Our Society exists to promote a general interest in the study of orders, decorations and medals and to actively encourage and publish research into all aspects of civil and military medals, with a particular focus on those issued by Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries.
Members’ interests range from awards for gallantry in battle, or bravery in saving life, through forgotten wars and far-flung campaigns, to long and meritorious public service away from the limelight. Research interests stretch from pure numismatics, through the military or social history surrounding the circumstances of awards, to the genealogy of the medal recipient.
Contents
- The ‘AFGHANISTAN-NWF 1919’ clasp to the Indian General Service Medal 1908-35 as awarded to the Machine Gun Corps: Part 2: Dakka and beyond
- Medals for Great War children: The Peace Medals of Peace Day 1919
- They died in enemy hands
- The other recipients of The London and North Eastern Railway Gallantry Medal
- Commander Knipe: praised by the commodore for the Ashantee War
- The Queen’s Fire Service Medal – overseas awards 1954-2023
- The Battle of Smith’s Knoll and Convoy FN 1160
- Correctly named but incorrectly named: some First World War anomalies
- The award and naming of Military General Service Medals – What could possibly go wrong?
- The King’s Service Order of New Zealand
- Just another India Medal, clasp ‘PEGU’?
- Colonel R. A. B. Young OBE
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