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British War Medal 1914-20. From a medal group awarded to Pte, later L/Cpl A H Haughton, 23rd Bn (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment. Silver campaign medal with a portrait of King George V facing left with the inscription, ‘Georgivs V Britt: Omn: Rex Et Ind Imp:’, on the obverse and an equestrian figure of St George, trampling a shield bearing the Prussian eagle, on the reverse. Additional designs on the reverse include the years, ‘1914’ and ‘1918’, a skull and crossed bones representing death and a rising sun, representing victory. Recipient was lost in action at Flers-Courcelette, 15 Sep 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918).

World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)