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Description: | 1914 'Mons' Star with bar, issued to Private Walter John Cornell of the ASC (Army Service Corps). Mr Cornell, in civilian life a LGOC bus driver, drove a B-type bus in France in 1914, transporting troops to the front. This medal was issued to all officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces who served in France or Belgium between 5 August 1914 and midnight on 22/23 November of that year. The medal was authorised in April 1917; the bar was added in October 1919, and denotes that Mr Cornell had actually been under fire during the above period. The official title of this medal is 1914 Star; its popular nickname reflects the fact that most of its recipients took part in the famous Retreat from Mons.
TfL
Transport
London at War
A medal in the shape of a star with two crossed swords superimposed and the inscription Aug Nov 1914; is attached to a ribbon in the colours of the French flag
1914 'Mons' Star with bar issued to Private Walter John Cornell of the ASC (Army Service Corps)
1910s
Greater London
Following the outbreak of the First World War, many bus drivers joined the Army Service Corps (A.S.C.) and were posted to France and Belgium to transport troops to the Front. This medal was issued to all officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces who served in France or Belgium between 5 August 1914 and midnight on 22/23 November of that year.
Private Walter John Cornell drove a B-type bus in France in 1914. This medal was awarded to him in 1917 and the bar added in October 1919, denoting that Mr Cornell had been under fire during this two-year period. The medal's official title is the 1914 Star, but its popular nickname 'Mons' refers to the famous retreat from Mons in Belgium.
First World War
Buses
army, medal, private, silk
1 | Publisher: | http://www.ltmcollection.org/ | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | ltmcollection.org/2004/8022 | Go to resource |
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