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Prize medal, Arethusa Training Ship
Silver medal. Obverse: A seaman leaning on a gun. Legend within a rope twist border: ‘ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY.' Reverse: Legend: ‘ARETHUSA TRAINING SHIP. Inscription: ‘PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE TO WILLIAM H. JAMES [incuse] ON HIS RETURN FROM SECOND VOYAGE WITH GOOD CHARACTER.’
Awarded to grandfather of donor. William Henry James was born in 1871 in London, he emigrated to Australia in the 1890s.
Awarded to grandfather of donor. William Henry James was born in 1871 in London, he emigrated to Australia in the 1890s.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4406 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Arethusa (1849) |
| People: | William Henry James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: x x x 38 mm |
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