item details
NameDistinguished Conduct Medal
Production1902; United Kingdom
Classificationmedals
Materialssilver, silk
DimensionsOverall: 113mm (length), 2mm (depth), 38mm (diameter)
Registration NumberGH024141
Credit linePurchased 2013
Overview
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was awarded to non-commissioned members of the British and Colonial forces for outstanding acts of bravery in action. Only 13 D.C.Ms were awarded to New Zealanders in the South African War (1899-1902).
Sergeant-Major Ernest Barnett Lockett (1863-1943, New Zealand) won this medal when 'against tremendous odds he alone rushed the Boers and with great gallantry rescued a prisoner from them'. Details on his medal include:
Obverse: EDWARDUS VII REX IMPERATORReverse: FOR DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT IN THE FIELD
Impressed on rim: 'Serjt. Maj. E.B. Lockett New Zealand Cont.'