Silver Merit Medal with Swords
measuring 235 mm (w) x 120 mm (l)
on a greenish khaki wool base
He was attached to the 23rd Pilot Training Regiment on May 22nd
along with the handwritten numeric inscription "
United Kingdom. A China Campaign Medal to H.A. Anderson, Victoria Naval Contingent Republic of Silver Merit Medal with SwordsInstituted 1842. In silver, full size, rim impressed H. A. ANDERSON . A. B., VICTORIA NAV. CONTGT., accompanied by original ribbon but worn on replacement, dark patina, minor wear, several small edge bruises, remains extremely fine. Footnote: Victoria Naval Contingent was one of several Australian colonial forces sent to China during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, marking one of the first occasions on which Australian naval personnel served overseas in