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1914-15 Star

Object

Medal

Production date

1914-15

Object number

2013.193

Physical Description

A 1914-15 medal awarded to Private William Charles Fisher

Associated Event

1st World War
First World War

Associated Organisation

Associated Person

Fisher, William Charles Private (Owner)

Associated Place

Material

Bronze
Silk

Dimension

Diameter (middle): 45mm
Height (Medal): 60mm

Exhibition Label

From the exhibition 'The Art of War – Posters & Propaganda from the First World War' [23 February – 28 May 2016]

Private Fisher in the Battle of Gallipoli / Battle of Çanakkale

Gallipoli (Çanakkale) is in modern-day Turkey but in 1915 it was part of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were fighting alongside Germany. Britain and its allies wanted to knock them out of the war. The plan was to land forces at Gallipoli, move inland and take the capital Constantinople (now Istanbul). The plan did not work and it was seen as a disaster for the British but a victory for the Ottomans.

This medal was awarded to Private William Charles Fisher of the 1/10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney) for taking part in the Battle of Gallipoli in August 1915.

On display?

No

Inscription

1914-15
GV
Reverse: 2100
PTE W.C.Fisher
10 - Lond. R