Military general service medal awarded to Thomas Walker, 1848
Military general service medal awarded to Thomas Walker, 1848
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Date
1848
Call Numbers
R 123
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1 military medal - 3.5 cm diameter - silver
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Obverse: Profile head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem. Legend: Victoria Regina 1848. W. Wyon (engraved). Reverse: Queen Victoria on dias, placing laurel wreath on the head of the Duke of Wellington, who is kneeling. At lower left, in front of dias, is a small figure of the British lion dormant. Legend: To the British Army. In the exergue is '179...
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Military general service medal awarded to Thomas Walker, 1848
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The medal was awarded to Thomas Walker for his participation in the Vittoria action, 1813
Accompanying this medal is another bar, gold, attached to the same type of ribbon, which was awarded to Thomas Walker for the St. Sebastian action, 1813. These actions both took place in Spain during the Peninsular war under the leadership of the Duke o...
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Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
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R 123
Record Identifier
9qoQVbO1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQVbO1
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889236
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