General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal medals with silk ribbons and metal pin and clasp

Dimensions

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

Length

5.4 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

After WWI

Canada

Miniature group of medals worn by John Henry Tudhope. After service as a Trooper in German South West Africa, he transferred to the R.F.C. in 1917 and flew as a fighter pilot with No. 40 Squadron winning the Military Cross and 2nd award Bar for destroying 15 enemy aircraft in combat. After the war, he had a distinguished career in civil aviation in Canada. (Information taken from presentation card given with medals; see digital image of card or S.I.) J.H. Tudhope received the Military Cross and the Bar to the Military Cross for his outstanding achievements as a WW1 ace. He was a winner of the Trans Canada (McKee) Trophy in 1930 and a member of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, and a pilot for Trans Canada Airlines. In July 1937, in a Lockheed Electra, he and J. D. Hunter completed the first dawn-to-dusk trans-Canada flight, between Montréal and Vancouver, in 17 hours and 35 minutes.

Function

Miniature medals worn by J.H. Tudhope (Information taken from a presentation card given with medals, see digital image of card or S.I.)

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Various markings on medals

Missing

N/A

Finish

Five medals with their ribbons attached to metal pin and clasp

Decoration

Medals from left to right: 1) The Military Cross; 2) The 1914-1915 Star; 3) British War Medal; 4) Inter-Allied Victory Medal; 5) King George VI Coronation Medal 1937