WAR HONOURS FOR COLONIALS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 June 1901, Page 4

WAR HONOURS FOR COLONIALS.

How They will be Distributed.

In connection with the South African medals and clasps, to be awarded to colonial troops, the following is an extract from the Army order, published by the military authorities: — South African medals. —His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confirm the order given by her late Majesty Queen Victoria, that a medal will be struck to commemorate the military operations in South Africa. The medal in silver, will, provided the claims are approved by the Commander-in-Chief, be granted to all officers, warrant

officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of tlie British, Indian, and colonial forces, and to all nurses and nursing sisters, who actually served in South Africa between 11th October, 1899, and a date to be hereafter fixed; to all troops stationed in Cape Colony and Fatal at the outbreak of hostilities ; and to troops stationed at St. Helena between the 14th of April, 1900, and a date to be hereafter fixed. A clasp inscribed Paardeberg will be granted to all troops within 7000 yards of General Cronje's final laager, between midnight, of the 17th and midnight of the 26th of February, 1900, and to all troops within 7000 yards of Koodoos Hand drift between those dates. A clasp inscribed Dreifontein will be granted to all troops with the Army headquarters, and Lieut-General French's column, i.e., the lef o and centre columns which advanced from Poplar Grove on the 10th of March, 1900. A clasp inscribed Eclief of Kimberlcy will be granted to all troops in the relief column under Lieut - General French, who marched from Klip drift on the loth February, 1900, and all the 6th Division, under Lie.d General Kelly-Kenny, who were within 7000 yards of Klip drift on the 4th February, 1900. A clasp inscribed " Defence of Mafeking " will be granted to all troops in the garrison of Mafeking between the 13fhof October, 1899, and the 17th of May, 1900, both days inclusive. A clasp inscribed " Relief of Mafeking," will be granted to all troops under the command of 'Colonel Mahon, who marched from Barkly West on the 4th of May, 1900, and to all troops who were under Colonel Plumer's command between the 14th of October, 1899, and the 17th of May, 1900' both dates inclusive, and who were south of an east and west line drawn through Palachwe. A clasp inscribed "Cape Colony " will be granted to all troops in Cape Colony at any time between the 11th of October, 1899, and a date to be hereafter fixed, who receive no clasp for an action already specified in Cape Colony nor the Natal clasp. A clasp inscribed " Orange Free State " will be granted to all troops in the Orange llivcr Company at any time between the 28th of February, 1900, and a date to be hereafter fixed, who receive no clasp which has been already specified for an action in Orange Eiver Colony. A clasp inscribed " Transvaal" will be granted to all troops in the Transvaal at any time between the 24th of May, 1900, and a date to be hereafter fixed, who receive no clasp for any action in the Transvaal which has been already specified. A clasp inscribed " Khodosia" will be granted to all troops under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir F. Carrington and Colonel Plumer in Rhodes, between the 11th of October, 1899,,and the 17th of May, 1900, both dates inclusive, who receive no clasp for the relief of Mafeking. '•'"":•.,•