Object number
202309.18.1
Title
Ribbon bar belonging to L/Cpl A.G.Saunders
Description
Ribbon bar belonging to L/Cpl A.G.Saunders. The ribbons on the bar are a 1914-15 Star a ribbon of watered silk in red, white and blue, a War Medal a ribbon of orange watered centre with stripes of white and black at each side and borders of royal blue, and a Victory Medal a ribbon of a double rainbow, with indigo at the edges and red in the centre. There is a bronze oak pined on to the Victory ribbon, this means that that Saunders was mentioned in despatches.
Production period
World War One, 1914-1918
Dimensions
- Length: 12 mm
- Width: 100 mm