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medal, long service

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (VR) (descriptive name)

    Harry Cave, Royal Navy (associated name)

  • Description

    Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (VR)

    Awarded to Harry Cave, Chief Gunners Mate, HMS Daedalus, Royal Navy

    silver medal; diameter: 36mm; straight swivelling suspender; with ribbon

    obverse: head of Queen Victoria; legend around: VICTORIA REGINA

    reverse: three masted man-of-war inside tied rope; inscription around: FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT

    ribbon: dark blue with white edges

    named on edge:

    HY CAVE, CHF GUNRS MTE H.M.S. DÆDALUS.; Harry Cave, Chief Gunners Mate, H.M.S. Dædalus; on edge of medal

    markings:

    obverse: medallist's name below bust: W.WYON R.A.

  • Place
    England
  • Accession Date
    Circa 1965
  • Other Id

    N1711 (numismatics)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, long service, N1711, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, N1711, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, N1711, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, N1711, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, N1711, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, N1711, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, long service, N1711, Photographed by: Rohan Mills, photographer, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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