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Medal commemorating the loss of SS 'Matra', 1939
Medal commemorating the loss of SS 'Matra', 1939. Obverse: A flag of two equal vertical portions, enamelled in white and blue flying from a flag pole (house flag of Brocklebank Ltd). Reverse: Legend, 'THOS . & JNO . BROCKLEBANK LTD.' Inscription: 'LIVERPOOL S. S. "MATRA" 13TH NOVEMBER 1939.' Below: 'SUNK BY ENEMY ACTION.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2776 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Loss of the Matra, 1939 |
| Vessels: | Martra fl.1939 |
| Date made: | 1939 |
| People: | Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, T & Jd, Liverpo |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |