Boer War tribute medal awarded to Sapper J Hustwick, Royal Engineers, presented by the town of Addingham, Yorkshire, 1902

There was immense civic pride in the achievements of the soldiers who fought in the Boer War (1899-1902), many of whom had volunteered for service in South Africa. Towns and cities across the British Empire issued medals such as this to mark their service.

From the Upfill-Brown/Hibbard Collection of the National Army Museum. Purchased with the generous assistance of Mr and Mrs S N Roditi's Charitable Trust and the Friends of the National Army Museum