Mediterranean 1901–02 was a battle honour

Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags , uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible....

 awarded to the following Militia

Militia (United Kingdom)

The Militia of the United Kingdom were the military reserve forces of the United Kingdom after the Union in 1801 of the former Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland....

 battalions of the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

 for their service during the Second Boer War

Second Boer War

The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...

 of 1899–1902, when they performed garrison duty in the Mediterranean, relieving regular Army battalions for active service:

• 3rd Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers (Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of Militia)
• 3rd Battalion, the West Yorkshire Regiment (2nd West Yorkshire Light Infantry)
• 3rd Battalion, the Royal West Kent Regiment (West Kent Regiment of Militia)
• 3rd Battalion, the Seaforth Highlanders
  Seaforth Highlanders
  The Seaforth Highlanders was a historic regiment of the British Army associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The Seaforth Highlanders have varied in size from two battalions to seventeen battalions during the Great War...
  
   (Highland Rifle Militia)
• 5th Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers (Royal Westminster, or 3rd Middlesex Militia)
• 3rd Battalion, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (1st Royal Lancashire Regiment of Militia (The Duke of Lancaster's Own))
• 3rd Battalion, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:...
  
   (1st West Yorkshire Regiment of Militia)
• 5th Battalion, the Royal Munster Fusiliers
  Royal Munster Fusiliers
  The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army. One of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, it had its home depot in Tralee. It was originally formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of two regiments of the former East India Company. It served in India and...
  
   (Royal Limerick County Militia (Fusiliers))

Personnel of these battalions were awarded the Queen's Mediterranean Medal

Queen's Mediterranean Medal

The Queen's Mediterranean Medal was authorised by King Edward VII and was awarded to volunteer and militia troops who had replaced their regular Army counterparts in the various military garrisons across the Mediterranean. This allowed regular troops to be available for the Second Boer War.However...

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This should not be confused with the award Mediterranean

Mediterranean (Battle honour)

Mediterranean was a battle honour awarded to the following Militia battalions of the British Army for their service during the Crimean War of 1854-55, when they volunteered for garrison duty and relieved the regular battalions of their respective regiments for active service:* 49th, or East Kent...

which was awarded for service in the Crimean War

Crimean War

The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...

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