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British Campaign Medals 1914-2005

British Campaign Medals 1914-2005

by Peter Duckers
British Campaign Medals 1914-2005
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British Campaign Medals 1914-2005

British Campaign Medals 1914-2005

by Peter Duckers

Overview

Surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military services from the First World War to operations of British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century. The campaign medals awarded for the military actions have become a popular field for collectors, since the majority of British awards were officially named.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780747811732
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 10/20/2011
Series: Shire Library , #393
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 48
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Peter Duckers has been a collector of British orders, decorations and medals for over forty years and has written extensively on various aspects of the hobby. He is Curator of the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury Castle.

Table of Contents

Collecting campaign medals Basic terms The Africa General Service Medal 1902-56 The India General Service Medal 1908-35 Awards for the First World War 1914-18 General Service awards Awards for the Second World War 1939-45 Medals for the Korean War 1951-3 The General Service Medal 1962 The Rhodesia Medal 1979-80 The South Atlantic medal 1982 The Gulf Medal 1990-1 The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal, 1994 to date The Operational Service Medal 1999 to date The Iraq Medal 2003 UN and NATO awards Mentions in dispatches Medal designers following up
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