King's South Africa Medal

E810280

British military decoration campaign medal

The King's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to soldiers who completed extended service during the Second Boer War, typically in conjunction with the Queen's South Africa Medal.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
King's South Africa Medal canonical	3
King’s South Africa Medal	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9624952 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King's South Africa Medal
Context triple: [Queen's South Africa Medal, awardedWith, King's South Africa Medal]

A. Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
B. King’s Gallantry Medal
The King’s Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded for exemplary acts of bravery by civilians and military personnel in non-combat situations.
C. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was a British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the Royal Navy and later other services for acts of conspicuous gallantry in action.
D. British Empire Medal for Gallantry
The British Empire Medal for Gallantry was a United Kingdom decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for acts of bravery before being superseded by the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
E. Pro Memoria Medal
The Pro Memoria Medal is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals and institutions for preserving the memory of the struggle for Polish independence and honoring the nation’s patriotic traditions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King's South Africa Medal
Target entity description: The King's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to soldiers who completed extended service during the Second Boer War, typically in conjunction with the Queen's South Africa Medal.

A. Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
B. King’s Gallantry Medal
The King’s Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded for exemplary acts of bravery by civilians and military personnel in non-combat situations.
C. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was a British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the Royal Navy and later other services for acts of conspicuous gallantry in action.
D. British Empire Medal for Gallantry
The British Empire Medal for Gallantry was a United Kingdom decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for acts of bravery before being superseded by the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
E. Pro Memoria Medal
The Pro Memoria Medal is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals and institutions for preserving the memory of the struggle for Polish independence and honoring the nation’s patriotic traditions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military decoration ⓘ campaign medal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	KSA Medal ⓘ
awardedFor	completion of extended service in South Africa ⓘ service in the Second Boer War ⓘ
awardedPosthumously	no ⓘ
awardedTo	British soldiers ⓘ South African colonial volunteers ⓘ Yeomanry ⓘ colonial soldiers ⓘ members of irregular units ⓘ mounted units ⓘ
campaign	Second Boer War ⓘ
clasps	South Africa 1901 ⓘ South Africa 1902 ⓘ
conflict	Second Boer War ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility	British Army personnel ⓘ Imperial forces serving in South Africa ⓘ colonial forces ⓘ
established	1902 ⓘ
establishedBy	United Kingdom government ⓘ linked to: UK government
historicalPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
locationOfDesignApproval	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
material	silver ⓘ
monarch	King Edward VII ⓘ linked to: Edward VII
mustHave	Queen's South Africa Medal ⓘ
notAwardedIf	recipient was ineligible for Queen's South Africa Medal ⓘ
numberOfClaspsPossible	2 ⓘ
obverseDesign	effigy of King Edward VII ⓘ
partOf	British campaign medals ⓘ
presentedBy	British Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedTo	Queen's South Africa Medal ⓘ
reverseDesign	figure of Britannia with lion and South African landscape ⓘ
ribbonColors	green ⓘ orange ⓘ white ⓘ
ribbonPattern	central orange stripe with white and green stripes ⓘ
servicePeriodEnd	1902 ⓘ
servicePeriodStart	1901 ⓘ
serviceRequirement	at least 18 months service in South Africa ⓘ service between 1 January 1902 and 31 May 1902 ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
status	no longer awarded ⓘ
usedBy	British Army ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ colonial military forces ⓘ
usuallyAwardedWith	Queen's South Africa Medal ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Queen's South Africa Medal → awardedWith → King's South Africa Medal ⓘ

Queen's South Africa Medal → replacedBy → King's South Africa Medal ⓘ

Reginald Pole-Carew → awardReceived → King's South Africa Medal ⓘ

subject linked to: Lieutenant General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew

QSA Medal → relatedTo → King’s South Africa Medal ⓘ

linked to: King's South Africa Medal

QSA Medal → followedBy → King’s South Africa Medal ⓘ