1911 French Expo Medal

G'day, interesting piece.
It appears that this was intended to be presented: hence, the engraved name on the reverse.
I suppose there are several places named "Preston", but one of the oldest is in Lancashire, in the north of England.
I found this quote: "... The Lancashire Steam Motor Company was renamed Leyland Motors in 1907 when they took over Coulthards of Preston. ...".
Anyway, it seems that your medal, being named, could be further researched, and probably has quite a story to tell.
Thanks for sharing,
Peter in Oz
[one of my "historical heroes" comes from the vicinity of Preston]

G'day,
quote: "who is this historical hero you spoke about earlier?"
- William COMSTIVE, born Garstang, near Preston 1792; served with 29th Regiment in Spain; and Canada in War of 1812; reported to have been wounded at Waterloo (can't find which regiment he was with then); discharged and moved to Barnsley, Yks; became "Military Leader" of the West-riding Rebellion of 1820; sentenced to death at York; commuted to transportation to Van Diemen's Land; convicted of forgery in 1834, sentenced to death again; and again commuted to transportation - this time to Norfolk Island ("the hell-hole of the Empire"); in 1842 he was pardonned for the 1834 offence, so he was transported to his third penal colony, New South Wales. Continued to serve his 1820 sentence until he died in NSW in 1858.
He was one of the most travelled men of his era - and he never paid a fare !
That's only a very brief summary.
Peter in Oz

G'day,
my great-g-g-grandfather, William RICE (1780~1853) was a rebel in 1820. They were sentenced to death together, and transported. He gave evidence for COMSTIVE in his 1834 trial. So, I've adopted Wm COMSTIVE. I named my younger son William Rice Comstive, to honour the memory of these two gents.
Peter