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British War Medal 1914-20. From medal group awarded to Lt (later Lt-Col) Henry Denne Hirst, Commanding Officer 3rd Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1912-1918. Died 16 May 1918. 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. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum. Henry Denne Hirst was born about 1865 and enlisted with the Buffs in 1899. He served in South Africa achieving the rank of Captain by 1903. He subsequently served in France during the First World War as. battalion commander. He died at Western Heights Military Dover in 1918 following an operation and short illness.

World War One (1914-1918)