Medal: The British War Medal 1914-1918 awarded to George Davis, mounted with six others
Maker
William McMillan
Production date
1914-1918
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Object detail
Description: silver circular medal; 36mm diameter; straight non-swiveling suspender, with ribbon. Obverse: head of King George V with the legend ‘GEORGIUS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:’ Reverse: Naked figure of St. George on horseback trampling the Prussian eagle shield and cross-bones. Around the edge are the dates, ‘1914’ and ‘1918’
Named on edge: 38265 CPL. G.H.DAVIS. N.Z.E.F.
Ribbon: grosgrain ribbon, 32mm wide, orange band in centre, bordered with white, black and blue stripes.
Source: Spink: 144.
Grosgrain ribbon: 2 - ribbon
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