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... given , even system- atically given , as rewards for war services ; for a royal warrant " given at our Court of Oxford , the eighteenth day of May , 1643 , " which directed " Sir William Parkhurst , Knight , and Thomas Bushell , Esquire ...
... given , even system- atically given , as rewards for war services ; for a royal warrant " given at our Court of Oxford , the eighteenth day of May , 1643 , " which directed " Sir William Parkhurst , Knight , and Thomas Bushell , Esquire ...
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... given in three sizes , as described below : - the " Dunbar Medal " is the very earliest that we know was issued to ... given to Vice- Admiral Penn , an ancestor of the Stuart family . The one at Windsor is presumably Blake's , as Tancred ...
... given in three sizes , as described below : - the " Dunbar Medal " is the very earliest that we know was issued to ... given to Vice- Admiral Penn , an ancestor of the Stuart family . The one at Windsor is presumably Blake's , as Tancred ...
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... given , in the shape of the navy gold medals , first issued in 1794. It will however be more convenient to deal later with these medals and the army gold medals and crosses given for services in the long and arduous struggle of 1793 ...
... given , in the shape of the navy gold medals , first issued in 1794. It will however be more convenient to deal later with these medals and the army gold medals and crosses given for services in the long and arduous struggle of 1793 ...
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... given to all ranks precisely alike , whether the recipient was commissioned or not . It was worn from the usual yellow silk cord . 9. The " BURMAH " medal . Authorized , 1826. Obverse : Representation of the storming of the great pagoda ...
... given to all ranks precisely alike , whether the recipient was commissioned or not . It was worn from the usual yellow silk cord . 9. The " BURMAH " medal . Authorized , 1826. Obverse : Representation of the storming of the great pagoda ...
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... given in gold to the three admirals , in silver to captains and first - lieuten- ants , and in pewter to other ranks . In a very considerable number of cases the pewter medals were either returned , or thrown overboard , the recipients ...
... given in gold to the three admirals , in silver to captains and first - lieuten- ants , and in pewter to other ranks . In a very considerable number of cases the pewter medals were either returned , or thrown overboard , the recipients ...
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