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Medal, campaign
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| Artist |
William McMillan |
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| Title |
Medal, campaign |
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| Object type | Classification: 278 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Victory Medal, 1914-19, WW1 Medal awarded to 44880 Rifleman William Timms, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, NZEF. circular bronze medal with ribbon; fixed loop and ring suspension obverse- the winged, full-length figure of Victory, with her arm extended and holding a palm branch in her right hand reverse- inscription- ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION, 1914-1919’ surrounded by a wreath named on edge- 44880 Rflm. W. Timms. N.Z.E.F. |
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| Date | World War 1, 1914-18-wars; 1914-1919; George V (1910 - 1936)-House of Windsor-English reign; (1919); 26 Oct 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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diameter: 36mm |
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| Accession number |
795174 (object number) |
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| Exhibition history | Display: 1A 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W1338.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Victory Medal, 1914-19, WW1 Medal awarded to 44880 Rifleman William Timms, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, NZEF. William Timms, died in New Zealand on 29.6.1919 of disease. Australian-born William Timms enlisted from the Auckland provincial district. He had been in New Zealand for 12 years and was employed as a bushman. He embarked from Wellington on 5 April 1917 with the 25th Reinforcements and marched into Sling Camp on 11 June 1917, proceeding ‘overseas’ on 5 September 1917 to join the 3rd Auckland Battalion. After a brief period with the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company he was transferred to the 1st Battalion 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade. William Timms received a gunshot wound to his left elbow at Bapaume on 10th August 1918. He died at Auckland Hospital, New Zealand on 26 June 1919, suffering a cerebral abscess and chronic (stitis mephia). William's next-of-kin was recorded as- Mrs Fielder, Grey St. Auckland, however, his medals were returned unclaimed and were sent on to the Town Clerk, Auckland City Council. They were part of a larger collection of unclaimed medals that were subsequently presented to the Auckland Museum. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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