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Medal, commemorative   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Preston, E. Carter
Title
Medal, commemorative
Object type World War 1/wars; casualties/wars
Classification: 68489
Description
English: Next-of-kin Memorial Plaque, WW1 Commemorating the death of 12-339 Francis Robert Dynes, 12-339 Auckland Regiment (6th Hauraki), NZEF, killed in action 26 September 1916 on Somme. large bronze medallion in circular wooden, gold-painted frame; medal- 120mm diameter obverse- Britannia standing holding wreath over tablet on which is inscribed the name of the deceased- FRANCIS - ROBERT DYNES; the British lion is standing right, branch of oak to right; in exurgue- the British lion vanquishing the German eagle.
Date 06 Sep 1916; World War 1, 1914-18/wars; 1917-1920; 15 Oct 2002; 06 Nov 2002
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diameter: 120mm
diameter: 180mm

notes: plaque diameter: 120mm total diam:
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Accession number
2002.103.1
Place of creation Somme; England
Credit line Presented by Miss EM Brown, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 2002.103.1-.4
Notes Memorial Plaque- In memory of Corporal Francis Robert Dynes, 12-336, 1NZEF (6th Hauraki Regt.), killed in action 6 September 1916 on Somme, Western Front. 12-336 Sergeant Francis James Dynes, Auckland Infantry Regiment (Hauraki Company) (1892-1916) Frank Dynes was wounded at Gallipoli during the Battle of the Landing. He was invalided back to New Zealand but returned overseas with the 11th Reinforcements. He was wounded a second time at Armentieres in France, but recovered to fight again, finally meeting his death in the firing-line in the Battle of the Somme on 26 September 1916. He was aged 24 years. Born in Thames, Frank Dynes enlisted with the Auckland Infantry Regiment (6th Hauraki Company) and embarked with the Main Body. A brother, William, also served in France.
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