General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

unidentified metal; cloth ribbon

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.0 cm

Width

3.7 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

WWI (1914-1918); the British war Medal was authorized on July 26, 1919

Canada

Unknown

Function

awarded to Lieut. (Acting Capt.) John Gladwyn Rolph for service in RFC (absorbed into RAF in 1918)/ the British War Medal was awarded to all ranks of Canadian overseas military (incl. RFC) forces who came from Canada between Aug. 5, 1914 & Nov. 11, 1918

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

reverse: raised lettering dates "1914" & "1918" appear in the left and right fields respectively./ obverse:legend raised lettering reads "GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP :"

Missing

N/A

Finish

silver medal & multi-coloured ribbon

Decoration

raised image on reverse shows a horseman (St. George, naked), armed with a short sword (an allegory of the physical and mental strength which achieves victory over Prussianism). The horse tramples on the Prussian shield and the skull and cross-bones. Just off-centre, near the right upper rim, is the sun of Victory./ raised image on obverse shows the King George V, bareheaded coinage effigy, facing left/ ribbon features 7 vertical stripes