Description: Bringing History to Life Honour YOUR military ancestors’ Naval achievements with a replica certificate The Mercantile Marine War Medal was established in 1919 It was awarded by the UK Board of Trade to those who served in the Merchant Marine for one or more voyages through a war or danger zone during the course of the First World War. A scroll was also issued to the next of kin of those killed during that war whilst serving in the Merchant Marine. The wording of this is evocative: "This scroll is written to honour that great company of our men who though trained only to the peaceful traffic of the sea yet in the hour of national danger gave themselves with the ancient skill and endurance of their breed to face new perils and new cruelties of war and in a right cause served fearlessly to the end. And this is written further to ensure that among the rest shall be ever freshly remembered the name and service of... (full name)." We offers a superb reproduction of the Merchant Marine certificate/scroll,printed on high quality Art Paper, which will be inscribed with the recipients Rank,Service Number, Names, Ship name, Age and date of death in the same style as appears on the original certificate. Scroll with the recipients details inscribed: £12.99 inc UK postage. We are therefore very pleased to be able to offer our a high quality reproduction Merchant Marine certificate/scroll printed to the highest standard on high quality parchment paper at a very affordable price, named and personalised to the serviceman/Servicewomen of your choice. In order to meet our exacting standards of quality these items are only made: 1. Using a good quality 120gsm paper for the scrolls and, which have been specifically selected to closely match the colours of the originals. 2. Using the templates that we have ourselves manufactured to match the design, size,colour and fonts of the original. 3. Finished to the same overall size as the original documents. Our reproductions can either be supplied blank for these details to be added, or are completed in a format which not only closely matches the originals, but frequently betters their appearance. If the personal information of your Merchant Marine service person is not known, we are happy to either add any details that suit your requirements, or to offer appropriate suggestions as to what the likely wording may have been on the original. We will print the individual details in the same manner as the originals. (Information is required to be sent to us, we will not do the research for you but can advise where to research) Ordering Process -Please Read! Firstly, the postage charge remains the same for anything upto TEN documents. If you require more than one set Please message us BEFORE placing your order. When your payment has reached us, please message us via ebay to give us details of:- 1. The serviceman you wish us to commemorate. Please confirm ALL the details that you wish to be added. Unless specified otherwise, these details will be added to the appropriate master in the appropriate colour as per the originals. 2. If you wish the certificate to be left blank. 3. If you require help with choosing the appropriate details to be added to the Scroll If you need more information, please ask! MEDALS NOT INCLUDED WITH SALE - FOR DISPLAY PURPOSE ONLY
Price: 12.99 GBP
Location: Beverley
End Time: 2024-12-11T17:45:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.36 GBP
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Item Specifics
Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Service: Navy
Era: 1914-1945
Type: Prints
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)