Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 6, drawer B, medal position 75
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.140.7
Brent Mackrell Collection
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1945]
Associated Notes
War Medal 1939-45
Medal issued to Lieut. Donald Cameron, Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNZNVR), WW2
Lieutenant (A) D. Cameron, RNZNVR, m.i.d.; born Christchurch, 23 Jul 1922; salesman.
Served: WW2: Fleet Air Arm UK, Middle East, Pacific. Only NZer to be a POW to Japan & Germany. Son-in-law of Leonard Young MM who served at Mons during WW1
Associated Event
WW2; 1939-1945
Associated Person
Associated Date
(03 Sep 1939)-02 Sep 1945
Period
Signature/marks
H.P. (medallist's initials)
E.CR.P. (medallist's initials)
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter
ribbon: 32mm wide
set (H x W) : 100x172mm
Measurement Reading
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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