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Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue, 1914-1919, attributed to 06763 Private (later Lance Corporal) H. A. Rogers, Army Ordnance Corps
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Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue, 1914-1919, attributed to 06763 Private (later Lance Corporal) H. A. Rogers, Army Ordnance Corps
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Circular gilt bronze medal on laterally pierced cylinder suspension; the face with a winged figure of Victory, signed ‘W McM’ (for William McMillan, 1887-1977); the reverse inscribed ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914-1919’ within a circular laurel wreath; attributed on the edge to ‘06763 PTE. H.A. ROGERS. A. O. C.’; on original ribbon.

The idea of an inter-allied medal to commemorate victory in what was termed ‘The Great War for Civilisation’ is credited to the French Field-Marshal Foch. It was agreed that each of the Allies should issue a medal to their nationals featuring a figure representing ‘Victory’ on the front and have a symmetric double rainbow ribbon with red, the colour of courage and sacrifice at the centre, representing the colours of the allies flags and presenting an allegory of calm after storm.

The British medal was instituted on 1 September 1919 to be awarded to all those who served in a theatre of operations between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. It was awarded also to all British Empire military, except those of South Africa, whose government issued their own variant. Additionally, it was awarded to those British servicemen active in the Hejaz and Aden after the end of the European war, for post-war mine clearance operations and for the Royal Navy mission to Russia, hence the latter date of 1919.

Private, later Lance Corporal, H.A. Rogers of the Army Ordnance Corps was also entitled to the 1914-15 Star having landed in France on 24 November 1915 and the British War Medal 1914-1920.

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Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue, 1914-1919, attributed to 06763 Private (later Lance Corporal) H. A. Rogers, Army Ordnance Corps
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Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue, 1914-1919, attributed to 06763 Private (later Lance Corporal) H. A. Rogers, Army Ordnance Corps
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Inter-Allied Victory Medal, Great Britain and British Empire issue, 1914-1919, attributed to 06763 Private (later Lance Corporal) H. A. Rogers, Army Ordnance Corps
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