| Transport Medal | |
|---|---|
 File:Transport Medal rev.jpgObverse and reverse of medal | |
| Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | Mercantile Marine. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Description | Silver disk 36 mm wide |
| Clasps |
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| Statistics | |
| Established | 1902 |
| Total awarded | 1719 |
 Ribbon: red with two blue stripes | |
The Transport Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to masters and officers of merchant ships that were used to move men and equipment to either South Africa during the South African War or China during the Boxer Rebellion.[1][2] Approved in 1902 it was awarded by the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty, it was intended that the medal would be awarded for future conflicts but was only awarded for the South Africa and China wars.[3]
The obverse of the medal bears the head of King Edward VII while the reverse depicts HMS Ophir beneath a map of the world.[1] The reverse has the words in Latin OB PATRIAM MILITIBUS PER MARE TRANSVECTIS ADJUTAM which translates as for services rendered in transporting troops by sea.[1]
Clasps[]
- S.AFRICA 1899-1902
- For services related to the South African War[2]
- CHINA 1900
- For services related to the Boxer Rebellion[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Transport Medal 1899-1902". North East Medals. http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/transport1899_1902.htm. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spencer 2006, p. 38
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- Spencer, William (2006). Medals - The Researcher's Guide. Richmond, Surrey, England: The National Archives. ISBN 1-903365-63-5.
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