Medal commemorating the raid on Zeebrugge, 1918

Medal commemorating the raid on Zeebrugge, 1918. Near rectangular plaque. Obverse: Victory rising from a cloud, St George slaying the dragon in the background 'ZEEBRUGGE ON ST GEORGE'S DAY APRIL 23D 1918'. Reverse: 'TO SIX VERY GALLANT GENTLEMEN: LT R.D.SANDFORD V.C., R.N. LT. J.HOWELL-PRICE D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N.R. STO. H.C. BENDALL C.G.M. LDG SEA W.G. CLEAVER C.G.M., D.S.M. PETTY OFFICER W. HARNER C.G.M. E.R.A. A.G. ROXBURGH C.G.M. 1918-1927'. Boxed.

Object Details

ID: MEC2156
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Display - Forgotten Fighters
Creator: Soete, Pieter de
Events: World War I, 1914-1918; World War I: Zeebrugge Raid, 1918
Vessels: C3 (1906)
Date made: 1927
People: Soete, Pieter de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 81 x 42 mm
Parts: Medal commemorating the raid on Zeebrugge, 1918