Canada, Dominion. A South African Service Canada's Brave Boys Welcome Home Medal 1900 Archive piece of black wool missing

piece of black wool missing at th tip of the wing

from Bruchhausen-Vilsen (south of Bremen)

one piece torn away)

1st Delaware

Generalmajor Theodor Scherer (1889–1951)

Canada, Dominion. A South African Service Canada's Brave Boys Welcome Home Medal 1900 Archive piece of black wool missingIn silvered white metal, obverse illustrating a woman reaching out to rifle bearing soldier, with a dog pawing at the soldier's right leg, a door behind the woman and a picket fence behind the soldier, reverse illustrating a downward pointing sword, fronted by a wreath of laurel leaves, inscribed "SOUTH AFRICA 1900" around the handle of the sword, a dove below with a ribbon banner in its mouth inscribed "WELCOME HOME", surrounded by the inscription