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War Medals and Their History

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The work surveys the origin, evolution, and cultural significance of military medals, explaining how their institution created a tangible record of service and fostered remembrance. It examines categories and designs of decorations, the circumstances that led to their award, and the ways medals illuminate individual and collective acts of duty. Practical guidance for collectors covers identification, classification, and assembling representative collections, while historical vignettes and case studies illustrate medals' links to campaigns and personal stories. Numerous illustrations support the descriptive commentary, enabling readers to appreciate both the aesthetic and documentary value of these small but powerful artifacts.


ILLUSTRATIONS

V.C. and Medals awarded to Quartermaster Wooden Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
Royalist Badges 1
Dunbar Medal 4
Medal for Oudenarde 4
H.E.I. Co.'s Medal for Seringapatam, 1799 12
H.E.I. Co.'s Medal for Egypt, 1801 12
Peninsular Gold Medal 16
Gold Medal for Maida, 1806 20
H.E.I. Co.'s Medal for Ava, 1824-6 20
Portuguese Gold Cross (Commander's) for the Peninsular 28
Portuguese Officer's Cross for the Peninsular 32
Spanish Cross for Albuhera 36
Spanish Cross for Ciudad Rodrigo 36
Spanish Gold Cross for Vittoria 36
Alcantara Medal, 1809 40
Military General Service Medal 40
Peninsular Gold Cross 44
Peninsular Gold Medal with Bars 44
Lieutenant-Colonel Brackenbury's Decorations 48
Prussian Medals for Napoleonic Wars 52
Bronze Medal to British German Legion 52
Silver Medal to Hanseatic Legion 52
Waterloo Medal 56
Army of India Medal, 1799-1826 56
Nassau Medal for Waterloo 60
Hanoverian Medal for Waterloo 60
Prussian Jubilee Medals for Waterloo 64
"St. Helena" Medal 64
Brunswick Medal for Waterloo 72
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Waterloo Medal 72
Pistrucci's Waterloo Medal 80
Governor-General's Medal for Ghuznee, 1839 88
Medal for Ghuznee, 1839 88
Medal for Kelat-i-Ghilzie, 1842 96
First Jellalabad Medal, 1842 96
Second Jellalabad Medal ("Flying Victory"), 1842 100
China Medal, 1842 100
Medal for Cabul, 1842 100
Medal for Candahar, etc. 108
Bronze Star for Maharajpoor 108
Bronze Star for Punniar, 1843 112
Medal for Sutlej, 1845 112
Medal for Punjab, 1849 112
First India General Service Medal, 1854 120
First South Africa Medal, 1853 120
Crimea Medals 128
First Médaille Militaire 132
Sardinian Crimea Medal 132
Second Chinese War Medal 132
Victoria Cross 136
Indian Order of Merit 136
Meritorious Service Medal 136
Distinguished Conduct Medal 140
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal 140
Indian Mutiny Medal 144
New Zealand Medal 144
Abyssinian Medal 148
Canada Medal 148
Ashantee Medal 148
Zulu War Medal 148
Afghan Medal, 1878-9-80 156
Roberts Star for Kandahar 156
Hong-Kong Plague Medal 160
Egyptian War Medal 160
Khedive's Star 160
India Medal for Four Campaigns 164
Egyptian Medal for Three Campaigns 164
Africa Medal for Five Expeditions 164
Jummoo and Kashmir Medal 168
Hunza Nagar Badge 168
Medal for Matabeleland 172
Cape of Good Hope Medal 172
Queen's Sudan Medal (Reverse) 172
Khedive's Sudan Medal (Obverse) 172
Queen's Sudan Medal (Obverse) 176
Khedive's Sudan Medal (Reverse) 176
Queen's South Africa Medal (Obverse) 176
King's South Africa Medal (Reverse) 176
Boer War Medals for Comparison 180
Major Crooper's Decorations 184
Medals illustrating Phases in the Life of Queen Victoria 188
Bronze Star for Ashanti, 1896 192
India 1895 Medal 192
Mayor's Star for Defence of Kimberley 192
Medal for Ashanti, 1900 198
Medal for Tibet, 1903-4 198
Medal for Natal Rebellion 198
India General Service Medal, 1908 204
India General Service Medal for Abor, 1911-12 204
Medal for Sudan, 1910 204
Distinguished Service Cross 208
Distinguished Service Order 208
Conspicuous Service Cross 208
Royal Naval Reserve Medal 224
H.E.I. Co.'s Meritorious Service Medal 224
King Edward's Army Long Service Medal 224
Victorian Volunteer Officer's Decoration 240
Edwardian Colonial and Auxiliary Forces Decoration 240
King Edward's Militia Long Service Medal 244
King George's Territorial Efficiency Medal 244
Victorian Military Long Service Medal 252
King George's Naval Distinguished Service Medal 252
Egyptian Medal for Bravery 256
The Military Cross 256
Elizabethan Naval Medal 266
Commonwealth Medal for Dutch Wars 266
Lord Uppingham's Armada Medal 270
The Wyard Medal 270
Charles II Silver Naval Medal 272
Queen Anne Silver Naval Medal 276
William III Silver Medal for La Hogue 280
Naval Gold Medal for the "Glorious First of June" 280
Rear-Admiral Ussher's Decorations 284
Davison's Medal for the Nile 288
Boulton's Medal for Trafalgar 290
Naval General Service Medal 292
Sultan's Medal for Acre 292
Baltic Medal 296
Naval Medal for Best Shot 296
Africa General Service Medal 296
Earl of St. Vincent's Medal, 1800 304
William IV Naval Long Service Medal 308
Victorian Naval Long Service Medal 308
Edward VII Naval Long Service Medal 308
Cross of the Légion d'Honneur 320
Prussian Order of Merit (2nd Class) 324
Austrian Cross for 1813-14 324
Hessian Medal for 1814-15 324
The Iron Cross 332
Austrian Order of the Iron Crown 332
Prussian Medal for Distinction in Service 332
Austrian Officer's Gilt Cross 332
Silver Cross for San Sebastian, 1846 336
Iron Cross for San Sebastian, 1836 336
Silver Medal for San Sebastian, 1836 340
Baden Medal for 1849 340
Baden Medal "For Faithful Service" 340
French Medal for Mexico, 1862-3 348
French Medal for Tonkin, 1883-5 348
Papal Medal for 1860 352
Cross for König Grätz (Sadowa) 352
Geneva Cross for 1870-1 352
French Medal for 1870-1 356
German Medal for 1870-1 356
Chilian War Medals 356
Russian War Decorations 364
Gold Medal for Manila Bay 368
Medal for Serbo-Turkish War 372
Medal for Serbo-Bulgarian War 372
Serbian Medal "For Courage" 376
Serbian Medal for Service to Wounded 376
German Medal for South-West Africa 380
Greek Medal for Greco-Turkish War 380
Second Médaille Militaire 384
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE TEXT
H.E.I. Co. Honourable East India Company.
M.G.S. Military General Service.
N.G.S. Naval General Service.
I.G.S. India General Service.
V.C. Victoria Cross.
D.S.O. Distinguished Service Order.
D.C.M. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
D.S.C. Distinguished Service Cross.
D.S.M. Distinguished Service Medal.
C.G.M. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.
G.S.M. General Service Medal.

SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX MILITARY AWARD, 1645.

BADGE OF CHARLES I AND HENRIETTA.

ROYALIST BADGES.