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human history
  • Other Name

    British War Medal 1914-20, WW1 (descriptive name)

    120188 Gunner Isaac Jacob Calmanson, Royal Garrison Artillery, British Army (associated name)

  • Description

    British War Medal (minus ribbon), 120188 Gunner Isaac Jacob Calmanson, Royal Garrison Artillery, British Army, WW1

    obverse: uncrowned left-facing profile of King George V by Sir Bertram Mackennal with the legend “GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:”.

    reverse: right-facing naked St George on horseback trampling underfoot the eagle shield of the Central Powers, and a skull and cross-bones (the emblems of death); above, the sun rises in victory; around the edge are the dates, “1914” and “1918

    named on edge: 120188 GNR. I.J. Calmanson. R.A.

  • Place
    England
  • Accession Number
    2015.58.1
  • Accession Date
    09 Sep 2015
  • Other Id

    Spink: 144 (Spink's 1983)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

British War Medal 1914-20 2015.58.1

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  • British War Medal 1914-20 2015.58.1
  • British War Medal 1914-20 2015.58.1
  • British War Medal 1914-20 2015.58.1
  • British War Medal 1914-20 2015.58.1

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