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Letter from Baron Jacobi, transmitting a gold
medal
from the King of Prussia to Dr Blane, 21 June 1806
1806-06-21
BLA/51
Letter from Baron Jacobi transmitting a gold medal from the King of Prussia to Dr Blane 21 June 1806
Letters relating to Jackson being awarded the Hughes
Medal
by the Royal Society (Manuscript)
1926-10-13 - 1924-11-22
JAC/122
Letters relating to Jackson being awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society
Copy of the Admiralty letter about the instituting of the general service
medal
by Queen Victoria.
1847
ADL/P/1
Copy of the Admiralty letter about the instituting of the general service medal by Queen Victoria, 1847.
Daguerreotype by Claudet showing a portrait of Harrison holding a
medal
. (Daguerreotype)
circa 1847-1850
HRR/7/2
We can date the image between 1847 and 1850. Claudet opened the Colosseum studio in 1847 and then closed it and the one in King William St in 1851 to open a new studio.…
Papers, mainly letters, regarding a
medal
awarded to Thompson after the Battle of the Nile, 1798.
1801 - 1822
THM/114
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral (1766?-1828) - Papers, mainly letters, regarding a medal awarded to Thompson after the Battle of the Nile, 1798, and re: the award of the KCB in 1815, 1801-1822.…
letters and a group photograph relating to Reginald Vernon Dowler being awarded the British Empire
Medal
1942
AGC/D/8
See item level records.
Admiralty letter to Lieutenant Oliver re the Swedish Gold
Medal
of the fifth order (Manuscript)
10 Apr 1919
OLI/1/7
Given to Oliver for his part in the rescuing of the crew of the Swedish S/V ESMERALDA in 1917 .
Admiralty letter to Commander Stephen Hodge, 1849, transmitting to him a General Service
Medal
awarded
1847-1849
HSR/J/20
Admiralty letter to Commander Stephen Hodge, 1849, transmitting to him a General Service Medal awarded to him under the General Orders of 1 Jun 1847 and 7 June 1848.
Also the Official
Medal
of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission 1909. (Manuscript)
1909
HTN/115/B
Russian award of the Order of St. Stanislas to Admiral Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton 1909. Also the Official Medal of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission 1909.
Uncatalogued: Papers relating to the granting of the George
Medal
to Andrew McLennan Reid, 1956.
1956
MSS/68/114
4 documents, including press cutting.
Letter from the Admiralty to George Scott regarding the
Medal
awarded to him by Her Majesty under the
1830-07-21
SOT/5/23
Letter from the Admiralty, in envelope, to George Scott enclosing the Medal awarded to him by Her Majesty under the General Orders of 1 June 1847 and 7 June 1848. (medal not included)
City', comprising of a sermon given on Armistice Sunday, and the award of the Distinguished Service
Medal
1921-11
BTY/11/10
Honours and Awards: 'The Doings at Kansas City', 29 pp typescript comprising a sermon given on Armistice Sunday followed by an account of the award of the Distinguished Service Medal of the American Legion to Earl Beatty and Marshall Foch at Kansas City November 1921.
Description of a Naples
Medal
, 10 July 1799, (printed, in Italian, by Richards, Marindins and Deeton,
1799-07-10
CRK/16/78
Description of a Naples Medal, 10 July 1799, (printed, in Italian, by Richards, Marindins and Deeton, Birmingham)
Messina Earthquake
Medal
and certificate relating to the role played by J.
1908-1911
OSN/32/34
Messina Earthquake Medal and certificate relating to the role played by J. Robertson in rendering assistance following the disaster on 28 December 1908. Issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, dated 17 March 1911.
Spencer, on behalf of the King, to Vice-admiral William Waldegrave, presenting Waldegrave with a gold
medal
1797-04-03
WDG/3/8
Letter from Earl Spencer, on behalf of the King, to Vice-admiral William Waldegrave, presenting Waldegrave with a gold medal to commemorate his role at the Battle of St Vincent.
descriptive passage about Africa and the Far East to his mother, Mrs Jones, and a description of a
medal
1840
AGC/N/33
Cornelius Thomas Augustus Noddall: letters and a short descriptive passage about Africa and the Far East to his mother, Mrs Jones, and a description of a medal presentation to King Denny, an African chief. See appendix for futher details (formerly BGY/5A/12).
Three postcards sent to his cousin John Guise at Boardwas-on-Teme near Worcester. (Manuscript)
1916
AGC/B/21/1
Three postcards sent by Leading Seaman Arthur Robert Blore to his cousin John Guise at Boardwas-on-Teme near Worcester. They show photographs of Royal Naval Division personnel at Blandford Camp in Dorset.…
Postcard sent to his aunt Mrs J. Guise ("Aunt B") at Boardwas-on-Teme near Worcester. (Manuscript)
1918-11-04
AGC/B/21/2
Postcard sent by Leading Seaman Arthur Robert Blore to his aunt Mrs J. Guise ("Aunt B") at Boardwas-on-Teme near Worcester, dated 4 November 1918.…
Letter written by Sir Cyril Hurcomb, Director General of the Ministry of Transport, to Reginald Vernon Dowler (1879-1959). (Letter)
1942-06-08
AGC/D/8/1
The letter states tha Dowler has been awarded the British Empire Medal. Includes original envelope. Dowler's British Empire Medal is within the National Maritime Museum's collection, see: ZBA5751.
Documents from the Mercantile Marine service of Harry Sydney McGill (1901-1925). (Manuscript)
1915-1924
AML/Z/23
Documents from the Mercantile Marine service of Harry Sydney McGill (1901-1985): National Registration Act registration card, 1915; British Mercantile Marine Identity and Service Certificate (R.S.2), 1918; four discharge certificates relating to his employment as cook and steward on the ELLA of Sout…
Uncatalogued: Certificates, indentures and photographs of Robert Samuel Nodes (1889-1916) (Manuscript)
1903-1916
MSS/85/119
Certificates, indentures and photographs of Robert Samuel Nodes (1889-1916):
- Merchant Navy: parchment Registration Certificate issued by The Shipping Federation to third mate R.S. Nodes, 6 November 1908…
Papers and medals relating to the service of William S. Smith, Civilian Signal Supervisor. (Manuscript)
1875-1953
ADL/Z/50/1
Medals: 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal 1914-1918, Allied Victory Medal and another similar to the British War Medal 1914 - 1918 but with a Blue ribbon bordered with white.…
Papers and medals relating to the service of William S. Smith, Civilian Signal Supervisor. (Manuscript)
1875-1953
ADL/Z/50
See units of production.
First World War Service documents and personal papers of Ernest Edwin Russell (Manuscript)
1914-08-07 - 1923-08-13
EER/1
Folder containing documents recording Ernest Edwin Russell's service in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) during the First World War, with photographs and ephemera from his time as an internee in Groningen.…
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