Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 8, drawer B, medal position 14
Credit Line
Brent Mackrell Collection, Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.76.3
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1919]
Associated Notes
Victory Medal 1914-18, WW1
Issued to 13/637 Capt. Thomas Arnold Blake, NZ Veterinary Corps, NZEF
Thomas Arnold Blake (1882-1966) was a member of the Rangoon Vol. Rifles from 1906. By 1913 he was living in New Zealand and tended horses of the Special Constables camped in the Auckland Domain during the 1913 Waterfront Strike, probably as an employee of the Department of Agriculture.
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1914-1919
Period
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter
ribbon: 37mm wide
Measurement Reading
36mm (medal)
37mm (ribbon)
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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