Salvation Army International WWI War Service Medal
Entry/Object ID
2016.11.41
Description
International Salvation Army World War I Service Medal, awarded by General Bramwell Booth to Lieutenant Cecil Burdick, 1919. Circular medal made from metal (bronze?). Front of medal has white and red enamel. Red Salvation Army Shield in center. Inside shield is the Salvation Army Seal (white and gold) with the text "MERCY GRACE PEACE" in gold above and "THE SALVATION ARMY" in gold on white banner below. Back of medal: "FROM/ GENERAL/ BRAMWELL BOOTH/" (raised) and "LIEUT. C. BURDICK/" (engraved). Three small symbols (maker's marks?) also on back. Medal's ribbon is red with two yellow/gold vertical stripes, attached to a safety pin.
Acquisition
Accession
2016.11
Source or Donor
Feack, Pamela
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin Feack
Made/Created
Artist
The Salvation Army
Date made
1919
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Medal
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Decoration of Honor
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Award
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Achievement Symbols
Nomenclature Class
Personal Symbols
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Dimensions
Height
2-3/4 in
Width
1-11/16 in
Depth
1/8 in
Material
Metal, Bronze, Ribbon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Goodwin, Cecil Mae/May (Burdick)
Person or Organization
Booth, William Bramwell "Bramwell"
Related Events
Event
World War I
Provenance
Notes
Last Owner: Burdick, Cecil
Given to the museum from descendents of the Burdick family
