The Medal Collectors' Companion

The Medal Collectors' Companion
Author: Sydney B. Vernon
Publisher: Sydney B. Vernon
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1995-12-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780962357527
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At last, a work dealing with information on how to collect & identify ORDERS, MEDALS & DECORATIONS, which covers countries using the Roman, Cyrillic & Greek alphabets. The emphasis is on Europe & the United States. Items are identified by inscriptions, dates, monarchs' ciphers, ribbons & ribbon devices. Until now, this information has either been scattered in a variety of sources or unavailable. Profusely illustrated with over 200 pages, it has a comprehensive Glossary & Bibliography. It is softbound with a sturdy binding. This is a fitting companion volume to VERNON'S COLLECTORS' GUIDE TO ORDERS, MEDALS & DECORATIONS (with valuations) 3rd edition. Price on publication (Fall 1995) is $22.95, post/handling is $3.00, $8.00 airmail. Wholesalers should send for schedule. Bookstores & libraries pay $18.00 per single copy plus post/handling of $3.00. Available from the author/publisher Sydney B. Vernon, Dept. FB, Box 890280, Temecula, CA 92589-0280. Tel. 909-698-1646; FAX 909-698-7091.

The Complete Military Medal Roll 1914-19: Volume 3 N-Z

The Complete Military Medal Roll 1914-19: Volume 3 N-Z
Author: Peter Warrington
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Total Pages: 878
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781783315000
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Lists the British Army, Navy personnel, RFC and RAF and Imperial troop recipients of the Military Medal (114,560) and second (5,543), third (182) and fourth (1) award bars in the Great War.

Medals

Medals
Author: William Spencer
Publisher: A&C Black Business Information and Development
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-05-31
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781903365632
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Old medals are objects of true fascination: tangible links with the past and poignant reminders of those who served. In recent centuries the British government has bestowed a wide range of awards, from the OBE to campaign medals like the 1914 Star. This awards system presents a great opportunity for historical research, whether your starting point is an ancestor, a regiment, a campaign, or a medal. Most awards are attributable to individual men and women, and documented in sources still available today. These sources can be incredibly informative: for example, First World War medals rolls are the nearest we have to a full 'roll-call' for the Great War. Unlike other works which focus on medals identification, this guide shows you how to fully exploit the associated records - and extend your research into sources like the census and the War Diaries. Enriched with case studies and full-colour photography, it is your ideal companion to medals research.

British Military Medals

British Military Medals
Author: Peter Duckers
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2013-09-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1473829836
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Fully revised second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling guide to military medals. This second edition of Peter Duckers best-selling British Military Medals traces the history of medals and gallantry awards from Elizabethan times to the modern day, and it features an expert account of their design and production. Campaign and gallantry medals are a key to understanding - and exploring - British and imperial military history, and to uncovering the careers and exploits of individual soldiers. In a series of succinct and well-organized chapters he explains how medals originated, to whom they were awarded and how the practice of giving medals has developed over the centuries. His work is a guide for collectors and for local and family historians who want to learn how to use medals to discover the history of military units and the experiences of individuals who served in them.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 772
Release: 1912
Genre: Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN:
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World War I - Victory Medals

World War I - Victory Medals
Author: James Michels
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2014-07-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781497514171
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Hi, I just published a book (2014) on the Victory medal. It covers the U.S. history of the U.S. Victory Medal from 1919 to 2005. The book has illustrations covering all 17 different types of the U.S. Victory medal, (Original issues, reproductions, foreign imports and fakes of the U.S. Victory medals). I also cover and illustrate all 19 Army clasps (bars), all 19 Navy and Marines Corps clasps (bars) and at least 40+ different types of reproduction and fake clasps from the U.S. made to the foreign made (Battle, Service, Duty and Campaign clasps).There are also over 120 full illustrations (front and reverse sides) of each of the foreign Victory medals. This section also covers all original issue, repros and fakes medals of each of these countries: Brazil, Belgium, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France Greece, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Siam, Romania, UK, South Africa.

British Campaign Medals of the First World War

British Campaign Medals of the First World War
Author: Peter Duckers
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2011-10-20
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0747811717
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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.