County: Antrim
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: June/July 1901
Number issued: 20 – 30
White metal medals, to:
46th Company, 13th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
9462 Trooper Josias Auld BURNEY
and other unnamed yeomen
Obverse with bust of Queen Victoria, and the legend: "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX".
Reverse: "PRESENTED BY / BELFAST Y.M.C.A. / TO / [J.A. BURNEY] / IMPERIAL YEOMANRY / ON HIS RETURN FROM / SOUTH AFRICA / 1900-1".
Supplied by Messrs William Gibson & Co Ltd, Donegall Place, Belfast.
"Between twenty and thirty members of the organisation had gone to South Africa with the Imperial Yeomanry, four of whom were killed at Lindley and elsewhere" (Belfast News-Letter, 17/04/1901).
J.A. Burney example (together with 4 other medals) sold through Dix Noonan Webb, 06/07/2004, for £1,800. This is the medal illustrated in Hibbard.
Hibbard #J1
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Belfast News-Letter, 17th April 1901
Reference was made to the fact that between twenty and thirty members of the organisation had gone to South Africa with the Imperial Yeomanry, four of whom were killed at Lindley and elsewhere. While three had received commissions for their loyalty to duty in the field. There was also an allusion to the general secretary’s work as a chaplain with the troops in Africa.
Belfast News-Letter, 18th May 1901
THE HOMECOMING OF THE BELFAST YEOMANRY.
At a special meeting of the City Young Men’s Christian Association Committee, it was unanimously decided to invite the members of the Belfast Yeomanry who are members of the association to an official dinner as soon after their return as can be arranged. It was also decided to present all the members of the Belfast Yeomanry who are members of the association with handsome silver medals to commemorate their loyalty to their country and their patriotism during a critical period of the nation’s history. A special design for the medals will be at once proceeded with, and the order will be placed in the hands of Messrs Wm. Gibson & Co., Ltd., Donegall Place.
