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thank you and no I only have this one.

This Tribute Medal was not only given to members of the Imperial Yeomanry, it was also given to members of the Volunteer Service Companies......

See Below......

Mike

TITLE: CITY OF WORCHESTER WELCOME HOME MEDAL

METAL: SILVER AND ENAMEL

NAMED: 4400 LANCE-CORPORAL JAMES NEAL, 2ND VOLUNTEER SERVICE COMPANY WORCESTERSHIRE RGIMENT (Composite Cyclist Corps)

SIZE: 30 mm

HERN'S CATALOGUE NUMBER: 808
HIBBARD'S CATALOGUE NUMBER: A-28
GEORGE A. BROWN PAGE: NOT APPLICABLE

CASED: NO

CLASSIFICATION: WELCOME HOME MEDAL
DESIGNER: MAKER IS SALE OF BIRMINGHAM (See Birmingham Welcome Home Medal)

OBVERSE: IN RED AND BLACK ENAMEL THE EMBOSSED SHIELD OF THE ANCIENT ARMS OF THE CITY OF WORCHESTER

REVERSE: ENCLOSED WITHING A CIRCLE OF LAUREL LEAVES WITH RIBBON AT BOTTOM WITH THE FOLLOWING NAMING

TYPE ONE: PRESENTED / BY THE / CITIZENS OF WORCESTER / TO / NAME OF SOLDIER / IN RECOGNITION OF HIS / SERVICES WITH THE / WORCESTER VOLUNTEERS / SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899 1900 1901

TYPE TWO: PRESENTED / BY THE / CITIZENS OF WORCESTER / TO / NAME OF SOLDIER / IN RECOGNITION OF HIS / SERVICES WITH THE / WORCESTER / IMPERIAL YEOMANRY / SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899 1900 1901

TYPE THREE: PRESENTED / BY THE / CITIZENS OF WORCESTER / TO / PTE. J. NEAL / IN RECOGNITION OF HIS / SERVICES WITH THE / WORCESTER VOLUNTEERS / SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1901 1902

NOTE: Please see both Hibbard and the following from the OMRS Journal Volume 16 No. 2 Spring and Volume 16 No. 3 Summer, the type 4 is possible but has not been officially reported as of the time of this writing ..... There are 4 known examples of Type One, 2 of Type Two and 2 of Type 3 (one in my collection).....