Hello folks .... 
Most of our posts here about the firearms used by participants in various conflicts over the last 100 years. Assuming the moderators aren't going to object, I thought it would be a nice change of pace to show pics of some service medals I've owned since the late 60's and early 70's. They are principally from soldiers who fought in the Boer and WW1 (The Great War). British service medals prior to WWII, were often named (impressed) on their rims (as these all are ... see more detailed pics) with the the soldier's name, rank and unit in which he was serving when he was awarded the medal.
Captain Leslie George de Rune Barclay (Born on Oct 3,1879 - Died Feb 1, 1965 at age 85). He fought in the Boer War and WW1 (Royal Irish Rifles) and incredibly, his last medal (on the far right) was the Defence Home Service Medal for serving in the Home Guard during WWII. It's un-named on the rim. Note: He also was awarded the rare BAR to his Mons Star.
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Private J. White (#5247) of the Northumberland Fusliers. He fought at Belmont and the Modder River, where he was wounded on Nov 28, 1899 and invalided back to England.
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Colour Sergeant J. Sutherland (#4624) of the Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders. He fought at the Modder River, Paardeberg, Dreifontein and the Transvaal. He received an Honorable "Mention in Dispatches".
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For more detailed pics of the various soldier's medals shown above (click here)http://photobucket.com/albums/c182/BadgerDog/General Militaria/Military Medals/
For those of you who use (or want to use) it, click the moving link to view the series of medal pics using a desktop photo sharing application called "Loop It!".
Regards,
Badger
Most of our posts here about the firearms used by participants in various conflicts over the last 100 years. Assuming the moderators aren't going to object, I thought it would be a nice change of pace to show pics of some service medals I've owned since the late 60's and early 70's. They are principally from soldiers who fought in the Boer and WW1 (The Great War). British service medals prior to WWII, were often named (impressed) on their rims (as these all are ... see more detailed pics) with the the soldier's name, rank and unit in which he was serving when he was awarded the medal.
Captain Leslie George de Rune Barclay (Born on Oct 3,1879 - Died Feb 1, 1965 at age 85). He fought in the Boer War and WW1 (Royal Irish Rifles) and incredibly, his last medal (on the far right) was the Defence Home Service Medal for serving in the Home Guard during WWII. It's un-named on the rim. Note: He also was awarded the rare BAR to his Mons Star.
(Click Pic to Enlarge)Private J. White (#5247) of the Northumberland Fusliers. He fought at Belmont and the Modder River, where he was wounded on Nov 28, 1899 and invalided back to England.
(Click Pic to Enlarge)Colour Sergeant J. Sutherland (#4624) of the Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders. He fought at the Modder River, Paardeberg, Dreifontein and the Transvaal. He received an Honorable "Mention in Dispatches".
(Click Pic to Enlarge)For more detailed pics of the various soldier's medals shown above (click here)http://photobucket.com/albums/c182/BadgerDog/General Militaria/Military Medals/
For those of you who use (or want to use) it, click the moving link to view the series of medal pics using a desktop photo sharing application called "Loop It!".
Regards,
Badger
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