A New York State Campaign Badge For Service During The Spanish, Philippine & China Campaigns Auction Archive he returned to South Africa

he returned to South Africa in September 1945

Eastern Ontario Regiment as a reinforcement and was Killed in Action on May 14

non swiveling bar

Impressed: 01932604 S

extremely fine condition and very scarce

A New York State Campaign Badge For Service During The Spanish, Philippine & China Campaigns Auction Archive he returned to South AfricaBronze gilt, obverse illustrating a left facing soldier bearing a rifle standing on a parapet, an ocean scene and sun rays in the background, reverse illustrating a downward pointing sword, inscribed "TO ONE WHO SERVED THE NATION WITH HONOR 1898 1899 1900" in the centre, surrounded by the inscription "AWARDED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK", 34 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, maker marked "DIEGES & CLUST" and impressed "1047" on the pinback, traces