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medal, campaign

Hei whakaatu
human history
  • Ingoa Kē

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

    24/1310 George Burton Escott Russell, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1NZEF (associated name)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    British War Medal, WW1

    Medal awarded to 24/1310 Pte George Burton Escott Russell, New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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

    obverse: head of King George V with the legend ‘GEORGIUS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:’

    reverse: Naked figure of St. George on horseback facing right. The horse is trampling on an eagle shield and cross bones Around the edge are the dates, ‘1914’ and ‘1918’

    named on rim: 24/1310 L/CPL. G.B.E.RUSSELL. N.Z.E.F.

    ribbon: grosgrain ribbon, 32mm wide, orange band in centre, bordered with white, black and blue stripes.

    Mounted on block of wood with 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal

  • Wāhi
    England
  • Wāhi Hāngai

    Somme/Northern France/France

  • Accession Number
    2014.21.36.2
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    01 Apr 2014
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    S:44 (Spink's 1983)

  • Wāhanga

    History

    War History

  • Rūma Whakaatu

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, campaign, 2014.21.36.2, S:44, Photographed by Ben Abdale-Weir, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2014.21.36.2, S:44, Photographed by Ben Abdale-Weir, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2014.21.36.2, S:44, Photographed by Ben Abdale-Weir, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2014.21.36.2, S:44, Photographed by Ben Abdale-Weir, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2014.21.36.2, S:44, Photographed by Ben Abdale-Weir, digital, 10 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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