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War Medals of the British Army.
The Gold Cross and Clasp
WAR MEDALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, AND HOW THEY WERE WON.
BY
THOMAS CARTER.
REVISED, ENLARGED, AND CONTINUED TO THE PRESENT TIME
BY
W. H. LONG,
EDITOR OF
“The Oglander Memoirs,” “Memoirs of Lady Hamilton,” &c.
“What is a ribbon worth to a soldier?
Everything!—Glory is priceless!”
Sir E. B. Lytton, Bart.
“He wears her like her medal, hanging
About his neck.”—Winter’s Tale.
LONDON:
NORIE AND WILSON, 156, MINORIES.
1893.
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