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medal, decoration

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human history
  • Other Name

    Croix de Guerre (Belgium), WW1 (descriptive name)

    13/637 Major Thomas A. Blake, New Zealand Veterinary Corps, NZEF (associated name)

  • Description

    Croix de Guerre (Belgium), WW1

    awarded to Captain Thomas A. Blake, 13/637, New Zealand Veterinary Corps, NZEF

    bronze Maltese cross; 40mm width; ring suspension; with ribbon; brooch fastener

    obverse: Maltese cross with crossed swords pointed upwards between arms, surmounted with crown, central medallion with lion rampant

    reverse: central medallion with monogram "A" (Albert I)

    ribbon: red with narrow green stripes

  • Place
    [Belgium]
  • Associated Place

    Belgium

  • Accession Number
    2014.69.1
  • Accession Date
    11 Sep 2014
  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 2014.69.1

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  • Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 2014.69.1
  • Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 2014.69.1
  • Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 2014.69.1
  • Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 2014.69.1
  • Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 2014.69.1
  • Croix de Guerre (Belgium) 2014.69.1

Artefact

  • Display location

    Pou Maumahara drawer bank 8, drawer B, medal position 22

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2014.69.1
    Bequest of Mr Arie de Geus
  • Place
    [Belgium]
  • Date
    [1917-1918]
  • Associated Notes

    Croix de Guerre (Belgium), WW1

    Awarded to Captain Thomas Arnold Blake, NZ Veterinary Corps, NZEF

    Thomas Arnold Blake (1882-1966) was a member of the Rangoon Vol. Rifles from 1906. By 1913 he was living in New Zealand and tended horses of the Special Constables camped in the Auckland Domain during the 1913 Waterfront Strike, probably as an employee of the Department of Agriculture.

    During WW1 he enlisted as a Captain in the New Zealand Veterinary Corps (Service no 13/637) embarking with the Main Body. He served as an official veterinarian in the 1NZEF in France & Egypt. On 29 August 1915, while in Egypt, he married Mabel Deane.

    Post-WW1 TA Blake served in the Territorial Army as Major.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Major Thomas Arnold Blake

     NZ Veterinary Corps

  • Associated Place

    Belgium

  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Media

    metal/inorganic material

    grosgrain ribbon/ribbon

  • Measurement Reading

    94mm (entire length)

    70mm (medal and suspension)

    40mm (medal)

  • Classification

    medal, decoration

    medal, decoration

    medal

    Medal, Decoration

    Achievement Symbols

    Personal Symbols

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    19 Mar 2024
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