Boer War medal awarded to John Thomas Loughland, 1901

Identifier

2011-07-0487

Title

Boer War medal awarded to John Thomas Loughland, 1901

Type

Medal

Description

Loughland enlisted at the age of 14, having misled the recruiter about his age and ability to ride a horse. Served in the mounted regiment of the British Army in the late 1890s.

Boer war medal, South Africa 1901, Transvall, Orange Free State, Cape Colony, yellow with 2 green stripes, metal medallion

Coverage

Format

144 x 36 x 4mm

Date

South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)

Audience

Case 1

Source