Legion of Honour Medal for WWI Veteran

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Location

Belfast

Year

1998

Date

Production 16/12/1998

Length

02min 15sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam SP

colour

Source

UTV

Courtesy

ITV, UTV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

James Taylor was awarded France's highest order of merit, the Légion d'honneur, for his service in the First World War. Taylor was 99 when he received his medal from the French Consul, Marie-Paule Warnock. The merit was established by Napoleon Bonaparte and honours people who have done great things for France and the French people. 

Taylor received his reward at the age of 99. He fought in France during the First World War. In this report, he remembers the friends he made during his service and hopes the medal will honour them as well.

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A UTV Production

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