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Medal; British War Medal awarded to Charles Lee, who served with the Royal Naval Division during the First World War as a bus driver at the Front, 1914-1920

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Reference number
2005/19284
Description
British War Medal 1914-1918 awarded to Charles Lee, who served with the Royal Naval Division as a bus driver at the Front during the First World War. This medal was designed by W McMillan and was granted to all men who served in a theatre of war or overseas between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. The design on the reverse depicts a male figure on horseback trampling underfoot the shield of the Central Powers (Germany and its allies) and a skull and cross-bones, with the rising sun of victory above.
Manufacturer
Dates
1914 - 1920
Collection
Object type
  • Medal
Location
Completeness
64%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    110mm
    Width
    35mm
    Colour
    AttributeValue
    Colour
    • Blue
    • Black
    • White
    • gold
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Inscription
    Georgivs V Britt: Omn: Rex Et Ind: Imp:
    1914 / 1918
    RMA 185 -S- T DR C J LEE
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Material
    Silk
    Silver
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Manufacturer
    Royal Mint, 1914 - 1920
  • Associated companies, people and places

    People
    AttributeValue
    People
    Charles J Lee -