Queen Alexandra's Children's Banquet Medal. 1914 #sherborne entering the war at Gallipoli

entering the war at Gallipoli on 29 August 1915

2nd Battalion

This was not discovered until the attack was underway

Composition – 90% silver

Minor knocks to edge and a little play in the suspension

Queen Alexandra's Children's Banquet Medal. 1914 #sherborne entering the war at GallipoliGuildhall Banquet for Soldiers' and Sailors' Children, bronze medal, 1914, crowned bust of Queen Alexandra profile right, rev. FEAR GOD AND HONOUR THE KING, 38 mm, with integral mount in the form of the City of London Arms and original ribbon and pin for suspension. Extremely fine and rare. This was issued unnamed to 1,300 children and a small number of Chelsea pensioners who attend a banquet at the Guildhall on the 28th December 1914. The children