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medal, campaign

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    British War Medal 1914-1920, WW1 (descriptive name)

  • Description

    British War Medal (with loose ribbon), WW1

    Awarded to 65954 Rfm. Herbert (Herb) Francis Crockett, NZRB, NZEF, WW1

    silver medal; 36mm diameter; straight non-swivelling suspender, with ribbon

    obverse: head of King George V with the legend ‘GEORGIUS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:’

    reverse: Naked figure of St. George on horseback facing right. The horse is trampling on an eagle shield and cross bones Around the edge are the dates, ‘1914’ and ‘1918’

    named on rim: 65954 RFLM. H.F. CROCKETT. N.Z.E.F.

    ribbon: grosgrain ribbon, 32mm wide, orange band in centre, bordered with white, black and blue stripes.

  • Place
    England
  • Accession Number
    2016.22.1
  • Accession Date
    22 Apr 2016
  • Other Id

    Spink: 144 (Spink's 1983)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

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  • medal, campaign, 2016.22.1, Spink: 144, Photographed by: Julia Scott, photographer, digital, 13 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2016.22.1, Spink: 144, Photographed by: Julia Scott, photographer, digital, 13 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2016.22.1, Spink: 144, Photographed by: Julia Scott, photographer, digital, 13 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2016.22.1, Spink: 144, Photographed by: Julia Scott, photographer, digital, 13 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2016.22.1, Spink: 144, Photographed by: Julia Scott, photographer, digital, 13 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2016.22.1, Spink: 144, Photographed by: Julia Scott, photographer, digital, 13 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • medal, campaign, 2016.22.1, Spink: 144, Photographed by: Julia Scott, photographer, digital, 13 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
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