United Kingdom. A Volunteer Officers' Decoration, By Garrard, 1897 Buy Now with Gothic embroidered script in

with Gothic embroidered script in silvery thread

It was with this latter unit that Sergeant Roache was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field

First Class

9th Voltigeurs de Quebec

and green machine embroidery

United Kingdom. A Volunteer Officers' Decoration, By Garrard, 1897 Buy Now with Gothic embroidered script inInstituted in 1892. Victoria VR. In silver gilt, maker marked "SG" (Sebastian Garrard), hallmarked with the British lion, marked with a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "b" (1897) on the reverse, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), original ribbon suspended from a hanger bearing oak leaves and acorns with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Volunteer Officers' Decoration, post nominal letters VD and colloquially known as the