County: County Durham
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 00/11/1900
Number issued: ?

 

Medals, suitably inscribed, to:

South Shields Volunteers, etc.
 

"Each of the men might also be presented with a suitably inscribed medal, which, as a token of public appreciation of their noble and self-sacrificing work, would naturally become a much-prized family heirloom". Were these medals presented?

 

 
 
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Newcastle Courant, 10th November 1900
 
There is to be another patriotic demonstration in South Shields when the local volunteers serving at the Cape return home. A committee to organise the reception has this week been formed, and they will start their work with a number of promises of substantial monetary support. It is pleasing to know that the demonstration will not be simply of an evanescent kind. An effort is to be made to obtain a permanent memorial. This, it is expected, will be placed in a public position and bear the names of those who are to be honoured. Each of the men might also be presented with a suitably inscribed medal, which, as a token of public appreciation of their noble and self-sacrificing work, would naturally become a much-prized family heirloom. It were better far to celebrate the noble deeds of the local heroes by the establishment of public and private records than by promiscuous feasting and drinking.