Bidspirit auction | A First World War Trio

A First World War Trio of Campaign Medals to Private S. J. Mason, North Somerset Yeomanry - A trio of British First World War campaign medals awarded to a member of the North Somerset Yeomanry. The group comprises a 1914-15 Star, a British War Medal, and a Victory Medal. The 1914-15 Star is a bronze four-pointed star with crossed swords and a central wreath, surmounted by a crown. The British War Medal is struck in silver and features the effigy of King George V on the obverse and Saint George on horseback on the reverse. The Victory Medal is bronze and depicts a winged figure of Victory. The medals are swing-mounted on a metal triple-prong brooch bar. The reverse of the 1914-15 Star is impressed with the recipient's details: 1289 PTE. S. J. MASON. N. SOM. YEO. The circular medals are officially named to the rim with the same details. The obverse of the British War Medal bears the Latin inscription GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP: surrounding the monarch's bust. The reverse of the Victory Medal is inscribed THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914-1919 within a laurel wreath.