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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. For over 200 years these awards have marked the wars, campaigns and battles fought by British and Imperial forces across the world. In this accessible and wide-ranging account, Peter Duckers provides a fascinating insight into the origins and long tradition of these awards. 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. Medals are linked with the men and women who were actually present in some of the famous ? and not so famous ? actions in British military history. They convey the excitement of a direct connection with the past. In a series of succinct and well-organized chapters the author explains how medals originated, to whom they were awarded and how the practice of giving medals has developed over the centuries. From the earliest medals of Elizabethan times up to those awarded in the present day, medals have much to tell us about the life histories of their recipients and the armed forces in which they served. AUTHOR: Peter Duckers is one of the leading authorities on British medals, decorations and orders writing today. He is currently curator of the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury Castle. As well producing over 120 articles, mainly on military history and numismatics, for a wide range of publications. ILLUSTRATIONS 100 colour images *
| Acknowledgements | p. 7 |
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| Campaign Medals: Early History | p. 11 |
| Examples of Early or Unofficial Awards, 1650–1800 | p. 13 |
| The East India Company Awards After 1784 | p. 16 |
| Principal EIC Medals, 1778–1839 | p. 17 |
| The Earliest British Campaign Medals, 1815–42 | p. 20 |
| Early Awards and Related Medal Rolls | p. 23 |
| The Retrospective Medals of 1847–51 | p. 25 |
| The Retrospective Medals and Clasps and their Medal Rolls | p. 28 |
| Medals for Major Campaigns, 1850–1914 | p. 31 |
| Principal British Medals and Clasps, 1840–1914 | p. 47 |
| The Introduction of General Service Medals | p. 63 |
| The Principal General Service Medals and Clasps | p. 68 |
| Researching Medals and their Recipients, 1815–1914: a Basic Guide | p. 75 |
| Medals for ‘the Great War’, 1914–18 | p. 86 |
| Researching the Medals of 1914–18 | p. 95 |
| General Campaign Medals of the Twentieth Century | p. 101 |
| Principal Medals and Clasps, 1914–2008 | p. 105 |
| Medals for the Second World War, 1939–45 | p. 108 |
| Medals for Major Campaigns After 1945 | p. 115 |
| Medals for Post-war Service | p. 118 |
| Researdiing Medals and their Recipients, 1920–2008 | p. 123 |
| The Origins of British Gallantry Awards | p. 127 |
| The Development of Gallantry Awards | p. 133 |
| Civilian Gallantry | p. 139 |
| Principal Awards for Gallantry, 1854–2008 | p. 147 |
| Examples of Unoffical and Society Awards for Civilian Gallantry | p. 159 |
| Awards for Long and Meritorious Service | p. 163 |
| Meritorious Service Awards: British and Imperial | p. 165 |
| Army Long-service Awards | p. 167 |
| Naval Long-service Awards | p. 172 |
| RAF Long-service Awards | p. 175 |
| Examples of Imperial and Colonial Long-service Awards | p. 176 |
| Police and Fire-service Long-service Awards | p. 178 |
| Other Examples of Long-service Awards | p. 179 |
| Using the Internet | p. 181 |
| General Bibliography | p. 187 |
| Index | p. 190 |
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ISBN: 9781844159604
ISBN-10: 1844159604
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 19th November 2009
Dimensions (cm): 21.1 x 14.9
x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.405
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