SOLD
UN NAMED ORIGINAL WW1 BRITISH ARMY TERRITORIAL FORCES WAR MEDAL
Offered is an un-named, 100% original WW1 Territorial Force War Medal with ribbon. Period die struck example, with full length original silk ribbon. Blank rim, never been named or name erased. Perfect for adding to your broken group or as a stand alone in your collection. Qualification The medal was established in April 1920 for award to members of the Territorial Force and Territorial Force Nursing Service who volunteered for service overseas on or before 30 September 1914, and served overseas. They had to have been serving with the Force on 4 August 1914; or have completed four years service...
$150.00
SOLD
Offered is an un-named, 100% original WW1 Territorial Force War Medal with ribbon. Period die struck example, with full length original silk ribbon. Blank rim, never been named or name erased. Perfect for adding to your broken group or as a stand alone in your collection.
Qualification
The medal was established in April 1920 for award to members of the Territorial Force and Territorial Force Nursing Service who volunteered for service overseas on or before 30 September 1914, and served overseas. They had to have been serving with the Force on 4 August 1914; or have completed four years service with the Force before 4 August 1914 and re-joined on or before 30 September 1914.
In addition provided they undertook, either verbally or by written agreement on or before 30 September 1914 to serve outside the United Kingdom, such agreement being operative after 4 August 1914, and have served outside the United Kingdom between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918 (both dates inclusive; the last date was in 1918 though the years on the reverse said 1914-19) and did not qualify for the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star.
A total of 33,944 Territorial Force War Medals were awarded. This includes 227 to nurses of the Territorial Force Nursing Service, the only women to receive the medal. The numbers given to each regiment varied widely. For example, 63 were awarded to Seaforth Highlanders, where all three Territorial Force battalions were in France by 1915, compared with 824 to the East Surrey Regiment, where both Territorial battalions undertook garrison duty in India until 1917, and therefore did not qualify for the 1914 or 1914-15 Star.
Design
The medal is a circular, bronze with a straight bar suspender, with the following design:
Obverse: a King George V bareheaded effigy, facing left, with the legend: 'GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP :' ;Reverse: a wreath with in centre 'FOR / VOLUNTARY / SERVICE / OVERSEAS / 1914-19', and around the upper outer edge 'TERRITORIAL WAR MEDAL'.
Ribbon
Yellow with two green stripes, 32 mm (1.25 in) wide.
| Weight | 0.2 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15 × 2 × 15 cm |
