TTracer44 Posted 31 December , 2019 Share Posted 31 December , 2019 Came across a cigarette card displaying a medal which I presume is ww1 as it depicted George V, underneath it read “Succour To British Prisoners Of War” never seen one or heard of it before, were many awarded and what were the qualifications if any. den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 31 December , 2019 Share Posted 31 December , 2019 (edited) not an official medal - POWs didn't get anything different certainly never seen one before Edited 1 January , 2020 by Coldstreamer to clarify and avoid confusion!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 31 December , 2019 Share Posted 31 December , 2019 found this online but not corroborated Awarded to those persons of Allied nationality- almost allways at the risk of their lives-rendered assistance to British Soldiers behind enemy lines" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 31 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 December , 2019 Thanks Coldstreamer. den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 31 December , 2019 Share Posted 31 December , 2019 there is a pic here if anyone wants to see one - nice looking medal and ribbon https://www.ebay.ie/itm/The-SUCCOUR-to-BRITISH-PRISONERS-of-WAR-MEDAL-original-1927-vintage-card-/183769362962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 31 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 December , 2019 That’s the one I was looking at, Says the set of cards was issued in 1927, I wonder how it came about, must have been some in existence at one point, or could it be something that was considered but got quashed by the government, or other body. den A good reference for identifying medals. den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 31 December , 2019 Share Posted 31 December , 2019 you could ask on the British medal forum - this time of year you can ask anything about anything in the "Xmas truce" section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepoy Posted 31 December , 2019 Share Posted 31 December , 2019 It is the Allied Subjects Medal which was awarded in Bronze and Silver. See post 2 here Sepoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 31 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 December , 2019 Thanks for that Sepoy, so not official but more of an award or commemoration. den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepoy Posted 31 December , 2019 Share Posted 31 December , 2019 1 minute ago, TTracer44 said: Thanks for that Sepoy, so not official but more of an award or commemoration. den It is very much an Official Medal awarded for acts of some considerable bravery! If the recipients had been caught, they probably would have been executed. See herehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Subjects'_Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 31 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 December , 2019 Duly read and absorbed, thanks Sepoy for your time on this. den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 1 January , 2020 Share Posted 1 January , 2020 (edited) what i was meaning was its not an official medal for being a POW - and certainly one I hadnt come across until now (always a school day) Medal Yearbook says its for services rendered to the Allied cause, ... those who helped British prisoners of war escape Quite a rare medal, Silver 134 and Bronze 574 Edited 1 January , 2020 by Coldstreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 1 January , 2020 Share Posted 1 January , 2020 maybe if I had known what succour meant it would have helped assistance and support in times of hardship and distress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTracer44 Posted 1 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 1 January , 2020 1 hour ago, Coldstreamer said: what i was meaning was its not an official medal for being a POW - and certainly one I hadnt come across until now (always a school day) Medal Yearbook says its for services rendered to the Allied cause, ... those who helped British prisoners of war escape Quite a rare medal, Silver 134 and Bronze 574 Looks like we have both had a school day, it’s all good as the kiwi’s say. den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 1 January , 2020 Share Posted 1 January , 2020 its what the forum is all about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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