Japan (Taisho era): 1914-1915 War Medal

The medal was issued to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army personnel sent to China in the Great War where they served in the 1914-15 campaign against the German colony located in Tsingtao, North China

The operations of 1914-15 also included naval forces - and actions in the Pacific Ocean, and naval deployments in the Mediterranean

The largest land action of the Great War fought in the Far East 1914-15, was the successful siege and capture of the German colony of 'Tsingtao' in China - a campaign in which the British supported the much larger Imperial Japanese Army force, by contributing 2 x infantry regiments, one British (2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers), and one Indian (36th Sikhs - the famous descendent 'Sarghari Battalion'. The British and Indian battalions later being awarded the battle honours 'Tsingtao'

Medal fitted with original silk riband, this retaining the customary hook and eye riband fittings on reverse of the riband as issued

The medal is sold complete with its original paulownia wood box of issue, this latter with the name of the campaign medal in gilt 'Kanji' letters on the lid of the box

Condition: EF

Code: 26010