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  1. Australia Service Medal : Brigadier A S Blackburn, Black Force

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    OL00271.011

  2. British War Medal 1939-45 : Brigadier A S Blackburn, Black Force

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    OL00271.010

  3. Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire : Brigadier A S Blackburn

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Unnamed as issued.

    OL00271.003

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

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

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

    OL00271.009

  5. Hand made razor : Private P T M Reed, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Reed, Percival Thomas Murray

    Hand made folding cut throat razor. Steel blade, made from a ground down vehicle spring, folds on a steel pivot, into an aluminium handle made from wrecked aircraft parts. One side of the handle is en...

    REL/05724

  6. Pacific Star: Brigadier A S Blackburn, Black Force

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.

    OL00271.008

  7. 2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion

    Heraldry

    Maker: Arrow Bronze

    Commissioned by the 2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion Association as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Plaque Dedication Program.

    PL00039

  8. 1939-45 Star : Brigadier A S Blackburn, Black Force

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.

    OL00271.007

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