medal set, Queen's South Africa Medal
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19980059-001
- Event 1899-1902 South African War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1900 or later
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Personal symbol
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1900/01/01
- Latest 1998/12/31
- Inscription 7339 PTE J.H. FINDLAY R. CANSN: REG 1
- Materials Silver, Silkworm silk
- Rank Private
- Service Component Canadian Militia
- Unit Royal Canadian Regiment2nd BattalionC Company
- Measurements Length 9.8 cm, Width 3.5 cm, Thickness 0.3 cm
- Caption Medal Set, Private James Halkett Findlay, Royal Canadian Regiment
- Additional Information The first of many. Shot through the heart at Paardeberg, J.H. Findlay, a university student from Guelph, Ontario, became the first Canadian killed in combat on an official overseas expedition. More than 103,000 Canadians would be killed in twentieth century wars.