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Governor General's Bronze Award Medal 1911-1916

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Governor General's Bronze Award Medal 1911-1916

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Governor General's Bronze Award Medal 1911-1916

Governor General's Bronze Award Medal 1911-1916 - Bronze, marked "BRONZE" on the edge, engraver marked "F. BOWCHER. F 1911", obverse illustrating a left-facing Duke of Connaught and Strathearn with a left-facing Duchess of Connaught immediately behind him, surrounded by the inscription "THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT", reverse illustrating the royal coat-of-arms, surrounded by the inscription "PRESENTED BY THE H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT K G GOVERNOR GENERAL CANADA", 52 mm, two oxidation spots on the edge and reverse, edge nicks, better than very fine.Footnote: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO GBE VD TD (Arthur William Patrick Albert; May 1, 1850 – January 16, 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the tenth since Canadian Confederation. Born the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Arthur was educated by private tutors before entering the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich at the age of 16. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the British Arm, where he served for some forty years, seeing service in various parts of the British Empire. During this time, he was also created as a royal duke, becoming the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, as well as the Earl of Sussex. He was appointed as Governor General of Canada in 1911 by his nephew, King George V, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, H.H. Asquith, to replace the Earl Grey as viceroy, occupying the post until succeeded by the Duke of Devonshire in 1916. Given his military service, the selection of Arthur proved to be prudent, as he acted as the King's, and thus the Canadian Commander-in-Chief's, representative through the first years of World War I. After the end of his viceregal tenure, Arthur returned to the United Kingdom and there, as well as in India, performed various royal duties, while also again taking up military duties. Though he retired from public life in 1928, he continued to make his presence known in the army well into the Second World War, just before his death in 1942; at the time of his death, he was Queen Victoria's last surviving son.