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Victory Medal 1914-18
Awarded to Chief Writer George Henry Mulhern RN (1883-1915). Obverse: Winged Victory standing (front), a palm branch in her right hand, her left arm outstretched. Reverse: Within a laurel garland, Inscription: 'THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION. 1914-1919'. Inscription on edge: '342363 G.H .MULHERN. CH.WR.R.N. Fitted with a ring and watered silk ribbon of rainbow hues.
George Henry Mulhern, Chief Writer RN, was born in Portsmouth and educated at Greenwich Hospital School. He signed up for twelve years naval service on 25 September 1901.While serving in HMS 'Hawke' in 1902 he took part in the coronation fleet review and in providing crew transfers to the Mediterranean. He was briefly in HMS 'King Edward VII' during 1913 and at the start of World War I, before being invalided on 7 September 1914 with diabetes. He died just over a year later. He married Blanche Springett of Gillingham in 1906 and they had two children.
George Henry Mulhern, Chief Writer RN, was born in Portsmouth and educated at Greenwich Hospital School. He signed up for twelve years naval service on 25 September 1901.While serving in HMS 'Hawke' in 1902 he took part in the coronation fleet review and in providing crew transfers to the Mediterranean. He was briefly in HMS 'King Edward VII' during 1913 and at the start of World War I, before being invalided on 7 September 1914 with diabetes. He died just over a year later. He married Blanche Springett of Gillingham in 1906 and they had two children.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1774 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | McMillan, William |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1919 |
| People: | Mulhern, George Henry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |