Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2015.x.104
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1915
Associated Notes
Dardanelles Souvenir Medal 1915
Commemorating our New Zealand Boy's First Battle, 25th April 1915
Moller & Sons, Dunedin jeweller, produced badges for sale in both Dunedin and Timary. They were intended as fundraising badges, and were available in different materials and forms.
Various versions of this badge were produced. The Otago Daily Times, on 22 July 1915 advertised: "DARDANELLES SOUVENIR
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Gallipoli; 1915-1916; Gallipoli/Turkey
Associated Place
Associated Date
25 Apr 1915
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Last Update
15 May 2023
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