1914-15 Star

Awarded to Jack Sidney Rofe RNVR (1889-1934). A uniface star of four points, the upper covered by a crown, with two crossed swords entwined by a short scroll. Inscription: '1914-15.' An oak garland superimposed upon the whole. Inscription: 'G'. with a 'V' within it. Inscription Reverse: 'S. LT. J.S.ROFE. R.N.V.R.' Fitted with a ring and red, white and blue watered-silk ribbon. Mounted on a bar with two others.

Originally named Jacques Sydney Rofe, Jack Rofe came from a middle class family involved in the import of Egyptian cotton. He joined the RNVR on 1 February 1915 and served in the Royal Naval Divisions in the Hawke, Hood, Drake and Howe battallions in Northern France but suffered persistant ill-health and injuries throughout the war. He was gassed at the end of March 1918 and was demobilized on 10 January 1919 with the rank of Temporary Lieutenant. He married and joined the family's cotton trading business after the war.

Object Details

ID: MED1833
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: circa 1918
People: Rofe, Jack Sidney
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 44 mm
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