Photo of medals awarded to James Roarty (back of medals)
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Back view of the following medals awarded to my Grandfather:
The 1914-15 Star. The reverse has his service number, rank, name and unit;
The British War Medal, 1914-18. His service number, rank, name and unit are impressed on the rim;
The Allied Victory Medal. His service number, rank, name and unit are impressed on the rim;
CONTRIBUTOR
Liz Coffey
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
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1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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Photo of medals awarded to James Roarty (front of medals)
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Front || My Grandfather always promised to leave me his medals when he died and he did. He was awarded: The 1914-15 Star. The reverse has his service number, rank, name and unit; The British War Medal, 1914-18. His service number, rank, name and unit are impressed on the rim; The Allied Victory Medal. His service number, rank, name and unit are impressed on the rim; The Silver War Badge. The badge was originally issued to officers and men who were discharged or retired from the military forces as a result of sickness or injury caused by their war service.
