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Medals to Australians, 1788 to 1910 Page 1

NEW ZEALAND WAR MEDAL  

1860/66

This medal was awarded to approx 2,500 Australians who took part in the war we call the Maori Wars and the Brits call the New Zealand War, 1860/66 and in New Zealand is now called the Land Wars

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Medals for the Soudan (Sudan) Contingent

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These medals were awarded to members of the Soudan (Sudan) Contingent. L to R...Egypt Medal (front and back), the Khedives Bronze Star 1884/86 and, below, the (unofficial) Mayor of Sydney Silver Soudan medal, front and back. Approx 750 of each of the 3 types were awarded.
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BOXER REBELLION 1900 NATAL REBELLION 1906
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Medal for service in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 also called The Third China War. Approx 550 awarded to Australians. Medal for service in the Natal rebellion of 1906. Issued to individual Australians serving in British units

BOER WAR 1899/1901 BOER WAR 1901/02

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This Queen's South Africa medal with 5 clasps was awarded to 971 Serjeant D. J. Stein of the Victorian Mounted Rifles
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Queen's South Africa medal 1899/1902, (reverse above right). Thousands were issued to Australians.

 

 

(this photo is the reverse side of the medal on the left and the design was kept for the medal on the right)

<< Clasps; Cape Colony; Natal; Rhodesia; Relief of Mafeking; Belmont; Modder River; Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Orange Free State, Driefontein, Wepener, Transvaal, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittenbergen, Belfast, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902.

Clasps. 1901, 1902 >>

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Kings South Africa medal,1901/02 issued in the reign of Edward VII. Approx 750 to Australians.
Kimberley Star; original (semi-)official. Shown is commemorative


Original: Silver Star on ribbon. Issued by Mayor H A Oliver after the relief of Kimberley to those who participated in the defence of the City from 14 October 1899 until 15 February 1900


100 year Commemorative:
(as shown) Nickel silver. Without ribbon, but available in two forms as this is an attractive medal which could be worn as an ornament: with ring hanger or with pin. 

This is a rare award which was awarded to the Boers for service AGAINST the British forces, including Australians & New Zealanders. 

In order to qualify you had to prove that you have taken the oath to serve against the British and had not surrendered. 

The medal is edge impressed (in the British fashion) to a BURGER J J L MEYER

The Boer medal awarded to Veterans of the Boer War (2nd Anglo-Boer War)

Long Service & Good Conduct Medal; Queen Victoria
NAVY LONG SERVICE & GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL VICTORIAN NAVY LONG SERVICE & GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL VICTORIAN

Front & rear of the Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (Queen Victoria)

Volunteer Forces Long Service Medal; King Edward VII

Australian medal struck to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.

Waterloo Medal. 840 Corporal William Keevers came to Australia in 1831 with the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot (date of enlistment in this unit uncertain), accompanied by his wife and children. 

He was born at Margate, in Kent.

 Keevers had served previously with the 3rd Foot (10 years 282 days, including service in the Peninsula War) and the 18th Hussars (2 years, including participation in the Battle of Waterloo). 

These details are listed in Keevers' Army Account Book for the 17th Foot, held at 3DRL/6687.

Keevers was not young when he came to Australia and it is likely that he was accepted into the 17th Foot because he had been a Waterloo veteran. These veterans were often given assisted passage to Australia, together with their families, and a land grant on arrival, in return for guarding convicts on the outward voyage. Keevers remained in Australia after the 17th Foot left for operations in Afghanistan in 1836. AWM details.

Unofficial "souvenir" medal or, more properly, medallion of the Boer War 1899-1900 with a likeness of Queen Victoria and flags representing the Colonies & Dominions that served.

Non official medallion c.1890 celebrating the reign of Queen Victoria.

A Boer War era Dutch (Nederlands) silver medal.

 

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