NAM.2002-02-1124-3

British War Medal 1914-20. From medal group awarded to Pte F G Philpott, 2nd Bn 1st Volunteer Coy and 4th Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). This medal is suspended from an orange ribbon with white and black stripes and a royal blue border and is connected via a bar suspender. 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 makers mark 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 just above the waves are the initials WMM the makers mark of William McMillan. The rim contains inscriptions showing the service number, rank, name and regiment. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

World War One (1914-1918)