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medal, campaign

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human history
  • Other Name

    Victory Medal 1914-19, WW1 (descriptive name)

    15360 Rflm Wilfred James Glynn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1 (associated name)

  • Description

    Victory Medal, awarded to 15360 Rflm Wilfred James Glynn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

    bronze circular medal; 36mm diameter; ring suspender, with ribbon & oak leaf clasp

    obverse: The winged, full-length figure of Victory, with her arm extended and holding a palm branch in her right hand.

    reverse: inscription ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION, 1914-1919’ surrounded by a wreath.

    ribbon: grosgrain ribbon, 37mm wide, rainbow pattern.

  • Place
    England
  • Associated Place

    England

    Western Front/Europe

  • Accession Number
    2008.12.4
  • Accession Date
    11 Feb 2008
  • Other Id

    Spink: 146 (Spink's 1983)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

Victory Medal 1914-19 2008.12.4

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  • Victory Medal 1914-19 2008.12.4
  • Victory Medal 1914-19 2008.12.4
  • Victory Medal 1914-19 2008.12.4
  • Victory Medal 1914-19 2008.12.4
  • Victory Medal 1914-19 2008.12.4
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  • medal, british war
  • medals, british war and victory

Artefact

  • Display location

    Pou Maumahara drawer bank 9, drawer F, medal position 23

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2008.12.4
  • Primary Maker

     William McMillan (Medallist)

  • Place
    England
  • Date
    1919
  • Associated Notes

    Victory Medal,awarded to 15360 Rflm Wilfred James Glynn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

    Labourer Wilfred James Glynn, of Otahuhu enlisted as a Private on 5/4/1916. He signed up with the 2nd Battalion 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Following training at Trentham and Featherston he left New Zealand with the 15th Reinforcements on 19 July 1916, disembarking in the UK on at Sling Camp in September that year. He was in the field from mid-October 1916 through March 1917, returning to the UK (Walton, Hornchurch, Codford, Brockton, etc) where he remained until January 1918 when he returned to New Zealand aboard the ss Arawa. [information from paybook]

    CHECK : The Cenotaph Record has Glynn embarking on 29 July with the 9th Reinforcements 1st Battalion E Company [NZRB]

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Rflm Wilfred James Glynn

     1NZEF: New Zealand Rifle Brigade

  • Associated Place

    England

    Western Front/Europe

  • Associated Date
    1916-1918
  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Signature/marks

    W.McM (medallist's name)

    15360 RFLM W.J. GLYNN N.Z.E.F (recipient's name)

  • Media

    bronze/copper alloy/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material

    grosgrain ribbon/ribbon

  • Measurement Description
    medal: 36mm diameter
    ribbon: 37mm wide
  • Measurement Reading

    36mm

    37mm

  • Classification

    medal, campaign

    Medal, Campaign

    Insignia

    Status Symbols

    Personal Symbols

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    19 Mar 2024
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