The Hunterian

Monday 9 May 2016
11.00am – 1.00pm
Hunterian Museum
Tickets: £10.00 per Friend

At this exclusive event, Hunterian curator Dr Donal Bateson will introduce Friends to some of the medals and equipment of the First World War. The medals range from the 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal to the Victoria Cross won by a Govan schoolteacher in the first months of the war. Lord Boyd Orr’s group of medals including his DSO gained at the Somme will also be on display. Friends will also enjoy a special talk and demonstration on the Lee Enfield rifle and the opportunity to handle a First Wold War memorial plaque or Dead Man’s Penny. Followed by coffee.

Dead Man’s Penny booking form 

Please note, the closing date for booking is Monday 2 May 2016.

For further information email Lee Scott or Eleanor Capaldi.

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First published: 23 November 2015