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Long Service Medal, Special Constabulary 1919
Obverse: Head of King George V. Legend: 'GEORGIVS V. BRIT : OMN:REX ET IND : IMP'. Reverse: Wreath of laurel around inscription: 'FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SPECIAL CONSTABULARY'. Inscription on edge: 'Frank. C. HENDRY'. Fitted with a straight clasp and red ribbon with white, black, white stripes at each edge.
Frank Coutts Hendry (1875-1955) served in the Merchant Navy before working for the Rangoon Pilot Service. He then served as an Indian Army officer on the North-West Frontier. During World War I he served in Mesopotamia and was briefly in command of a naval gunboat. After the war he returned to the Rangoon Pilot Service and retired in 1923. Captain Hendry was also an author who wrote under the pseudonym, ‘Shalimar’. The Military Cross was gazetted April 17 1916 and the OBE ‘for valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in Mesopotamia’ March 3 1919.
Frank Coutts Hendry (1875-1955) served in the Merchant Navy before working for the Rangoon Pilot Service. He then served as an Indian Army officer on the North-West Frontier. During World War I he served in Mesopotamia and was briefly in command of a naval gunboat. After the war he returned to the Rangoon Pilot Service and retired in 1923. Captain Hendry was also an author who wrote under the pseudonym, ‘Shalimar’. The Military Cross was gazetted April 17 1916 and the OBE ‘for valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in Mesopotamia’ March 3 1919.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1146 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Long service award |
| Display location: | Display - Forgotten Fighters |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1919 |
| People: | Hendry, Frank Coutts; King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |