Order of the British Empire, 4th class (military)

Awarded to Engineer Commander Richard Edmund Cornforth Bolton (1872-1951), Royal Indian Marine. Silver gilt cross patonce, in the centre a medallion of Britannia surrounded by motto: 'FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE'. Suspended from a purple ribbon with a central red stripe. Mounted on a bar with three medals and two medal ribbons.

Object Details

ID: MED1544
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Order
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1917-37; 1917-1937
People: Bolton, Richard Edmund Cornforth
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 65 mm x 50 mm
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