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British War Medal 1914-18
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: '4378S. C. WILSON. STO. R.N.R.' Fitted with a bar and orange watered silk ribbon edged with blue, black and white stripes.
Charles Wilson was born in Hartlepool, Durham in 1888, the son of James and Agnes Wilson. He served in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I as a stoker on HMS 'Sappho' during 1915-16. In 1917 he transferred to HMS 'Pembroke' at Sheerness. He was discharged in 1918 to work for the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company.
Charles Wilson was born in Hartlepool, Durham in 1888, the son of James and Agnes Wilson. He served in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I as a stoker on HMS 'Sappho' during 1915-16. In 1917 he transferred to HMS 'Pembroke' at Sheerness. He was discharged in 1918 to work for the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0957 |
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| 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: | King George V; Wilson, Charles Bush Collection |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |