THE GREAT WAR MEDAL COLLECTORS COMPANION

Williamson, Howard

ISBN 10: 0952754444 / ISBN 13: 9780952754442

Published by Anne Williamson, 2011

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1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. The definitive reference work for collectors and researchers of Great War Campaign and Gallantry Medals. Limited edition to 3,500 copies. Colour photos throughout. Boards lightly scuffed. Previous owner's address label to top gutter edge of front endpaper. SIGNED by the author to title page. This is copy 2,245 of 3,500. Contents clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! Seller Inventory # 1829648

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE GREAT WAR MEDAL COLLECTORS COMPANION

Publisher: Anne Williamson

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: SIGNED - please see description for details.

Edition: First edition.

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Synopsis:

CH 1 Collecting CH 2 Campaign Medals 1914 STAR* Manufacture, ribbons, Clasp & Roses, Fake Bars. 1914-15 STAR* Theatres, Alphanumeric Codes. AIF NZEF SAI Indian, ACIs ribbon, Issue Box, docs, distribution. BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20* Bars. Ribbons, Naming machine, "Silver Bubble", Bronze BWM. VICTORY MEDAL* Types 1 & 2, ribbon bar, Bi-lingual, ribbons. MERCANTILE MARINE* Claiming, Cards, Torpedo Badge, Certificates. Capt Fryatt, Clasp. TFWM 1914-19 Naming, ribbon, Nos awarded. MEMORIAL PLAQUE History, Production, Distribution. Scroll. SILVER WAR BADGE ACIs, Chevrons, Discharge Cards & Classes. Issue. Store accounting. Forfeiture. Wearing. Medal mounting. Khedives Sudan, AGS NGS GSM IGSM Mem Cross, BRCS War Service. CH 3 Medal Index Cards Types, inks. Letter Codes, Roll Codes. Over 1800 abbreviations. Order of Precedence. Deciphering. CH 4 Gallantry Medals Rules & Regs. London Gazette Users guide. VICTORIA CROSS All 633 winners, how VC is made; fakes, copies. DSO fakes. Gaz Feb'16-Dec'18 (Edited Gaz). MC Fakes, bar fakes. Annotated Gaz Mar'16-Aug'18. Recipients July 1st, 1916. DCM Annotated DCM Gaz Dec'14-Mar'20, Paperwork, DCM & Bar, dated bars, DCM/MM naming. DCM League, foreign awards. Ephemera, DCMs for July 1st, 1916. MILITARY MEDAL Bars, Act to Gaz, paperwork. Ephemera, Divisional Gallantry Cards, Schedule Nos. Index Cards. Naming, Gaz, MM & DCM Gaz, AOs, last stands. 349 Escapers, theatres... DSC Notes, Mercantile Marine entitled to DSC. CGM, DSM Naming, Gaz, DSMs to Mercantile Marine. DSM Bar. MSM Index Cards. Gaz, Nos awarded. DFC AFC DFM AFM fakes, bars, Albert, Allied Subjects, RRC MID, etc. CHRONOLOGY all battles & actions inc locations, maps, Index. CH 5 Miscellaneous Medals, Badges, Certificates, Medallions and Ephemera. King's Cert on Discharge and On War Services Badge. Ex Servicemen's Assoc badges, Gift Tin. INDEX Gaz refers to London Gazette(s) *Naming Styles & Font Alphabet