Ruth

Hello drclaw, Thank you for your reply. I have tried to find out more about Sun Yatsen and the way he awarded medals, but no luck yet! I do know that my Great grand mother was not allowed to wear her medal. There are newspaper reports about the award ceremony, but the whereabouts of the medal are a mystery. However thank you for your suggestion about searching the London Gazette. I will give that a try and see if she did ask for approval. Best wishes Ruth Claudius, I am sorry I the medal is so well fixed that I can't get a picture of the back. I thought I had one, but apparently not. Best Ruth

Hello Jan, I have finally managed to get a picture of the medal, so I hope the attachment works. I hope it's interesting to you, it certainly is beautifully made and has been well worn as the maker's mark is almost invisible on the reverse. My Great grandmother was called Amy Oxley, she then married Dr George Wilkinson, they were both missionaries in Fuzhou for about 20 years. The left China in about 1920. If you have any ideas about who might have presented this medal that would be great. Best wishes Ruth Message to Jc Water Thank you for replying, I have asked a friend to translate for me. Best wishes Ruth

Hello, I am trying to find out 2 things. My Great Grandmother was awarded the order of the Golden grain by Sun Yat Sen for services rendered to China. This is fairly well documented, but although we have another local style medal that was awarded to her we have no idea where her Golden grain went. So, can anyone tell me 1) Would she have received a particular medal or was this an honour that would be bestowed without a medal being presented? 2) If she was presented with a medal and it has somehow entered into someone else's collection is there any way of tracing it? The medal we do have was most probably made in Fuzhou (Foo Chow) where she lived and worked. When I have researched it, it seems to be a "Royal Household Office" medal. I have no idea what this means, but guess that it was a local presentation medal given for service of some sort. Thank you for any help you can offer. Ruth ( Not exactly a Gentleman!)