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Description: | Commemorative medal bearing the words 'Lest We Forget'. Obverse: Female figure in classical dress, with helmet (Britannia) holding a laurel wreath above the head of a dying warrior, the British flag in his left hand. Legend: 'LEST WE FORGET.' Reverse: In the top third of the background a battleship steaming on the sea, in the foreground is a wall with a blank plaque. In front of it are two laurel wreaths and a larger wreath of yew. To the left stand two uniformed men - a soldier and a sailor - heads bowed and hands crossed on their reversed rifles. Issued by the department store, Derry and Toms, in three sizes - 3 1/4", 1 3/4", and 1 1/4".
For biographical article on Drury see TRIM GEN/21190.
caption: Commemorative medal bearing the words 'Lest We Forget'; obverse
caption: Commemorative medal bearing the words 'Lest We Forget'; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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