Two specimens of one of the most interesting type of war record so far seen have just reached Shanghai. They are in the form of an heraldic representation of personal achievement and experience, and constitute a souvenir which we imagine will make a strong appeal to the ex-service man. In the case of the first specimen the soldier to whom it refers was originally im the Royal Fusiliers and subsequently in the Chinese Labour Corps. The Fusilier cap badge is accordingly mounted on a board, and underneath is a shield—in this case in enamel—which contains his record of service. The left half of the shield bears the colours of the War Medal, while superimposed in the top quarter is the divisional sign. The right half of the shield shows the colours of the Victory Medal. Running from left to right half way down the shield, and taking the form of two sides of a triangle, are four blue chevrons. denoting the length service abroad, and surmounting. these are three "pips," showing rank, Then at the point of the shield appear a dragon and spade, emblematical of the C.L.C. The other specimen which has reached Shanghai portrays the service of a W.A.A.C., and here we have a delightful heraldic pun. The top: of the shield gives a representation of a half-filled honeycomb, on which rests a bee, and it takes little effort to conjure up the word "wax." Left and right of the shield are the colours of the War and Victory Medals respectively, with two blue chevrons surmounting the former, Then down the very centre, from top to bottom, is a black band showing a number of falling bombs, This has reference to an air raid which the W.A.A.C. in question experienced at Abbeville—a raid in which severe casualties were sustained by the Corps. The scheme of marking war service in a heraldic fashion was worked out by Mr. Walter Godfrey A-R.1.B.A., and _it is understood that Messrs, Barri & Hill, the well-known jewellers of Westminster, are doing the actual work. It is simply necessary to make up a statement of service, medals and decorations awarded, divisions in which the soldier has served. and the makers will turn out a coat-of-arms.
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