County: West Yorkshire
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 00/00/1901
Number issued: 2 ?
Gold medals, to:
Volunteer Active Service Company, West Riding Regiment –
6175 Private Luther KAY
6174 Private Ralph KAY
and other volunteers (?)
Obverse with soldier standing at ease, and the legend: "SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1899 1901".
Reverse: "FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE HAWORTH CONSERVATIVE CLUB / PTE LUTHER KAY".
Note: the design of this medal is similar to that of the Ellon tribute (see below).
Kay example illustrated in Hibbard.
Hibbard #J2
Hern, p. 201, No 876
The Haworth Conservative Club and Ellon medals, showing that the Ellon tribute would have originally been surmounted with a crown.
Both have maker's mark "M&B", for Marples & Beasley, Birmingham.
