British and Colonial

Established on 4 December 1854 during the Crimean War, the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) could only be awarded to Warrant Officers, NCO's, and other ranks. For non-commissioned personnel, it was a distinction second only to the Victoria Cross. A bar was awarded for a subsequent act of distinguished conduct in the field.

There were 2076 awards of the DCM for the Boer War.

During the Boer War, 6 dated second award bars were issued. Of these, three recipients won their first DCM in the Boer War. The recipients were:

• Andrews, 3502 Sergeant Frank Leon, 9th Lancers & 2nd Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. DCM LG 27 Sep 01, Bar LG 21 Apr 03, dated '27th September 1901', OBE LG 3 Jun 19.
• Crampion, 1313 Private C, 2nd Norfolk Regiment. DCM, 16 Oct 1889 for Upper Burma, Bar LG '29 March 1900' for Karee Sidings.
• Crookes, 4691 Staff Sergeant F, RAMC. DCM for Omdurman 2 Sep 98, bar 'February 1900' for Paardeberg LG 19 Apr 01.
• May, 25417 Corporal T J, 38th Field Company Royal Engineers. DCM LG 26 Jun 1902, Bar LG 21 Apr 03. Bar dated '1st July 1901'.
• Smith, 16821 Sergeant G, 24th Company Royal Engineers. DCM for Crete LG, 7 Mar 99, Bar dated 'January 1901' LG 27 Sep 1901 for South Africa.
• Worthing, 9738 Colour Sergeant Harry Evans, 4th Rifle Brigade. Bar dated '8th June 1901' DCM LG 26 Jul 1901, Bar LG 11 Mar 1902, for capture of Boer convoy at Rooival 8 Jun 1901. Miniature group to Worthing shown below (courtesy of DNW).

During the Boer War, 6 DCMs were awarded posthumously.

Between 1881 and 1900 it was not uncommon to append the date of the award to the recipient's name on the rim of the medal. Most DCMs issued during this period are dated although there are example of medals appearing without dates just as there are medals outside the range of dates which are dated. Most dates are in the format dd-mm-yy, for example, "23-2-00" but some are also dated in the earlier format of "2nd SEPT: 1889".

Naming is in plain block capitals.

See the forum posts on the Boer War DCM.

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(2096 Records)

Surname	Forename	No	Rank	Notes	Unit
Abbott	A P	373	Private	Died of wounds 1 Feb 01 Roodebank. Served with the Mounted Infantry Source: DCM recipients	West Australia, 6th Mounted Infantry Contingent
Abrams	S	119	Sergeant	Defence of Mafeking (wounded 27 Mar 00) Source: DCM recipients	Cape Police
Acheson	A	1072	Colour Sergeant	Source: DCM recipients	York and Lancaster Regiment
Ackland	G E	7492	Private	D.C.M. London Gazette 19 April 1901. The following details appeared in Lord Roberts' final despatch published in an earlier edition of the London Gazette on 8 February 1901: ‘Private G. E. Ackland and Private J. B. Fisher, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry, for crossing the Tugela under heavy fire to see if there were barbed wire in the drift, on 21 February 1900.' George Edgar Ackland was born in Dublin and originally enlisted in the Connaught Rangers in Galway in August 1890, aged 18 years, but purchased his discharge for £10 a few weeks later. Judging by details supplied in his attestation papers for Brabant's Horse, dated 28 November 1899, he nonetheless returned to military employ in the interim, for in these he stated prior service in the 5th Dragoon Guards and a currently an Army Reserve. Be that as it may, Ackland went on to win entitlement to the ‘Cape Colony' clasp with Brabant's Horse before transferring to Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry in late January 1900 and winning his D.C.M. in the following month, as per the above cited deeds during the crossing of the Tugela (Army Order 163/01). He was killed in action at Marakabi, a farmstead in the Orange Free State, on 8 July 1901. Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. G. E. Ackland, Thorneycroft's M.I.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek, South Africa 1901 (7492 Serjt., Th'croft's M.I.). DNW Jun 07 £4,800 Source: DCM recipients	Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry
Acramen	William Edward	3070	Sergeant Major	MC Source: DCM recipients	Grenadier Guards
Adams	A E	63	QMS	Source: DCM recipients	Devonshire Regiment
Adams	Edward	18650	2 Corporal	1st Telegraph Division. LS&GC medal Source: DCM recipients	Royal Engineers
Adams	J	1264	Private	Karee Siding 29 Mar 00 wounded Source: DCM recipients	Norfolk Regiment
Adams	John Percy	90344	Sergeant	38th Battery. Bakenkop 3 Jul 00. Severely wounded 20 Sep 01 Quaggafontein. LS&GC medal. Died 17 Apr 58 Farnborough, Kent Source: DCM recipients	Royal Field Artillery
Adams	W T	9520	Private	Defence of Ladysmith 23 Feb 00 Source: DCM recipients	(Prince Consort's Own) Rifle Brigade
Addison	W	87767	Corporal	Source: DCM recipients	38th Battery, RFA
Ager	E	3308	Sergeant	Source: DCM recipients	Suffolk Regiment
Agnew	H M	6345	Lance Sergeant	Slightly wounded 25 May 00 Senekal. Killed in action 25 Dec 01 Tweefontein Source: DCM recipients	11th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry
Albert	S J	3591	Private	Source: DCM recipients	9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers
Alderslade	H	4343	Corporal	Relief of Ladysmith. Wounded 21 Jan 00 Spearman's camp. Source: DCM recipients	(Queen's) Royal West Surrey Regiment
Aldridge	T	3801	Private	Source: DCM recipients	19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars
Alexander	G	2545	Colour Sergeant	Source: DCM recipients	King's Own Scottish Borderers
Allam	Frank	656	QMS	Source: DCM recipients	(Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment
Allcock	T		Colour Sergeant	Source: DCM recipients	(King's Own) Royal Lancaster Regiment
Allen	J	3389	Private	No 1st Company Mounted Infantry Source: DCM recipients	Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
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