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TITLE: CITY OF WORCHESTER WELCOME HOME MEDAL

METAL: SILVER AND ENAMEL

NAMED: 4400 LANCE-CORPORAL JAMES NEAL, 2ND VOLUNTEER SERVICE COMPANY WORCESTERSHIRE RGIMENT

SIZE: 30 mm

HERN'S CATALOGUE NUMBER: 808
HIBBARD'S CATALOGUE NUMBER: A-28
GEORGE A. BROWN PAGE: NOT APPLICABLE

CASED: NO

CLASSIFICATION: WELCOME HOME MEDAL

DESIGNER: MAKER IS SALE OF BIRMINGHAM (See Birmingham Welcome Home Medal)

OBVERSE: IN RED AND BLACK ENAMEL THE EMBOSSED SHIELD OF THE ANCIENT ARMS OF THE CITY OF WORCHESTER

REVERSE: ENCLOSED WITHING A CIRCLE OF LAUREL LEAVES WITH RIBBON AT BOTTOM WITH THE FOLLOWING NAMING

TYPE ONE: PRESENTED / BY THE / CITIZENS OF WORCESTER / TO / NAME OF SOLDIER / IN RECOGNITION OF HIS / SERVICES WITH THE / WORCESTER VOLUNTEERS / SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899 1900 1901

TYPE TWO: PRESENTED / BY THE / CITIZENS OF WORCESTER / TO / NAME OF SOLDIER / IN RECOGNITION OF HIS / SERVICES WITH THE / WORCESTER / IMPERIAL YEOMANRY / SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899 1900 1901

TYPE THREE: PRESENTED / BY THE / CITIZENS OF WORCESTER / TO / PTE. J. NEAL / IN RECOGNITION OF HIS / SERVICES WITH THE / WORCESTER VOLUNTEERS / SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1901 1902

NOTE: Please see both Hibbard and the following from the OMRS Journal Volume 16 No. 2 Spring and Volume 16 No. 3 Summer, the type 4 is possible but has not been officially reported as of the time of this writing ..... There are 4 known examples of Type One, 2 of Type Two and 2 of Type 3 (one in my collection).....

TYPE THREE: PRESENTED / BY THE / CITIZENS OF WORCESTER / TO / NAME OF SOLDIER / IN RECOGNITION OF HIS / SERVICES WITH THE / WORCESTER / IMPERIAL YEOMANRY / SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1901 1902

Just noticed that this was my 400th Post.....

Does not seem so long ago there was Post One.....

Mike

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Hi,

As a Worcester resident I couldn't resist the above rather sad example of the Worcester Jewel. It was given to 7282 John Edward Connelly from Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, age 30 in 1899 and a member of the 1st Contingent IY. His papers show his occupation as Surveyor and Civil Engineer and he was a member of The Society of Architects. Intriguingly he is also noted as having received the Ashanti Star but without any previous military service other than in the Worcester Hussars. I can only presume that he was in Ashanti as a civilian but I cannot find him on the roll or in McInnes and Frazer. An interesting entitlement anyway and a bonus.

Paul

Paul,

Am intriguing entitlement for sure!

Best wishes
David

Good Morning Paul.....

I am glad that you were able to obtain the Jewel....

Now all we have to do is find the QSA (And Ashanti)..... It is not in the list that I have of know medals and jewels.....

Mike