William Fitzgerald - medals from service in WWI
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Brigid: This is the Croix de Guerre, reverse side has dates 1914- 1918. This is what I found:From the Encyclopaedia Britannica: fact checked.
ReplyDeleteCroix de Guerre: ( French: War Cross) A French Military decoration created in 1915 ( and again in 1939) to reward feats of bravery, either by individuals or groups, in the course of the First or Second World Wars. The medal was conferred on any member of the armed forces, French citizens and foreigners who have been mentioned in army dispatches, and, in special cases, on military units and towns.
There are different grades of the Croix which correspond to the level of army (or navy) dispatch that mentions the feat of valor being rewarded. A bronze palm is awarded with the Croix for mention in an army dispatch, a silver gilt star for an army corps dispatch, a silver star for a divisional dispatch, and a bronze star for a brigade or regimental dispatch.
The Croix design is a large Maltese Cross in bronze with crossed swords; one side of the medal depicts the female head of the Republic with the inscription Republique Francaise. The other side has 1914- 1918 ( or WWII years)inscribed on it.
William A. Fitzgerald’s has a bronze star and 1914 - 1918 on the reverse.
Your last line includes (or WWII years)... Did you mean WWI or is that inscribed as II - ?
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