Memorial Cross Medal

Object/Artifact

-

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Memorial Cross Medal

Entry/Object ID

2013.48.02

Description

Awarded to Alex George Rosamond. The Memorial Cross, the gift of Canada was issued as a memento of personal loss and sacrifice on the part of widows and mothers of Canadian sailors and soldiers who laid down their lives for their country during the war(WW1); its description was as follows: "The Cross will be a Cross patonce in silver Suspended by a purple ribbon; at the end of the upright crown; at the foot, and at the centre, within a wreath of laurel, the royal cypher "G.R.I." It will be engraved with the number, rank, and name of the soldiers commemorated."

Collection

Rosamond Family Collection

Cataloged By

Moxley, Matthew

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Medals, Awards, Awards of merit

Search Terms

Rosamond, World War one

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Medal, Award

Material

Metal

Location

Location

Shelf

Shelf 61

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Shelf

Shelf 129, Shelf 129

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

July 8, 2017

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rosamond, Alexander

Exhibition

3

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-06-10

Created By

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Create Date

July 10, 2013

Updated By

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Update Date

November 12, 2023