Article: The Silver War Badge: A Symbol of Sacrifice and Bravery
The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness during World War I.
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The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness during World War I.
Throughout the 19th Century and the early part of the 20th, the Russian and the British Empires viewed with suspicion each other’s extension of power over the arc running from Constantinople to Lhasa.
The 7th Hussars spent the summer in camp 50 miles west of Baghdad and in October were ordered to carry out a similar operation against the Turks at the Fat-ha Gorge on the Tigris.