Jump to content
CoinPeople.com

Belgian Medal Honoring a Yorkshireman, WWI.


Recommended Posts

Purchased this via eBay. The seller only knew what the medal itself conveyed.


Took some effort but I have discovered quite a lot more.


DSCF4033-horz.jpg


G. & C. Kreglinger. Bronze, 63x51mm. By R.V. Baetes, Obv. Mural crown over inverted shield, which shows a sailing ship off Antwerp, * RUST * - * RŒST *, St. George and the Dragon below. Rev. Laurel-rose wreath encloses shield with monogram GCK, around EN RECONNAISSANCE ARTHUR DUCKETT 1797(The founding date of G. & C. Kreglinger.

Link for Kreglinger history http://www.kreglinger.com/about-us/history


Who was Arthur Duckett?


The Times(London England) April 9 1920, page 48

"The London, Bradford, and Liverpool branches under the style of Kreglinger and Fernau are well known in Wool, Hides and Shipping circles, in the United Kingdom, as well as in the financial milieu"


Editted & Abbreviated from that Times article.

Almost all of the 82 members of the firm G & C Kreglinger, who joined up, did so without having been called up by conscription.

The roll of honour bears the names of eleven who fell in the great cause : Belgians. French, British, and Australians. In addition, five members of the staff lost sons in the War.


Antwerp, Belgium, Kreglinger House, 14 July 2007, there was unveiled a plaque in honour of Kreglinger employees who served in the armed forces during the First World War.


Arthur%20Duckett.jpg


Under Bradford, fourth name, Arthur Duckett, there are 82 names on the plaque, so 71 survived the War.


1922 newspaper report of a comment by Albert Kreglinger while he was in New Zealand.

."As a matter of fact it has been quicker to ship Australian wool to Bradford, via Antwerp, than via London, on account of there being less congestion in Antwerp, and exceptionally quick sea transit"

So Arthur Duckett of Bradford, worked for Kreglinger.


RAF/RFC service #298451. In 1918 the Royal Flying Corp and the Royal Navy Air Service were merged into the Royal Air Force.

Duckett%20Record.jpg


Born Thorton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Date of Birth: 27/01/1892 –? Date of death not known.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks for the write-up. Here in the U.S., WWI memorials aren't as ubiquitous as they are across the pond (for obvious reasons).

What does "RUST" stand for?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

RUST or RŒST is the name of the area in Antwerp where the head office is situated. They both mean rust, Belgium has Dutch & French as official languages, but there is a number of Dutch dialects, Brabantian, West Flemish, East Flemish, and Limburgish are the main ones and I believe that both the spellings are Dutch

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...