Mediterranean 1901–02 was a battle honour awarded to the following Militia battalions of the British Army for their service during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902, when they performed garrison duty in the Mediterranean, relieving regular Army battalions for active service:Leslie, p. 124.Norman, p. 11.Monthly Army List, various dates.
3rd (2nd West York Militia) Battalion, West Yorkshire RegimentHay, pp. 279–80. 3rd (1st West York Militia) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light InfantryHay, pp. 378–80.
Personnel of these battalions were awarded the Queen's Mediterranean Medal.
This should not be confused with the award Mediterranean which was awarded for service in the Crimean War and was also held by the 3rd West Yorkshires.
This award was rescinded in 1910 when the Militia (now Special Reserve) battalions assumed the same honours as their parent regiments.Leslie, p. xiii.
Notes
References Col George Jackson Hay, An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force), London: United Service Gazette, 1905/Ray Westlake Military Books, 1987, /Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2015 . N.B. Leslie, Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914, London: Leo Cooper, 1970, ISBN 0-85052-004-5. C.B. Norman, Battle Honours Of The British Army, From Tangier, 1662, To The Commencement Of The Reign Of King Edward VII, London: John Murray 1911.