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British War Medal 1914-18
Obverse: Head of King George V (left). Legend: 'GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP:' Reverse: A Knight on horseback (right) a short sword in his right hand, trampling on the German shield, skull and cross-bones. Legend: '1914-18'. Inscription on edge: 'CAPT. F.C. HENDRY'. Fitted with orange watered silk ribbon edged with blue, black and white stripes.
Frank Coutts Hendry (1875-1955) served in the Merchant Navy before working for the Rangoon Pilot Service. He then served as an Indian Army officer on the North-West Frontier. During World War I he served in Mesopotamia and was briefly in command of a naval gunboat. After the war he returned to the Rangoon Pilot Service and retired in 1923. Captain Hendry was also an author who wrote under the pseudonym, ‘Shalimar’. The Military Cross was gazetted April 17 1916 and the OBE ‘for valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in Mesopotamia’ March 3 1919.
Frank Coutts Hendry (1875-1955) served in the Merchant Navy before working for the Rangoon Pilot Service. He then served as an Indian Army officer on the North-West Frontier. During World War I he served in Mesopotamia and was briefly in command of a naval gunboat. After the war he returned to the Rangoon Pilot Service and retired in 1923. Captain Hendry was also an author who wrote under the pseudonym, ‘Shalimar’. The Military Cross was gazetted April 17 1916 and the OBE ‘for valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in Mesopotamia’ March 3 1919.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1144 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Display - Forgotten Fighters |
| Creator: | Mackennal, Edgar Bertram; McMillan, William |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1919 |
| People: | King George V; Hendry, Frank Coutts |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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