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General Service Medal 1918-62, with clasp: Palestine awarded to Cpl J R Hogben, 1st Bn The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). This medal is suspended from a purple ribbon with a central green stripe, connected via a bar suspender. Just above the suspender is the Palestine clasp. The obverse depicts the effigy of King George VI, facing left and wearing a crown. The words 'GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE'. Just below the head of the King are the initials 'PM' the hallmark of Percy Metcalfe. The reverse has a more ornate design featuring the winged figure of Victory, standing and wearing a helmet. In her right hand she is holding a trident and in her left hand she is holding a laurel wreath over the symbol of the army and Royal Air Force, wings and a sword. Just next to where Victory stands are the initials 'ECRP', the hallmark of Edward Carter Preston. The rank, name and regiment is inscribed on the rim. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

Palestine (1936-1939)