Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 5, drawer F, medal position 12
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.281.3
Brent Mackrell Collection
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1919]
Associated Notes
Victory Medal 1914-18
7/188 Capt. Thomas J Denton, 1NZEF
Group Captain Thomas Denton, OBE, RNZAF (born 1880s)
Military service
WW1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles and then with the Royal Flying Corps
post-WW1: served with the Canterbury Regiment and then with the New Zealand Permanent Air Force
WW2: RNZAF.
Note Thomas Denton was the only NZPAF recipient of the King's Medal for Champion Shot of the Military Forces
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Associated Date
1914-1919
Period
Signature/marks
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter
ribbon: 37mm wide
medal set total dimensions w x h: 150mm x 74mm
Measurement Reading
36mm (medal)
37mm (ribbon)
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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