Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 7, drawer A, medal position 3
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.503.3 Brent Mackrell Collection
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1945]
Associated Notes
Defence Medal 1939-45
Francis Bertram (Bert) Haycock
WO; 22nd Bn 2NZEF RNZAF. Served: England, Greece, Crete. Became POW, escaped; post-war: Cyprus with RNZAF. First holder of Queen's Medal for Champion Shots, and to date (1983), only recipient with 3 other bars) [gp. 73]
Associated Event
WW2; 1939-1945
Associated Person
Associated Date
03 Sep 1939-02 Sep 1945
Period
Signature/marks
HP (medallist's initials)
HWP (medallist's initials)
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter
ribbon: 32mm wide
Measurement Reading
36mm (medal)
32mm (ribbon)
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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