The Annuity Meritorious Service Medal 1847-1953

Original pebbled rexine boards with silver blocking to front board, and silver lettering to spine. With slipcase. 

The 150th Anniversary of the institution of the Meritorious Service Medal by Queen Victoria falls this year. It is fitting, therfore, that this book should be published now, containing as it does a roll of nearly 6000 men who, having been specially selected, were awarded the Annuity MSM between 1847 and 1953.

Before the Crimean War there was no official gallantry medal available to other ranks in the Army. So it was that in its early years, although the word 'gallant' did not appear in the Royal Warrant, the MSM was in fact awarded on a number of occasions for acts of gallantry.

In the period covered by this book, those selected for the award and the annuity had given very fine service in most parts of the world over many years. It is appropriate that, at long last, there is now a permanent record of that service.

Ian McInnes is to be congratulated on the impressive and painstaking research over many years which has resulted in this book, which will be invaluable to historians, collectors and students alike but also, and perhaps more importantly, it will be an easily accessible record for the descendants of the recpients of whom they- and we- can and should be justly proud.

SOURCE: Henry Pownall - September.1995.

Title. Dedication. Acknowledgements. Foreword. Contents. Illustrations. Preface. The Roll. xxii plus 450 pags text, with colour photographs, images and monochrome illustrations, data and information.

FINE with slipcase