NOTE ; I have relisted this lot of medals due to a message advising me that these are most likely copies. Apparently the medal forums covering such topics chat about the lettering & numbering (rounded “3″, as compared to flat topped “3″,) styles, blemishes (dot or no dot) between the V and B of the obverse, etc, etc. However, they also comment that the copy BWM`s , in bronze, has the suspension loop moulded into the medal. This lot to be auctioned here, shows the hole for the pin for attachment of the suspension loop! ? And they show age….. The pictures tell more than I can so please spend some time to view properly. If anything else, they would make good gap fillers for any collection………………. PAIR of BRONZE or copper? WW1 British War Medals (BWM) to the Chinese Labour Corps CHINESE. These units (one from many countries, India, Burma, etc) were used during ww1 to build roads, for loading ships, and often for the hard menial work of trench construction, etc so saving the allies manpower for other uses. Unfortunately missing the suspension bars from both of these… Never the less, the Bronze WW1 BWM`s are harder to find than the silver version`s due to them being scrapped for their copper content, in quantity, between the World Wars.. They have no material value unlike the silver versions but this still does not belittle the valuable service that these units contributed to the 1914/18 Great war. These came from a estate sale of a medal collector, some years ago….. The item “WW1 MEDALS, BWM. BRONZE. CHINESE LABOUR CORPS. CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERED. REPLICAS” is in sale since Saturday, March 11, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “glengellan” and is located in Aspley, QLD. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country: Britain
- Campaign: World War I
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1910s
