Punjab
Infantry, which was engaged in different districts between August 1899
and December 1900, a bar inscribed B. C. A. 1899-1900--meaning British
Central Africa 1899-1900--was awarded. The bar for GAMBIA was granted
to a detachment of the 2nd King's African Rifles, four companies of
the 3rd W.I.R., and the crews of three of H.M. ships who were engaged
in the operations between January and March 1901. The bar for ARO
1901-1902 was issued to those who were engaged against the Aro tribe
between November 1901 and March 1902. Fourteen British officers and
the crew of H.M. "Thrush," with 1,830 native soldiers, composed the
Aro Field Force. The bar for LANGO 1901 was awarded to those members
of the 4th King's African Rifles who were engaged against the Sudanese
mutineers and the Langos between April and August 1901. To those
engaged in the Bornu expedition, from February to May 1902, and in the
Kontagora expedition in February 1902, the bar for N. NIGERIA 1902 was
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