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WWI
Pair to PTE A.G. Butler
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pair consists of the British
War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal. They are swing mounted and have
a pinback brooch. The medals are both impressed: "G-15001 PTE. A. G.
Butler
The Queen's R"
The
following is an excerpt from the
Imperial
War Museum website:
The
British War Medal 1914-20
was issued to commemorate the successful conclusion of the war and
awarded
to those who had served in a theatre of war up to and including the
official
end of the war in 1920.
Number
of Awards:
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British
War Medals (silver) 6,500,000
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British
War Medals (bronze) 110,000
The
Victory Medal 1914-19 was issued in
commemoration of the Allied victory, mostly to those who served on the
establishment of a unit in a theatre of war between 5 August 1914 and
11
November 1918 (with some exceptions for later service).
Number
of Awards:
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Obverse: British War
Medal and WWI Victory Medal
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Reverse:
British War Medal and WWI
Victory Medal
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