Military Cross of Lt later Maj P R H Fox, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Military Cross, gallantry award
Accession Number

NAM.2002-02-781-1

Description

Military Cross, George V, unnamed. From medal group awarded to Lt (later Maj) P R H Fox, 1st Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). This medal is suspended on a white ribbon with a purple band in the centre, connected via straight bar suspender. The obverse of the medal depicts a straight armed silver cross with flared edges. It is decorated with a crown in each arm of the cross and the royal cypher of King George V. The reverse is plain with no inscriptions. The MC was awarded for acts of gallantry in the face of the enemy to captains and lower ranking officers up to Warrant Officers, who fought on land. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.