The medal in the Parliamentary collection
The obverse bears the uncrowned left-facing profile of King George V designed by Sir Bertram Mackennal, and the reverse shows St George on horseback trampling underfoot the eagle and shield of the Central Powers and a skull and crossbones, emblems of death. The medal is suspended from a plain straight bar, and the ribbon consists of an orange watered centre with stripes of white and black at each side and borders of royal blue. It belongs to the group of medals awarded to Sir Arnold Wilson KCIE, CSI, CMG, DSO, MP (1884-1940).
Title
British War Medal
Medium
Silver
Catalogue number
WOA M0542