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Description: | Ariound the edge of this medal is printed "C-1047 CPL. P. HIDENS. K. R. RIF. C." This British War Medal was the most common medal issued to British troops. It was issued to military personnel for having served in a conflict abroad. It features a picture of King Goerge V in profile, surrounded by the legend "GEORGIVS V BRITT. OMN. REX ET IND: IMP:" The reverse of the medal features a depiction of St George, armed with a shortsword and naked on horseback. The horse is treading on the Prussian shield next to a skull and crossbones. A sun is visible in the upper edge, and the dates of the conflict, 1914 -1918. The ribbon for this medal is a central orange strip, flanked by thin strips of white, black and then blue.
A military medal called the British War medal No C 1047 awarded to Corporal F. Hidens for the service in the First World War, 1914-1918. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | War Miscellaneous Historical Objects Medals Military Medal First World War (1914-1918) | Temporal: | 1917 - 1919
First World War (1914-1918) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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