james_harvey
06-09-2009, 20:27
All
I have in my collection a HMS Amethyst Yangtse 1949 medalion.
With it is a small card with a write up of the incident and on the back it reads,
these medalions are issued to the crew of HMS Amethyst in honour of their gallantry. Devotion to duty during the incident and leading up to the break out of the yangtse July 30th/31st 1949.
Designed and distributed by former shipmate A/B Geo. Hickbottom (Mess Deck Dodger)
Its about the size of a normal full size medal and is enclosed in a fitted red case. The front has a picture of HMS Amethyst with the words HMS Amethyst around the top and Yangtse 1949 around the bottom.
The reverse has a ships crest for amythest with Have joined the fleet: God save the king.
Any one else seen one of these?
been searching the web to see if its geniune but to no avail.
Regards
James
I have in my collection a HMS Amethyst Yangtse 1949 medalion.
With it is a small card with a write up of the incident and on the back it reads,
these medalions are issued to the crew of HMS Amethyst in honour of their gallantry. Devotion to duty during the incident and leading up to the break out of the yangtse July 30th/31st 1949.
Designed and distributed by former shipmate A/B Geo. Hickbottom (Mess Deck Dodger)
Its about the size of a normal full size medal and is enclosed in a fitted red case. The front has a picture of HMS Amethyst with the words HMS Amethyst around the top and Yangtse 1949 around the bottom.
The reverse has a ships crest for amythest with Have joined the fleet: God save the king.
Any one else seen one of these?
been searching the web to see if its geniune but to no avail.
Regards
James