Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 5, drawer D, medal position 21
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.1127.7 Brent Mackrell Collection
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1945]
Associated Notes
War Medal 1939-45
Col. Henry Gordon Wilding
During WW2 Col. Wilding commanded the second section of the 4th Reinforcement in its voyage to the Middle East. He returned to become C.R.A. in Wellington, and when Japan entered the war he went to Fiji and held a similar appointment. with Japan on the defensive he returned to New Zealand to command Auckland coastal defence.
Associated Event
WW2; 1939-1945
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1939-1945
Period
Signature/marks
H.P. (medallist's initials)
E.CR.P. (medallist's initials)
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter
ribbon: 32mm wide
Measurement Reading
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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