Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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USA/Belgium, World War I, The Commission for Relief in Belgium, Member's (shaped) bronze medal for service, named to Walter J. Cozens - London, 1915-1919, by G. Devreese, the figure of America watches over a young girl and old man who share a bowl of food, American eagle above, legend and naming on reverse, 64.5 x 50mm., very fine and extremely rare
The Commission for Relief in Belgium [C.R.B.], was a predominantly American and entirely voluntary organization under the chairmanship of Herbert Hoover (later to be President), that arranged for the supply of food to German-occupied Belgium and Northern France during the First World War. Between 1914 and 1919, the CRB was able to feed 11,000,000 Belgians by raising the necessary money, obtaining voluntary contributions of food, shipping the food past the German submarine blockades and army-occupied areas, and controlling the food distribution in Belgium.
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The Commission for Relief in Belgium [C.R.B.], was a predominantly American and entirely voluntary organization under the chairmanship of Herbert Hoover (later to be President), that arranged for the supply of food to German-occupied Belgium and Northern France during the First World War. Between 1914 and 1919, the CRB was able to feed 11,000,000 Belgians by raising the necessary money, obtaining voluntary contributions of food, shipping the food past the German submarine blockades and army-occupied areas, and controlling the food distribution in Belgium.
(80-120 GBP)