Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 10, drawer B, medal position 25
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2016.35.4.1
Purchase
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1918]
Associated Notes
1914-1915 Star, WW1
Medal awarded to 13/537 Trooper Victor Albert Olen, Auckland Mounted Rifles, NZEF.
Victor Albert Olen, son of Edward and Annie Olen, was born at Blackall, Queensland, Australia, on 7 May 1886.At the time of his enlistment with the 11th North Auckland Squadron, Auckland Mounted Rifles, he was employed in Whangarei as an assistant surveyor for the Public Works Department, and his parents were living at Taneatua, near Whakatane.
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
05 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915
08 Aug 1915
Period
Signature/marks
"13/537 / TPR. V.Z. OLEN / N.Z.E.F." (medal inscription)
Media
Measurement Description
medal:
height (including suspension ring): 62mm
width: 44.5mm
ribbon: 32mm wide
Measurement Reading
62mm (medal including suspension ring)
44.5mm (medal)
32mm (ribbon)
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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