This is a silver flying wings for the Royal Flying Corps.
Then in April 1918 1st became R.A.F
The RFC was in existence from 1912 to 1918. In July 1914 the RFC's naval wing was detached to form the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). On 1 April 1918 the two services were merged again to form the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Journee du Poilu (Day of the Trench Soldiers), 1915 by Armand Bargas The French Goverment were short of supplies and money during WW1 and as a way of fundraising they organized days nationwide that were known as "Journees" and when a contributor made a reasonable donation on one of these days they were rewarded with a medal that they could wear to show he or she had contributed. This medal was designed by Armand Bargas a popular medalist at the turn of the centuary and it carries the inscription "Journee du Poilu 1915" which translated Literally means "Hairy Days" this was used as a term of endearment for the French infantry of World War I due to the fact most of them had beards and moustaches. On the obverse the inscription reads "25th-26th Decmbe" this was the dates this particular fundraising event was held on so the medal became known as the Xmas medal. Measuring 30mm x 34mm these made of bronze, though some of them were plated (this one was plated)
The Queen's South Africa Medal is a British campaign medal which was awarded to British and Colonial military personnel, civilians employed in official capacity and war correspondents who served in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Altogether twenty-six clasps were awarded to recipients of the Queen's South Africa Medal, to indicate particular actions and campaigns of the Second Boer War
What makes my medal is more collectable than the one shown?
Look at where Britannia is pointing on mine towards the R where as the one above points towards the F .
The Queen's South Africa Medal 1899 - 1902
Poor logistics and disease made the South African campaign a tough one for the British soldier, men often having to go without basics such as food and water, and enteric fever (killing many thousands) was a constant drain on manpower. This combined with having to fight a guerrilla war against a disciplined and capable enemy (the Boer were excellent horsemen and marksmen) makes this a hard won medal. The modern published casualty rolls run to over 50,000 names1, and from personal experience of the study of the medal rolls many more unpublished casualties remain to be found.
French medal, dated 1911, by Paul Grandhomme (active 1870-1920) which unashamedly celebrates the military virtues of physical fitness and preparedness for war. The piece may be seen as an artistic contribution to that political environment characterised or defined by 'a will for war' which some historians have identified as present in certain sections of French society (and in other European countries) during the years immediately preceding 1914. In part this may be explained by the desire of France to avenge the humiliation of her defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 (and subsequent loss of Alasce and Lorraine). More widespread fears about the growing economic, military, and naval strength of Germany and a series of grave international crises additionally fuelled open talk of the inevitability of war. The obverse text is translated as 'If you wish for peace prepare for war' (after Vegetius) and reverse text as 'Physical training, military preparation'.
Hungary (Austrohungarian Empire): Hungarian WW1 Commemorative
Combatant's military medal "Pro Deo et Patria" (for God and Country).
Award for the participation in the Great War.
This is the rarest version of the combatants medal, marked "Bronze"
on the rim.
The medal was instituted in 1929.
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Circular silver medal on laterally-pierced ball suspension; the face with an oak-crowned female head facing left, representative of the French Republic, circumscribed ‘REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE’ and signed ‘Borrel’; the reverse with a rectangular plaque bearing the attribution ‘J. JULLIEN / 1959’, imposed on a staff of Hermes (Mercury), a flaming torch and oak and ivy leaves, ribbons below inscribed ‘HONNEUR TRAVAIL’, circumscribed ‘MINISTERE DU TRAVAIL ET DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE’, signed ‘Borrel’, with Paris Mint cornucopia silver assay marks; age-toned; on replaced correct tricolour ribbon mounted for wear in the French style. The Medal was instituted on 13 July 1886 to reward long and faithful service in employment and reorganised on 15 May 1948. The present example is of the second version, introduced in 1913, at which date 30 years’ service was required for the silver medal (20 years in the French Colonies), now reduced to 20 years.   |
