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Royal Army Temperance Association Medal, six months of abstinence, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1905 (c)
Royal Army Temperance Association Medal, temperance medal
Accession Number

NAM.2001-07-147-1-2

Description

Royal Army Temperance Association Medal awarded by Royal Army Temperance Association for six months’ temperance, 1905 (c), probably awarded to RSM J. Dray, The Buffs. Copper medal is in the form of a cross urdee. In the central oval is an elaborate monogram, ‘RATA’, surmounted by a crown. The arms of the cross contain scrolls bearing the words of the association’s motto, ‘Watch and be Sober’. The medal has a double loop suspension ring and narrow ribbon. First issued in 1905 and probably used for Home and India, this medal is similar in shape to the earlier Army Temperance Association temperance medal, known as the ‘Crookshank Cross’ or ‘Crookshank Badge’. From a Temperance Medal group awarded to Maj F H Keeler, T.D and RSM. J Dray, M.S.M., The Buffs Regiment. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.