SJAB BRONZE MEDAL FOR south africa

InAUGRAL INVESTITURE

Engraved. Recipients have no Service Number. Year: 1902 engraved as last detail.    

HOME SERVICE

Engraved. Recipients have no service numbers.

SOUTH AFRICA SERVICE

Engraved: Service Number - Rank  - Initials -  Surname - Unit

Medal rim unit engraving details are shown on the units page of this website.

rank details

PTE = Private

CPL = Corporal (Introduced 1st January 1901)

SGT = Sergeant (Formerly 2nd Class Supernumerary Officer)

1st C. SGT = First Class Sergeant (Formerly 1st Class Supernumerary Officer)

Queen's South africa medal

only awarded for south africa service

Impressed: Unit = SJAB: Service number (1 to 4 integers) - Rank - Initials - Surname St - John Amb: Bde: [Variations: Langman Hospital]

Impressed: Unit = RAMC:  Service Number (5 integers) - Rank - Initials - Surname - R.A.M.C.

Rank Details

ORDLY, ORD = Orderly (Used for both 1st & 2nd Grade Orderlies).

SPLY: OFFCR: = Supernumerary Officer. (Used for both 1st & 2nd Class Supernumerary Officers).

Please go to the Supply Officer or Supernumerary Officer page for more details 

Clasps To the

qsa medal

May be awarded with no clasp.

The QSA medal has 26 clasps but only the 10 (listed below) were awarded to SJAB personnel. The Belmont Clasp may also have been issued to Local SJAB personnel.

Clasps were often issued after the medal and are found loose on the medal ribbon or have gone missing.

                                              Colony Clasps

Cape Colony or Natal

Never both on same medal

Colony Clasps were not                                                                                       awarded if a battle 

(in that colony) clasp was                                                                                     awarded.

                          Battle Clasps

More details here.

                           Date Clasps

Clasps awarded are recorded on medal roll WO100/225

King's south africa medal

Only awarded for south africa service

Clasps To the

KSA Medal

Qualifying period 18 months service.

For SJAB recipeints both clasps are awarded on the KSA medal (Single or both clasps on the QSA)

China War Medal (1900)

only awarded for service in china

clasps to the

china medal

SJAB personnel were not entitled to any clasps.

KSA

QSA

China

SSABM 

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SJAB BRONZE MEDAL FOR south africa

InAUGRAL INVESTITURE

Engraved. No Service Number. 1902 engraved as last detail.

HOME SERVICE

Engraved. No service number,

SOUTH AFRICA SERVICE

Engraved: Service Number  Rank  Initials  Surname  Unit

rank details

PTE = Private

SGT = Sergeant

Queen's South africa medal

only awarded for south africa service

Impressed: Unit - St John Amb: Bde: Service number (1 to 4 integers) Rank Initials Surname Unit

Impressed: Unit - RAMC  Service Number (5 integers) Rank Initials Surname Unit

Clasps

Cape Colony

Natal

Orange Free State

Transvaal

Wittebergen

Diamond Hill

Belfast

Johannesburg

South Africa 1901

South Africa 1902

King's south africa medal

Only awarded for south africa service

Clasps

China War Medal (1900)

SJAB BRONZE MEDAL FOR south africa

InAUGRAL INVESTITURE

Engraved. No Service Number. 1902 engraved as last detail.

HOME SERVICE

Engraved. No service number,

SOUTH AFRICA SERVICE

Engraved: Service Number  Rank  Initials  Surname  Unit

rank details

PTE = Private

SGT = Sergeant

Queen's South africa medal

only awarded for south africa service

Impressed: Unit - St John Amb: Bde: Service number (1 to 4 integers) Rank Initials Surname Unit

Impressed: Unit - RAMC  Service Number (5 integers) Rank Initials Surname Unit

Clasps

Cape Colony

Natal

Orange Free State

Transvaal

Wittebergen

Diamond Hill

Belfast

Johannesburg

South Africa 1901

South Africa 1902

King's south africa medal

Only awarded for south africa service

Clasps

China War Medal (1900)