Explore a range of medals and their recipients’ stories

Explore a range of medals and their recipients’ stories

Explore the stories and recipients of military medals AllBritish War MedalCroce al Merito di GuerraFemale recipientsFirst World War MedalMilitary CrossNorfolk recipientNorth Yorkshire recipientO.B.E.Victoria CrossWar Medals Explore footballer Donald Bell’s...
Explore World War One rationing with the last loaf of bread

Explore World War One rationing with the last loaf of bread

The Last Loaf of White BreadBeck Isle Museum It is not known who made this very curious object or put it in its own glass cabinet, but the person who donated it to the Beck Isle Museum in North Yorkshire believed it to be important. They told the family story that it...
Explore who received a British War Medal and medal iconography

Explore who received a British War Medal and medal iconography

British War MedalWoodhams Stone Collection, North Yorkshire 6.5 million British War Medals like this one in silver were awarded to members of the British and Imperial forces for service in the First World War. The British War Medal aimed to recognise the contributions...
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