British War Medal 1914-18

An image showing 'Medals awarded to Rear Admiral Harold Hugh Huxham DSO (obverse, l to r, MED1634-1638)'

An image showing 'Medals awarded to Rear Admiral Harold Hugh Huxham DSO (reverse, r to l, MED1634-1638)'

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Awarded to Engineer Rear-Admiral Harold Hugh Huxham (1881-1968). Obverse: Head of King George V (left). Legend: 'GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP:' Reverse: A Knight on horseback (right) a short sword in his right hand, trampling on the German shield, skull and cross-bones. Legend: '1914-18': Engraved on the edge: 'ENG.LT.CR. H.H. HUXHAM.R.N.' Fitted with a bar and orange watered silk ribbon edged with blue, black and white stripes. Mounted on a bar with four others.

Rear-Admiral Harold Hugh Huxham (1881-1968) served as an engineer officer. In 1917 he was awarded the DSO for services in vessels of the Harwich Force - notably 'Redgauntlet', during World War I. He retired in 1936 with the rank of Rear-Admiral but was recalled in 1939 with his old rank of Engineer Captain and served throughout the Second World War. He married Flora Dallas in Plymouth, during 1905.

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Object Details

ID:	MED1636
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	War medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Mackennal, Edgar Bertram; McMillan, William
Events:	World War I, 1914-1918
Date made:	1919
People:	Huxham, Harold Hugh
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 36 mm