Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 2, drawer A, medal position 9
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N1479
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1919]
Associated Notes
Victory Medal 1914-19, WW1
Awarded to 25/1840 Rifleman Frank Silk Whitaker, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, NZEF.
Frank Silk Whitaker, married man of Auckland served on the Western Front and lost his life at Passchendaele. He left a ten year old son and a baby daughter he had never met. His memory is held in a small collection of embroidered postcards sent to his son. A letter to his widow described where Frank was initially buried. However, he is now listed among those with no known grave at the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Associated Date
1914-1919
Period
Signature and Marks
WMcM
THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION / 1914- 1919
25/1840 RFLM. F.S. WHITAKER. N.Z.E.F.
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter ribbon: 37mm wide
Measurement Reading
36mm (medal)
37mm ( ribbon)
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
15 May 2023
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