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British War Medal of Maj Robert White Keown, Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) (1914-1918) Silver, obverse shows an effigy of King George V facing left, with the legend 'GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:' around, reverse shows Saint George naked on horseback, the horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and a skull and cross-bones, there are ocean waves and just off-centre near the right upper rim is the risen sun of Victory in the background. The years '1914' and '1918' appear on the perimeter on the left and right. Rim inscribed 'CAPT. R.W. KEOWN'. Suspended by a straight bar suspender from an orange ribbon with narrow blue, black and white stripes to each edge. Medals court mounted on a bar with a Spink and Son Limited label to reverse.

World War One (1914-1918)