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medal, miniature

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Military Cross (miniature) (descriptive name)

    Capt. ANH Whitcombe, Royal Field Artillery WW1 (medal awarded to)

  • Description

    Military Cross (miniature) - part of medal set to Captain Alec Noel Hawkes Whitcombe MC, Royal Field Artillery

    Awarded for gallant conduct during operations against POCHA on June 1st & 2nd 1919

    silver cross medal; 17mm width; ring suspension from plain bar; with ribbon

    obverse: ornamental silver cross with Royal Cypher in centre, crowns at the ends

    reverse: Capt. A.N.H. Whitcombe. RFA

    ribbon: grosgrain ribbon; 23mm wide; three vertical stripes of white, purple, white.

  • Place
    United Kingdom
  • Associated Place

    Pocha/Russia

  • Accession Number
    2003.16.2.1
  • Accession Date
    28 Mar 2003
  • Other Id

    s:31

    OD:

    TD

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

Military Cross (miniature), 2003.16.2

Images and documents

Images

  • Military Cross (miniature), 2003.16.2
  • medal set (miniature), 2003.16.2
  • medal set (miniature), 2003.16.2
  • medal set (miniature), 2003.16.2
  • WW1 medal set (miniatures) to Capt. ANH Whitcombe MC, RFA [2003.16..2]
  • WW1 medal set (miniatures) to Capt. ANH Whitcombe, RFA - reverse view [2003.16..2]
  • WW1 medal set (miniatures) to Capt. ANH Whitcombe MC, RFA [2003.16..2]
  • WW1 medal set (miniatures) to Capt. ANH Whitcombe MC, RFA - case [2003.16..2]
  • WW1 medal set (miniatures) to Capt. ANH Whitcombe MC, RFA - in case with miniature Military Cross [2003.16..2]
  • WW1 medal set (miniatures) to Capt. ANH Whitcombe MC, RFA - in case with miniature Military Cross [2003.16..2]

Artefact

  • Display location

    Pou Maumahara drawer bank 9, drawer D, medal position 5

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2003.16.2.1
  • Place
    United Kingdom
  • Date
    1914-1919
  • Associated Notes

    Miniature Military Cross : Captain Alec Noel Hawkes Whitcombe, Royal Field Artillery, WW1

    Citation:

    "This Officer during the operations against POCHA on June 1st and 2nd 1919, was continuously at the forward observation post from which, an exposed position, he directed the fire of all the artillery. He was on duty throughout the operations and was personally responsible for the accuracy and effect of the gunfire.

    This Officer's work throughout has been of the highest character and his keenness and energy has brought the artillery of the PINEGA FORCE to a high state of efficiency."

    "E Ironside, Major General

    Commanding-in-Chief, Allied Forces, ARCHANGEL"

    BACKGROUND

    New Zealand-born Captain Alec Noel Hawkes Whitcombe, MC, served with the Royal Field Artillery during WW1.

    After leaving New Zealand in December 1915 Alec Whitcombe joined the Royal Horse Artillery. He left for France on 22 July 1916 and served on the Western Front until wounded during the German attack at Bligny on 6 June 1918. He was moved to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, Rouen, for an operation and then evacuated to England.

    Following his recovery he was posted to Archangel to join the North Russia Expeditionary Force under General Ironside, fighting with the white Russians against the communists. He was awarded both the the Military Cross (British) and the Russian Order of St Anne for his services during the operations against Pocha, and providing training to the Pinega artillery forces.

    He returned to England in June 1919 and was on leave until returning to New Zealand in December 1919.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
    Bolshevik Revolution; 1917-1919
  • Associated Person

     Captain Alec Whitcombe

     Royal Field Artillery

     British Expeditionary Force

     North Russian Expeditionary Force (WW1)

  • Associated Place

    Pocha/Russia

  • Associated Date
    1914-1919
  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Media

    grosgrain ribbon/ribbon

    [silver]/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material

  • Measurement Description
    medal and ribbon: 30mm x 23mm (h x w)
    ribbon width: 17mm
  • Measurement Reading

    23mm

    17mm

  • Classification

    medal, decoration (miniature)

    Medal, Decoration (miniature)

    Achievement Symbols

    Personal Symbols

    08 Communication Artifacts

    Medal, Order (miniature)

    Achievement Symbols

    Personal Symbols

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    19 Mar 2024
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