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Description: | Awarded to Captain Archibald Frederick Cooper. Obverse: Bust of King George V in naval uniform, orders and medals (L). Legend: "GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND:IMP:". Reverse: Britannia in a helmet, a trident in her right and a shield in her left hand standing in a car drawn by two sea horses.Inscription on edge: "ASST.PAYR. A.F.COOPER, R.N. H.M.S.HIGHFLYER". Bar: "PERSIAN GULF 1909-1914". Fitted with a bar and white ribbon with rose-coloured edges divided by two narrow stripes of the same colour. Mounted on a bar with nine others.
Bar awarded for services against gun-runners, pirates etc. in the Persian Gulf, Straits of Ormuz and the Sea of Oman between 19th October 1909 and 1st August 1914.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | service medals Archibald Frederick Cooper | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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