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IMPERIAL MEDAL FOR BERT SNEYD
First One To Be Received in Welland- Recipient Served In Two Campaigns.
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 8 February 1921]
Sneyd’s store window on West Main Street is this week exhibiting an Imperial Army General Service Medal, the property of William (Bert) Sneyd, for services rendered in the Imperial Army overseas.
The medal has been forwarded to Mr. Sneyd by Col. Sickle, late commander of the East Kent regiment’ now in charge of the department for the distribution of war medals. Bert served two years with the Imperial Army, signing up in September, 1914, being discharged, after receiving wounds. He enlisted again shortly after with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, in whose service he remained until the signing of the armistice. He is at present employed in Galveston, Texas.
The medal itself, which arrived on Wednesday, is a handsome souvenir. On the one side is depicted a man seated on horseback, carrying a sword trampling underfoot the German coat-of-arms, the spread eagle, and a skull and crossbones. It very forcibly brings to our memory the various pictures of St. George and the Dragon. On the reverse side is a likeness of our present King, King George V, with a Latin inscription. On the edge is engraved the name of its receiver, Pte. W. Sneyd. The ribbon accompanying is colored blue, black, white and orange.
It is probably the only one of its kind in the city at present, although we are informed that there are others to follow, for service with the Imperial Army.
Bert is yet to receive the Imperial Army medal, having already received the 1915 star, for service in that year, and the second battle of Ypres. Two of his brothers, Archie and Alfred, are yet to receive a General Service medal, only from the Canadian Forces. Bert will also receive one from this source.
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