Inventarnummer
201404.63.2
Titel
Medals of John Thomas Kennedy
Beschreibung
The medals of John Thomas John Kennedy. British War Medal 1914-20: On the obverse is the uncrowned left-facing profile of King George V by Sir Bertram Mackennal. On the reverse is St George on horseback trampling underfoot the eagle shield of the Central Powers and a skull and cross-bones, the emblems of death. Above the sun has risen in victory. The figure is mounted on horseback to symbolize man’s mind controlling a force of greater strength than his own, and thus alludes to the scientific and mechanical appliances which helped to win the war. A ribbon of orange watered centre with stripes of white and black at each side and borders of royal blue. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal: A silver medal with a right-facing effigy of George V in Field Marshal's uniform. The inscription reads “GEORGE V BRIT OHN REX ET IND: IMP:” surrounding the effigy. On the reverse it reads “FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT”. A fixed suspension bar with a ribbon of plain crimson with white stripes on edges. The Defence Medal: A cupro-nickel or silver medal. On the obverse is the uncrowned effigy of King George VI. On the reverse are two lions flanking an oak sapling crowned with the dates at the sides and wavy lines representing the sea below. The words ‘THE DEFENCE MEDAL’ appear in the exergue. With a ribbon consisting of two broad bars of green (this green and pleasant land) superimposed by narrow stripes of black (the black-out), with a wide band of orange (fire-bombing) in the centre. Coronation Medal 1953: A right facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II in Tudor crown and robes of state, the field being otherwise plain. On the reverse a similar crown over the royal monogram EIIR with the legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953 round the circumference. Ring suspension. Ribbon is dark red with two narrow blue stripes in the centre and narrow white edges. Rifle Association medal: A bronze medal with a bar reading 1924 on a red ribbon with two navy blue stripes. The is the crest of the Royal engineers with ROYAL ENGINEERS RIFLE ASSOCIATION on one side and the other has inscribed CPL T KENNEDY WINNER MATCH V HOME 1924 between laural leaves. The are two badges one silver with A R P below a crown the other Reads FOR KING AND EMPIRE SERVICES RENDERED around a royal crest. Medals have the name of John Thomas Kennedy 1850760 inscribed.
Datum
1914 - 1945
Entstehungszeitraum
World War Two, 1939-1945, World War One, 1914-1918, Windsor, 1910-
Format
- Length: medals 110 mm
- Width: 85 mm
- Length: Coronation medal 90 mm
- Width: 45 mm
- Height: 20 mm
- Length: badges 55 mm
- Width: 55 mm
- Height: 15 mm
- Length: Rifle medal 120 mm
- Height: 58 mm
- Width: 18 mm