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War service plaque
War service plaque, British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. On the left side of the plaque is shown the company badge. This depicts Britannia, standing with trident and union shield, facing to viewer's left -behind her, the British lion, proceeding left, a paw on the globe - this is enamelled white, the shield in colour. Below: 'B.I.S.N. Co. LTD.' Inscription: '"ORNA" WAR SERVICE 1939-1945 1939-1941 INDIAN OCEAN. 1941-1943 STORESHIP AND TRANSPORT INDIA RED SEA. EAST AFRICA. SOUTH AFRICA. MIDDLE EAST. MALTA. TRIPOLI. TARANTO. 1944 TO END OF WAR. INDIA. CHITTAGONG. ARAKAN. RANGOON.'
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Object Details
| ID: | HRA0035 |
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| Collection: | Heraldry |
| Type: | War service plaque |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War II, 1939-1945 |
| Vessels: | Orna 1938 |
| Date made: | After 1945 |
| People: | British India Steam Navigation Company Limited |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 356 x 559 x 4 mm |