Item 02: Bertie McAdam Lowing, war medals, 1900-1920

Bertie McAdam Lowing papers, pictorial material and realia, 1900-[ca 2014]

4 medals with ribbons on a bar.

1. Queen’s South Africa Medal (1st medal on left).

The medal is a silver and bronze medal with the crowned and veiled head of Queen Victoria on the obverse. The reverse has Britannia with a flag in her left hand holding out a laurel wreath to a party of advancing soldiers. In the background are two warships. Below the wreath the dates ‘1899-1900’ are shown. Around the top are the words ‘South Africa’. The ribbon has a broad orange central stripe flanked by two dark blue stripes and red edges. 
Around the edge is inscribed, '245 TPR B.J. Lowing, N.S.W. Bushmen'.

2. The 1914-15 Star (2nd medal on left).

The four pointed star is bright bronze, ensigned with a crown. The obverse has crossed gladius, overlaid with an oak wreath that is ensigned with the cypher of King George V. A scroll bearing the legend 1914-15 is centrally placed across the crossed blades. The ribbon has the red white and blue colours of the Empire, in shaded and watered stripes.
Inscribed on verso, '2/Lieut. B. Lowing, 12/L.Horst A.I.F.'

3. British War Medal 1914-20 (2nd medal from right).

The medal is cupro-nickel with the effigy of George V on the obverse. The reverse has an image of St George on horseback trampling underfoot the eagle shield of the Central Powers, and a skull and cross-bones, the emblems of death. Above this is the risen sun of victory. The years 1914 and 1918 are contained on the outside edge medal. The ribbon has a wide central watered stripe of orange, flanked by two narrow white stripes, which are in turn flanked by two black pin-stripes, further flanked by two outer stripes of blue. The colours have no particular significance.
Around the edge is inscribed, 'Major B. Lowing, A.I.F.'

4. Victory Medal (1st medal on right).

The medal is bronze with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words ‘The Great War For Civilisation', all surrounded by a laurel wreath. The ribbon has a ‘two rainbow’ design, with the violet from each rainbow on the outside edges moving through to a central red stripe where both rainbows meet.
Around the edge is inscribed, 'Major B. Lowing, A.I.F.'

Item 02: Bertie McAdam Lowing, war medals, 1900-1920

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