Inauguration of the Gedge Medal
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Inauguration of the Gedge Medal
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Subject |
Unknown
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Notes |
Joseph Theodore Gedge [1878-1914] was the first British officer killed in the war. The Royal Navy inaugurated a medal in his memory. This is the letter sent to his father to confirm the arrangements had been made.
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Item date |
27th June 1929
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Creation place |
Chatham
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Cataloguer |
Everett Sharp
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Filename |
GWA_1964_JosephGedge3.jpg
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
John Gedge
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Collection
Citation
“Inauguration of the Gedge Medal,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 28, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/3659.
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