Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 10, drawer D, medal position 32
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2019.23.2.2
Gift of Rachael Membery
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1945]
Associated Notes
Les Argyle was the youngest of three Manawatu brothers who saw war service for New Zealand, the two oldest of whom were killed in action on Chunuk Bair on 8 August 2015:
10/1399A Pte Leonard Charles Argyle, Wellington Infantry Battalion
10/400A Pte Percival Argyle, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Associated Event
WW2; 1939-1945
Pacific Theatre of War
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
08 Dec 1941-02 Sep 1945
Period
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 43mm diameter
ribbon: 32mm wide
Complete medal set 102mm long
Compete medal set 147mm wide
Measurement Reading
43mm (medal)
32mm (ribbon)
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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plaque
Department HistoryAccession Date 02 May 2019Accession Number 2019.23.4Description Plaque that was in original frame with 1939-45 Star associated with 462644 Sgt. Leslie Lyndsay Argyle, 38 Field Regiment, 3rd New Zealand Divisional Artillery, 2NZEF, WW2. The…
Plaque that was in original frame with 1939-45 Star associated with 462644 Sgt. Leslie Lyndsay Argyle, 38 Field Regiment, 3rd New Zealand Divisional Artillery, 2NZEF, WW2. The medal is swing-mounted on a bar with the Pacific Star 1941-45, War Medal 1939-45, New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45.
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medal, campaign
Department HistoryAccession Date 02 May 2019Display Room Pou MaumaharaAccession Number 2019.23.2.3Description War Medal 1939-45 associated with 462644 Sgt. Leslie Lyndsay Argyle, 38 Field Regiment, 3rd New Zealand Divisional Artillery, 2NZEF, WW2. The medal is swing-mounted on a bar…
War Medal 1939-45 associated with 462644 Sgt. Leslie Lyndsay Argyle, 38 Field Regiment, 3rd New Zealand Divisional Artillery, 2NZEF, WW2. The medal is swing-mounted on a bar with the 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star 1941-45, and the New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45.
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medal, campaign
Department HistoryAccession Date 02 May 2019Display Room Pou MaumaharaAccession Number 2019.23.2.4Description New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45 associated with 462644 Sgt. Leslie Lyndsay Argyle, 38 Field Regiment, 3rd New Zealand Divisional Artillery, 2NZEF, WW2. The medal is…
New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45 associated with 462644 Sgt. Leslie Lyndsay Argyle, 38 Field Regiment, 3rd New Zealand Divisional Artillery, 2NZEF, WW2. The medal is swing-mounted on a bar with the 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star 1941-45, and the War Medal 1939-45.
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