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medal, campaign

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human history
  • Other Name

    Victory Medal 1914-1919, WW1 (descriptive name)

    12/77 Pte Ronald James Dalziel, Auckland Regiment, NZEF (associated name)

  • Description

    Victory Medal 1914-19, WW1

    Medal awarded to 12/77 Pte Ronald James Dalziel, Auckland Regiment, NZEF.

    circular bronze medal with ribbon; fixed loop and ring suspension

    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: watered colours of red, yellow, green, blue and violet merging into a rainbow pattern

    named on edge: 12/77 / PTE. R.J. DALZIEL. / N.Z.E.F.

  • Place
    England
  • Accession Number
    1936.16
  • Other Id

    N0951 (numismatics)

    W0835.3 (war)

    N1149.3 (numismatics)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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Images and documents

Images

  • medal, campaign, 1936.16, N0951, W0835.3, N1149.3, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1936.16, N0951, W0835.3, N1149.3, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1936.16, N0951, W0835.3, N1149.3, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1936.16, N0951, W0835.3, N1149.3, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1936.16, N0951, W0835.3, N1149.3, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1936.16, N0951, W0835.3, N1149.3, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 1936.16, N0951, W0835.3, N1149.3, Photographed by Dani Lucas , digital, 19 Oct 2016, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Artefact

  • Display location

    Pou Maumahara drawer bank 1, drawer C, medal position 6

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N0951
  • Primary Maker

     William McMillan (Medallist)

  • Place
    England
  • Date
    [1919]
  • Associated Notes

    Victory Medal 1914-1919, WW1

    Medal awarded to 12/77 Pte Ronald James Dalziel, Auckland Regiment, NZEF.

    Ronald J Dalziel of Grafton Road Auckland enlisted for service with the Auckland Regiment in 1914 and embarked with the Main Body on 16th October. Before enlistment he was a motor boat driver with the NZ Government ‘Loco’ Dept.

    Private Dalziel served in Egypt and on Gallipoli and was reported wounded on 8th May 1915. On this date the New Zealand Infantry Brigade charge on the 'Daisy Patch' resulted in 835 casualties. Private Dalziel was one of 491 men invalided back to New Zealand in September 1915 aboard the Tahiti. This was the “second batch of wounded” to return home. He had received gunshot wounds to both thighs. He was discharged from service on 15 May 1916, but died in Rotorua on 1st December 1924 “on account of wounds received in active service”.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Private Ronald Dalziel

     The Auckland Regiment (WW1)

  • Associated Date
    1914-1919
  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

    George V (1910 - 1936)/House of Windsor/English reign

  • Signature/marks

    WMcM (medallist's initials)

    THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION / 1914- 1919 (medal inscription)

    12/77 / PTE. R.J. DALZIEL. / 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

    86mm

  • Classification

    medal, campaign

    medal, campaign

    medal

    Medal, Campaign

    Insignia

    Status Symbols

    Personal Symbols

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Media/Materials Notes

    medal

    ribbon

  • Last Update
    19 Mar 2024
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