Chris Boonzaier Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=13847 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Civil Wound Medal. Relatively uncommon, but apparently manufactured in same bewildering array of design variations as the military version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) From: Wound Medals, Insignias And Next of Kin Awards Of The Great War, by Arthur H. Houston & Vicken Koundakjian.Published by OMSA Book Service 1995. Page 22, (French Section):" . . . . Similar awards were also created for civilians wounded by enemy action. A wound ribbon was authorised on 1 July, 1918. This was 37mm wide with a central 10mm yellow stripe, flanked by 9mm blue stripes. On either side of the latter are a pair of approximately 2.5mm yellow stripes inset 2mm from the edge of the ribbon.A five pointed star in white enamel is centered on the ribbon. A medal similar to the military wound medal was established.Several variations are known, the most common being a five pointed white enamelled 35mm star, edged in gilt, resting on a laurel and oak leaf wreath (Figure 11). Purves (1975) notes that the youngest individual qualifying for this award was a two-month old infant, one of the 620 civilians killed or injured during the German bombardment of Paris 1918." Kevin in Deva Edited January 3, 2007 by Kev in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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