Queens South Africa Medal Wholesale The Silver War Badge was

The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness during World War I

and other non-combat aviation activities

not necessarily continuous

Recipients of a Mention in Despatches (MiD) during the war were authorised to wear a spray of oak leaves on the ribbon

Queens South Africa Medal Wholesale The Silver War Badge wasAwarded for the second Anglo Boer war of 1899 1902, the first versions of this medal had the dates 1899 1900 raised on the reverse. Once it was realised the war was to continue, these dates were filled in and consequently the appear as 'ghost dates' on the reverse of some medals. A later die was then made with the dates removed completely but Britannia's hand on the reverse was pointed to the F in Africa rather than the R on earlier versions. 26