1914-15 Star awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Gosling, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Bronze four-pointed star surmounted by a crown, with two crossed swords beneath a scroll bearing the medal's year range, '1914-15', within a wreath of oak leaves bearing the royal cypher for King George V, 'G V'. The reverse is unadorned save for the recipient's rank, name and unit. The medal ribbon has red, white and blue watered and shadowed stripes.

Gosling commanded the 4th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), from 1901 to April 1919. He led the battalion in South Africa during the Boer War (1899-1902) and in Aden during World War One (1914-1918). The 4th Battalion subsequently served in India and Afghanistan in 1919.

The 1914-15 Star was established in December 1918 and over 2,300,000 were awarded to British and Imperial soldiers who participated in World War One between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.

From a medal group awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Gosling, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).