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Medal, campaign   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William McMillan; Royal Mint; MacKennal, Bertram
Title
Medal, campaign
Object type Hospital ships/medical services/wars
Classification: 278
Description
English: British War Medal, WW1 awarded to Seaman George William Perks, WWI silver medal; 36mm diameter; straight non-swivelling suspender, without 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- G. PERKS
Date 1919; World War 1, 1914-18-wars; 1914-1918; 02 Oct 2006; 26 Sep 2006
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diameter: 36mm

notes: medal: 36mm diameter
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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2006.86.11
Place of creation England
Exhibition history Display: 9E
Credit line Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2006.86.11
Notes British War Medal, WW1 awarded to Seaman George William Perks, WW1 engraved on edge- GEORGE PERKS Born in Liverpool on 17.3.1899, George Perks was living in New Zealand in 1917 when he first enlisted with the Merchant Navy at the age of 15 years. He served a total of at least four years on New Zealand vessels between 1917 and 1922. His discharge certificates show that he was initially employed on HS Maheno as a Brass Boy from 12 January 1917 to 19 May 1917, having enlisted from Auckland at the age of 15 years.
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