He now has three metaphorical gold MEDALS to add to his chestful of real military gongs.

现在在他的行军箱里又多了3枚金质奖章。

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Dave Anderson, of Towneley Hall, says Taylor was an amateur archaeologist who sent so many artefacts back from his travels "by the tea-chestful" that he used to have his own room in the museum.

BBC: A History of the World in Lancashire