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  • Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 2: Papua (1)
  • Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 4: D-Day VE (1)

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Collection

157 Results

  1. Defence Medal : Able Seaman B E Archer, Royal Australian Navy

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL33253.005

  2. Defence Medal : Able Seaman Maxwell Colin 'Jim' Plummer, RAN

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL28201.003

  3. Defence Medal : Air Commodore Raymond James Brownell, RAAF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL/09352.008

  4. Defence Medal : Air Marshal Sir Ronald Lees, RAF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Unnamed as issued to British personnel.

    REL/21711.009

  5. Defence Medal : Air Vice Marshal A T Cole, RAAF HQ (LO)

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL40985.011

  6. Defence Medal : Brigadier A S Blackburn, Black Force

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    OL00271.009

  7. Defence Medal : Brigadier H W Strutt, Royal Australian Artillery

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL/18117.004

  8. Defence Medal : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal impressed on edge with recipient's details.

    REL38997.008

  9. Defence Medal: Captain Alvord Sydney Rosenthal, RAN

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL/11975.009

  10. Defence Medal : Captain D Bryant, 2/48 Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Note that this medal has been renumbered from 'SX10328' to the correct 'SX10329'.

    REL29308.006

  11. Defence Medal : Captain D E Burchill, Australian Army Nursing Service

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL32690.003

  12. Defence Medal : Captain H M I Stewart, Australian Army Nursing Service

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.

    REL31881.003

  13. Defence Medal : Captain J E McKeddie, 2/12 Field Regiment

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Unnamed as issued.

    REL/10340.005

  14. Defence Medal : Captain L A Cameron, 2/5 Battalion, AIF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL/14560.005

  15. Defence Medal : Captain R T Eason, 2/2 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL/04726.005

  16. Defence Medal : Captain W T White, Australian Army

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL25366.003

  17. Defence Medal : Chief Shipwright T E H Flower, RAN

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL37519.004

  18. Defence Medal : Commandant B I Moriarty, Australian Red Cross Society

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal 1939-1945. Edge impressed with recipients details.

    REL/04400.006

  19. Defence Medal : Commander W H Thurlby, RAN

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL35620.004

  20. Defence Medal : Corporal A V Ridgely, 2/1 Australian Pioneer Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Defence Medal. Impressed on edge with recipient's details.

    REL36662.003

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