Medal: the British War Medal and ribbon, World War I; Royal Mint, UK; William Mc...
Medal: the British War Medal and ribbon, World War I
About this objectMedal awarded to George William Sutton for his service in the Merchant Navy during World War I. Attached to Mercantile Marine Medal on bar. Silver circular medal with a straight non-swivelling suspender and grosgrain ribbon. The British War Medal was instituted in 1919 to recognise the conclusion of World War I.
Maker Maker Place Made Medium and Materials
Grosgrain ribbon, 1 - Ribbon
Silver/Metal
G. W. Sutton, Inscription, Incised
Measurements
Diameter (mm): 36mm (1/8ft)
Width: 32mm (1/8ft)
Wartime Shipping/[Conflict & Protest]
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Credit LineGift of David Sutton, courtesy of Royal New Zealand Navy Museum, to the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa
Object Type Object number1999.86.7
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