Info sought regarding RN sports medal.....

[John S.]

Hello all:

I have recently acquired a sporting medal awarded to a member of the Royal Navy in the 1930`s.

It measures approx 38MM diameter, and appears to be silvered brass.

The obverse is inscribed "ROYAL NAVY & ROYAL MARINES . CHAMPIONSHIPS.", with a standing

Britannia in front of the British Lion, the whole surmounted by a Naval Crown, with dolphin supporters.

The reverse displays a naval anchor with plaque in the centre, which is engraved, "Inter-Port C.C./ Championships 1936/ Winner/ SIG: H. DIXON."

The edge of the medal is totally unmarked.

Along the bottom edge of the medal is marked "PHILLIPS ALDERSHOT", which I assume made the award.

At the top of the centre of the crown, there appears to have been some sort of suspender, which has now been removed or torn off.

Please refer to my attachments for illustrations.

I`m wondering if any members have in their possession or have seen a medal such as this one, and if they have one, could they-

1) post pics of the complete medal with suspension in place, as well as the ribbon it might have hung from, and

2) can anyone post any further info on this medal, as at present, I know nothing about this award, and would like to learn more.

Any assistance here would be most appreciated- I`ll look forward to any comments members might make, no matter how insignificant they might seem to be,

Thanks!

Cheers,

John S.

[Mervyn Mitton]

Hi John - welcome to GMIC. A nicely made award - the missing suspender was probably a ring to hold a ribbon. Great numbers of

competitions used to be held both in-Service and between Services - they rarely have a high value - unless of course they were gold.

Silver was common, however, this one appears to be copper.

I can't think what 'CC' would stand for - hopefully one of our Members with a Naval interest will be able to help. Mervyn

[Taz]

Hello John

CC usually means cross country but wether that applys here i'm not sure.

Regards Eddie

[John S.]

Taz:

You are quite correct, C.C. in this instance it does refer to cross country, with Sig: Dixon being the winner in this competition.

Being the winner, the medal might be silver, though it has no sterling marks on it. I will have to get it tested, for sure.

I hope that another member(s) might have an example of this award in their collections. Any illustration anyone can provide would greatly assist me

in seeing what the suspension of this award should look like.

Thanks!

John S.

[John S.]

All mbrs:

Can anyone, especially RN collectors, shed more light on this medal??

Thanks!

John S.