Worldwide Army Medals of World War I - A Personal Collection

Worldwide Army Medals of World War I - A Personal Collection
Author:
Publisher: LANCE SMALLSHAW
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2018-03-07
Genre:
ISBN:

I started the medal collection for “A Selection of Global War Crosses and Medals for Bravery, Merit and Service for World War 1” in August 2017 when I purchased my first war cross, the 3rd French Republic - Croix de Guerre. It took me a further five months to complete the collection as seen. I had just completed a twenty or so years family history project researching (although not all that time spent researching) my paternal Great Uncles., three of which had sadly been killed in action during WW1. I was in the process of having their medals and uniform items framed when I started to research their war medals and this collection just led on from there. The collection is not complete but provides a very good representation (many original, some very rare with a few *Reproductions, due to cost and/or scarcity) of many of the army military bravery and merit awards that covers every location / world country that participated in WW1. I also decided where appropriate to include a few campaign medals and a few naval medals. I researched the information for each award, as I was unable to find a book or an individual article that provided all the information in one document. The collection continues to grow and I intend to include a selection of WW1 Campaign and Army Regimental Medals in the 2nd Edition. It is my wish that it will provide a global perspective of the enormity of the reach of WW1, many of the awards mentioned being issued posthumously. IN MEMORY OF MY 3 GREAT UNCLES, William, James and George Smallshaw. Author - Lance Smallshaw Belgium (Origin: Liverpool, UK) January 2018

Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World

Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World
Author: John Clarke
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2000-09-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 085052783X

This book is acknowledged as the only work dealing exclusively with the identification and description of international gallantry awards, past and present. The multitude of illustrations allows the reader to readily identify those awards most likely to be encountered. The work embraces forty-three countries and describes 270 decorations together with their various classes. A ten page ribbon chart shows 216 different world gallantry ribbons all in full colour.

The Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges and Insignia of the United States Army

The Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges and Insignia of the United States Army
Author: Frank C. Foster
Publisher: Medals of America Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Military decorations
ISBN: 9781884452567

The most complete guide to United States Army medals, ribbons, rank, insignia, and patches from WW II to the present day. Each medal and insignia shown in full color. Includes listing of respective criteria and campaigns.

Prologue

Prologue
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 494
Release: 1991
Genre: Archives
ISBN:

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

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.