Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 4, drawer A, medal position 7
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1985.124, N2660
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1945]
Associated Notes
Pacific Star, WW2
Medal awarded to Robert James Prentice, 17 Fighter Squadron, RNZAF.
Medal awarded to Robert James Prentice, RNZAF, WW2
Robert Prentice joined the RNZAF and was posted to 17 Fighter Squadron in the Pacific Islands during World War 2. After the war he became the chief flying instructor at the Mangere Aero Club, Auckland.
Associated Event
WW2; 1939-1945
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
08 Dec 1941-02 Sep 1945
Period
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 43mm diameter ribbon: 32mm wide
Measurement Reading
43mm (medal)
32mm ( ribbon)
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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