British War Medal 1914-20.
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. Orange corded silk ribbon edged with blue and white vertical stripes.
From a medal group awarded to Maj J W Parkinson, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, 1918 (c).
Associated with World War One (1914-1918).