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ORIGINAL!WW1 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT KIA SOMME MAY 25,1918 LOW#
WW1 1914-1918 BRITISH WAR MEDAL ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT KIA SOMME MAY 25,1918
LOW 4 DIGIT SERIAL NUMBER: 9218
[Before WW1, British army regiments limited their numbers to four digits (up to 9999). Regular British army soldiers serving in 1914 had a 4-digit number.Territorial Force (TF)units started their numbering from 1 when formed in 1908, meaning 4-digit numbers were very common in these units.]
STAMPED ON THE EDGE:
9218 PTE. D. CHAPMAN. R. BERKS. R.
Killed in action May 25,1918on the Western Front in the Somme sector following the intense battles of Arras 1917-18.
Burial/Commemoration: Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France
CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME SPOTS OF ORIGINAL LUSTER, TONING AND LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 104+ YEARS.
UNCLEANED
SOLID STERLING SILVER (.925 Silver)
WEIGHT: 33.15 g (1.169 oz.)
DIAMETER OFPLANCHET:36 mm
THICKNESS:3 mm
MINT: ROYAL MINT
ENGRAVER: Edgar Bertram MacKennal
Obverse:
The obverse shows Sir Bertram Mackennal's bareheaded effigy of King George V facing left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP
Translation: George V, King of all the British Isles and Emperor of India
Reverse:
The reverse, designed by William McMillan, shows Saint
George naked on horseback and armed with a short
sword, an allegory of the physical and mental strength which achieved victory over Prussianism. The horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross-bones. In the background are ocean waves and just off-centre near the right upper rim is the risen sun of Victory.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 1914 1918
Designer: William McMillan
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