United Kingdom. A First War Medal Pair To Private G. A. Swaddling, A.s.c. certificate_of_authenticity two triangular panels of blue

two triangular panels of blue rayon sewn back-to-back

while the 1916 triangular badge has a pin like a brooch for women

18 Casualty Clearing Station the same day

with an eagle clutching lightning bolts in the centre

Footnote: The Order of the North Star (AKA Order of the Polar Star) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on February 23

United Kingdom. A First War Medal Pair To Private G. A. Swaddling, A.s.c. certificate_of_authenticity two triangular panels of blueA First War Medal Pair, including a British War Medal, constructed of a round silver medal, the obverse centre presenting Sir Bertram Mackennals bareheaded effigy of King George V facing left, with the legend GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP (GEORGE V. KING OF ALL THE BRITISH ISLES AND EMPEROR OF INDIA), the reverse presents Saint George naked on horseback and armed with a short sword, trampling the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death