Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with four clasps: 'Cape Colony', 'Orange Free State', 'Transvaal', and 'South Africa 1902', awarded to Captain Alexander Gerald Wordsworth, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

Circular, silver campaign medal with, on the obverse, a profile head of Queen Victoria with the inscription, 'Victoria Regina et Imperatrix' (Victoria, Queen and Empress). On the reverse, the figure of Britannia holding a Union Flag and laurel wreath, the words 'South Africa', marching troops and warships in the background. The medal is suspended on a red, yellow and dark blue ribbon, with four clasps,'Cape Colony', 'Orange Free State', 'Transvaal', and 'South Africa 1902'.

Captain Alexander Gerald Wordsworth (1880-1914), the great grandson of the poet William Wordsworth, is recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as having died on 6 December 1914; his name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial.

The Queen's South Africa Medal was awarded to soldiers who served during the Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902. Twenty-six clasps were awarded with this medal, indicating each action and state campaign of the conflict.

From a medal group awarded to Captain Alexander Gerald Wordsworth, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).