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human history
  • Other Name

    British War Medal 1914-20, WW1 (descriptive name)

    3/3156 Capt. Thomas Gerald Harpur, 1NZEF (associated name)

  • Description

    British War Medal 1914-20

    Medal awarded to CAPT T.G. HARPUR. N.Z.E.F.

    circular silver medal, 36mm diameter, plain, straight, non-swivelling suspender, with ribbon

    obv: the coinage head of King George V with the legend 'GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:'

    rev: Naked figure of St George on horseback facing right. The horse is trampling on an eagle shield representing the Central Powers and on a skull and crossbones symbolic of death, above the horse's head is the sun, symbolic of victory. Around the edge are the dates, '1914' and '1918'

    ribbon: 32mm wide, a broad orange watered band down the centre, bordered with white, black and blue stripes.

    named on edge: 3/3156 CAPT T.G. HARPUR. N.Z.E.F.

  • Place
    England
  • Accession Number
    2001.25.473.2
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Other Id

    Spink: 144 (Spink 1988)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2

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  • British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2
  • British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2
  • British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2
  • British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2
  • British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2
  • British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2
  • British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2
  • British War Medal 1914-20, 2001.25.473.2

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