Queen's South Africa Medal : Saddler C R W Adams, New South Wales Mounted Rifles Accession Number: RELAWM14699

Description

Queen's South Africa Medal with the bars 'CAPE COLONY', 'ORANGE FREE STATE', 'TRANSVAAL', 'SOUTH AFRICA 1901' and 'SOUTH AFRICA 1902'. The recipient's number, rank, name and regiment are impressed on the edge. Obverse: The crowned and veiled head of Queen Victoria and the legend 'VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX' around the rim. Reverse: Britannia with a flag in her left hand holding out a laurel wreath towards an advancing party of soldiers. In the background are two warships. The wreath in Britannia's hand points to the letter 'F' in the word 'AFRICA'. Around the top are the words 'SOUTH AFRICA'. The medal is fitted with a straight suspender and five rectangular campaign bars. A piece of 32 mm red ribbon with two dark blue stripes and a broad orange central stripe is attached to the suspender.

Contextual Description

Awarded to 884 Saddler C R W Adams, NSW Mounted Rifles for his service in South Africa during the Boer War. The nominal roll does not list an Adams with these initials although the service number 884 is for Trooper Sydney Robert Adams, Second NSW Mounted Rifles. Twenty six bars were issued with this medal including five 'State' bars and two 'date' bars for 1901 and 1902. This medal is part of a collection assembled by the late Hon. Sir Thomas Hughes, Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales. It was presented to the Memorial in memory of his son, Captain Roger Forrest Hughes, Australian Army Medical Corps, who died of wounds in France on 11 December 1916, and of his grandson, Flying Officer Peter Roger Forrest Hughes, 12 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, who was killed on active service while flying in the Northern Territory on 3 October 1942.