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Lord Wakefield Zeppelin medal
Mappin & Webb Ltd
(manufacturer)
Awarded to Gunner Curtis from Cardiff. The Lord Mayor of London promised £500 to the first pilot or gun crew to shoot down a Zeppelin. When L15 was downed on 31 March/1 April 1916 every gun crew in the Thames estuary claimed the reward. Instead, each man received a specially-struck medal in 9-carat gold.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2002.43H/1
Find Information
Acquisition
donation, 11/6/2002
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 29
Material
Gold
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