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Distinguished Service Order 1910-36
Distinguished Service Order awarded to Engineer Commander Richard Bolton, Royal Indian Marines, ‘for services rendered in connection with the Great War’.
The medal is an enamelled white cross edged in gold with a green central wreath containing the Imperial Crown in gold on a red background. On the reverse is the Royal Cypher within a green wreath on a red background. The ribbon has a wide central stripe of red edged with narrower stripes of blue. It is mounted on a bar with three others and two ribbons: Order of the British Empire, 4th class (military) (MED1544), Africa General Service Medal 1902-1910 (MED1545) and 1914-15 Star (MED1545).
The medal is an enamelled white cross edged in gold with a green central wreath containing the Imperial Crown in gold on a red background. On the reverse is the Royal Cypher within a green wreath on a red background. The ribbon has a wide central stripe of red edged with narrower stripes of blue. It is mounted on a bar with three others and two ribbons: Order of the British Empire, 4th class (military) (MED1544), Africa General Service Medal 1902-1910 (MED1545) and 1914-15 Star (MED1545).
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1543 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Gallantry award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1886 |
| People: | Bolton, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: x x x 42 mm |
| Parts: | Distinguished Service Order 1910-36 |
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