QSA Medal
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The QSA Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel and certain civilians for service during the Second Boer War in South Africa between 1899 and 1902.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| QSA Medal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9624927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: QSA Medal Context triple: [Queen's South Africa Medal, alsoKnownAs, QSA Medal]
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A.
Sena Medal
The Sena Medal is an Indian military decoration awarded to members of the Army for individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage, including gallantry in the face of the enemy.
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B.
Efficiency Medal
The Efficiency Medal was a British and Commonwealth military long service award granted to non-commissioned officers and other ranks of the reserve and auxiliary forces for extended, efficient service.
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C.
Secretary’s Silver Medal
The Secretary’s Silver Medal is a high-level U.S. Department of Homeland Security honor recognizing exceptional service and significant contributions to the department’s mission.
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D.
Price Medal
The Price Medal is a distinguished award presented by the Royal Astronomical Society for outstanding contributions to the field of astronomy or geophysics.
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E.
Banting Medal
The Banting Medal is the highest scientific honor awarded by the American Diabetes Association for outstanding contributions to diabetes research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: QSA Medal Target entity description: The QSA Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel and certain civilians for service during the Second Boer War in South Africa between 1899 and 1902.
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A.
Sena Medal
The Sena Medal is an Indian military decoration awarded to members of the Army for individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage, including gallantry in the face of the enemy.
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B.
Efficiency Medal
The Efficiency Medal was a British and Commonwealth military long service award granted to non-commissioned officers and other ranks of the reserve and auxiliary forces for extended, efficient service.
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C.
Secretary’s Silver Medal
The Secretary’s Silver Medal is a high-level U.S. Department of Homeland Security honor recognizing exceptional service and significant contributions to the department’s mission.
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D.
Price Medal
The Price Medal is a distinguished award presented by the Royal Astronomical Society for outstanding contributions to the field of astronomy or geophysics.
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E.
Banting Medal
The Banting Medal is the highest scientific honor awarded by the American Diabetes Association for outstanding contributions to diabetes research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military decoration
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
military campaign service
ⓘ
service in the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| awardedTo | British forces in South Africa ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| campaign | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British Army personnel
ⓘ
Royal Navy personnel ⓘ certain civilians attached to the forces ⓘ colonial forces ⓘ |
| endDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| established | 1900 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
King’s South Africa Medal
ⓘ
linked to:
King's South Africa Medal
|
| hasClasp |
Belfast
ⓘ
Cape Colony ⓘ Diamond Hill ⓘ Driefontein ⓘ Johannesburg ⓘ
linked to:
Johannesburg, South Africa
Laing’s Nek ⓘ
linked to:
Laing's Nek
Natal ⓘ Orange Free State ⓘ Paardeberg ⓘ Relief of Kimberley ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Kimberley
Relief of Ladysmith ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Ladysmith
Relief of Mafeking ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Mafeking
Rhodesia ⓘ South Africa 1901 ⓘ South Africa 1902 ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ Tugela Heights ⓘ Wittebergen ⓘ |
| location | South Africa ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| monarch | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | effigy of Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| officialName |
Queen’s South Africa Medal
ⓘ
linked to:
Queen's South Africa Medal
|
| period | Victorian era ⓘ |
| precededBy |
India Medal 1895
ⓘ
linked to:
India Medal
|
| relatedTo |
King’s South Africa Medal
ⓘ
linked to:
King's South Africa Medal
|
| reverseDesign | Britannia holding a flag and offering a laurel wreath to advancing troops ⓘ |
| ribbonColors |
dark blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ red ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| startDate | 1899 ⓘ |
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Subject: QSA Medal Description of subject: The QSA Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel and certain civilians for service during the Second Boer War in South Africa between 1899 and 1902.
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