Accession Number

2022.006.019

Alternate Name

military ribbon bar

Description

Two joined bars of multi-coloured military ribbons affixed to metal backings with a long, hinged pin attached on the back.

Narrative

This set of military ribbons was owned by Captain Berkeley Holme-Sumner (RN) CBE OBE (1872-1943), husband of Margaret Joan Harvey (1871-1952), who was a granddaughter of Robert and Joan Olive Dunsmuir.

Top bar, left to right: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE); East and West Africa Medal; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal

Lower bar, left to right: Victory Medal (WW1); Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal; Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (Republic of France)

History of Use

These ribbons were used by Captain Berkeley Holme-Sumner (RN) CBE OBE (1872-1943) in England until his death in 1943. They were inherited and used by his daughter Georgiana Holme-Sumner in England, and later, in Scotland by her son, who donated them to The Castle Society in 2022.

Date

1892 – 1918

Dimensions

3.9 x 14.4 cm

Material

Fabric; Metal

Technique

Woven; Tooled

Country of Origin

United Kingdom