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Description: | Awarded to Admiral William Oswald Story (1859-1938). A gold rimmed white enamel cross, in the centre a blue and gold anchor suspended from a gold crown, the whole placed on an eight-pointed gold star. The star is uniface with a brooch pin on the reverse.
Awarded for representing the British government as Captain of the Cruiser 'Cumberland', which was sent to Marseilles in September 1906, to salute President Falli�res of the French Republic. The Spanish cruiser 'Emperador Carlos V' was also present.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | William Oswald Story William Oswald | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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