Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 10, drawer A, medal position 15
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2014.21.24.16
Gift of Ron Porter
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1919
Associated Notes
British War Medal, WW1
Medal awarded to 24/1310 George Burton Escott Russell, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
George Burton Escott Russell, born 1893 and educated at Auckland Grammar School and Wellington College, was the brother of Doris Porter who was the mother of Kenneth Russell Porter. He was killed in action on the Somme on 15th September 1916, aged 23 years.
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1915-1916
Period
Signature/marks
BM (medallist's initials)
WMcM (medallist's initials)
24/1310 L/CPL. G.B.E.RUSSELL. N.Z.E.F. (recipient's name)
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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