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British War Medal of Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Bernard Stanley Collard, the Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1914-20
British War Medal 1914-20, campaign medal
Accession Number

NAM.2002-02-1457-2

Description

British War Medal 1914-20. From medal group awarded to Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Bernard Stanley Collard, Commanding Officer, 4th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1931-1936. This medal is suspended from an orange ribbon with white and black stripes and a royal blue border. The obverse depicts the head of King George V facing left with no crown. The words 'GEORGIVS V BRITT OMN: REX ET IND: IMP' meaning George V, King of all British Isles and Emperor of India are written along the perimeter. Just below the head of the King are the initials 'BM' the hallmark of Bertram Mackennal. The reverse shows St George on horseback with a skull and cross bones being stamped on by the horse. There is a sun towards the top of the medal, in between the dates 1914 and 1918. Waves lie in the background of the horse, near the bottom. On the right hand side of the medal, near the horses hoof are the initials 'WMM', the hallmark of William McMillan. Themes of victory combined with motifs of death. The rank and name of Captain Collard is inscribed on the rim. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

Campaigns

World War One (1914-1918)

Associated collection