British Campaign Medals of the First World War

English

Series: Shire Library

ISBN: 0747811717

EAN: 9780747811718

Category: History / Europe / Great Britain/History / Military / World War II/

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Release Date: 10/18/2011

Synopsis: Britain has issued medals rewarding war service since at least the early nineteenth century, and increasingly through the period of its imperial expansion prior to 1914, but examples of many of the early types are now scarce. However, few families escaped some involvement with "the Great War" of 1914-18, and many still treasure the medals awarded to their ancestors for wartime service. Today, with a growing interest in British military history and particularly in family history and genealogy, more and more people want to trace their ancestors' past. This book looks in detail at the origin, types and varieties of the British medals awarded for general war service between 1914 and '18, and gives advice on researching the awards and their recipients.


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British Campaign Medals of the First World War

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Format: eBook - EPUB

Pages: 56