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Ref Thread: China Relief Expedition Medal

Jack's Son

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This medal is issued to officers and enlisted men of the naval service who served on shore in China with the Peking Relief Expedition between 24 May 1900 and 27 May 1901, or who were attached to one of the following vessels in Chinese waters between the dates mentioned (Special Orders No. 81 and 82 of 27 June 1908):

 

Brooklyn 07 July 1900-12 Oct. 1900 Buffalo 03 Aug. 1900-06 Aug. 1900 Iris 29 June 1900-24 July 1900 Monocacy 14 June 1900-27 May 1901 Nashville 18 June 1900-07 Sep. 1900 New Orleans 14 Sep. 1900-27 May 1901 Newark 27 May 1900-22 July 1900 Solace 18 June 1900-29 July 1900 Wheeling 05 Apr. 1900-01 May 1900 Yorktown 15 June 1900-10 Sep. 1900 Zafiro 10 July 1900-11 Oct. 1900

 

[Historical note: The ribbon of this medal originally bore a yellow and black motif. The colors were changed in 1915 to yellow and blue to correspond with those of the U.S. Army medal issued for similar service. 

 

The first 400 medals struck bear the date "1901." The die in use became damaged and was replaced with a re-engraved die. The date "1900" appears on all subsequent copies of the medal.]

 

Source: 1948, 1953 USN Awards Manual

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DakotaDave

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Rocco,

 

"The Boxer Uprising Campaigns, Medals, and Men" by Wheatley, Weaver and McDowell shows Army No. 401 as an exhibition medal.

 

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Bill_Carman

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I think this may be one of the tougher Navy Campaign medals to find that is attributable. I recently added it to the collection. It has the first style ribbon, 1901 strike, the ribbon and brooch are separating unfortunately. Numbered 189, it was awarded to Lt. Commander Alfred G Grunwell, Surgeon, US Navy. He served aboard the Brooklyn and the Monocacy. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Bill_Carman

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This is a recent addition to the collection. The China Relief Expedition Medal No. 842, awarded to James W Baird, Sergeant First Class, Hospital Corps. Baird served in China from June 1900 to November 1900.

 

James W Baird is also entitled to the Indian Wars Campaign Medal, No.1345, and the Philippine Campaign Medal, No. 21421. The location of these two medals is unknown.

 

Thank you for looking.

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KurtA

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Excellent study on what to look for in an original US Campaign Medal - the two rings around the outer edge of the planchet (both front and back). The fakers can't get this level of detail. First thing I always look at when evaluating a medal.

Great medal, by the way.

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Adam R

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Here's a rare bird; a USMC China Relief with engraved rim number. Only 100 of this type were produced by BB&B in 1918, which were numbered between 525 and 625.

 

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Even rarer still is the USMC China Relief as produced by the US Mint in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Exact date of production and number produced unknown but probably far less than 100. This is the only one I've ever seen. (This variation is not even noted in Allen Menke's campaign medal chart in Part G of The Gleim Medal Letters.)

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Fritz

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Well, I finally filled another whole in my medal collection this weekend, picked up a named China Relief Medal, named to William P. Gardner F co. (Battery) 5th Artillery Reilly's Battery, No. 1578

 

 

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It was 116 years ago today that the guns of light battery F of the 5th Field Artillery blasted open the gates to Peking. From a medal collector's perspective "Reilly's Battery" is one of the rarest and most desirable units. (About equal to Troop "M" of the 6th Cavalry, the only US cavalry unit to make the march to Peking.)

 

The attached chart shows US units in China in late July of 1900, just prior to the commencement of the Relief Expedition.

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0811gysgt

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Finally, I have added one of the few BB&B numbered examples of the USMC China Relief Campaign Medal to my collection. I recently purchased this from a reputable source. 317 is currently unattributed.

 

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