The Wounds Ribbon, was a South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n military award. It was authorised on 21 December 1920, as a retrospective award for Boer

Boer

Boer is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for farmer, which came to denote the descendants of the Dutch-speaking settlers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 18th century, as well as those who left the Cape Colony during the 19th century to settle in the Orange Free State,...

 veterans of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). The ribbon was issued, on application, to veterans who had been wounded on active service during the war. It was worn on the uniform, mounted like a medal ribbon.

The colours are red, green, white, yellow, and blue.

See also

• British and Commonwealth orders and decorations
• South African military decorations
  South African military decorations
  An overview of South African military decorations and medals, which form part of the South African honours system.-1894–1913:The colonial military forces received British military decorations in wartime. From 1894, the colonial governments awarded medals for distinguished conduct and for long...