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Silver Jubilee medal, King George V 1935
Obverse: Busts of their Majesties, crowned (left) Legend: 'GEORGE AND QUEEN MARY MAY VI MCMXXXV.' Reverse: Royal cypher "GRI" between dates 'MAY 6 1910' and 'MAY 6 1935'. Awarded to Capt C.H.Allen. R.N. On a bar (court style) with six other medals.
Charles Henry Allen DSO, RN (1890-1962). Allen was a submarine officer and was awarded the DSO in recognition of his services on ‘E-42’ during World War I when he made a successful attack on the German battle cruiser ‘Moltke’ 25 April 1918. Allen was promoted to Commander in 1926 and subsequently commanded ‘X1’, at that time the largest submarine in the world, launched in 1923. He was promoted Captain on the retired list in 1940 and died in 1962.
Charles Henry Allen DSO, RN (1890-1962). Allen was a submarine officer and was awarded the DSO in recognition of his services on ‘E-42’ during World War I when he made a successful attack on the German battle cruiser ‘Moltke’ 25 April 1918. Allen was promoted to Commander in 1926 and subsequently commanded ‘X1’, at that time the largest submarine in the world, launched in 1923. He was promoted Captain on the retired list in 1940 and died in 1962.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1169 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Jubilee medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mackennal, Edgar Bertram; John, William Goscombe John, William Goscombe Winser, Margaret |
| Date made: | 1937 |
| People: | Allen, Charles Henry; King George V Queen Mary, Consort of King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |