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Australian carrier pigeon : Black Chequer Hen 469
Heraldry
Maker: 9 Pigeon Section
Mounted skin of a black chequer hen carrier pigeon. The bird bears an aluminium leg ring stamped '469:D (Broad Arrow) D:44'.RELAWM30784
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Australia Remembers Medal 1945-95 : Corporal L Graham, 2/9 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Remembers Medal 1945-95 with green and gold ribbon. This medal was commissioned by the Queensland Department of Health and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Pantograph engraved reverse wi...REL25368
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Australia Remembers Medal 1945-95 : Sapper H Blaskowski, 1 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Remembers Medal 1945-95 with green and gold ribbon. This medal was commissioned by the Queensland Department of Health and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Pantograph engraved reverse wi...REL25369
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Australia Service Medal : Ordinary Seaman Class 2 W J McLaughlin, HMAS Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33752.004
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Benjamin Shield medal : Miss Doris Grey, Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Ornately engraved and cut silver medal with an attached central medallion in rose gold showing the showing the Maltese cross of St John Ambulance Brigade. A suspension ring is attached to the top of t...REL33959
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Blue Bar Cock Pigeon No139 : Dickin Medal winner
Heraldry
Maker: Whittle, Gordon
Mounted skin of a carrier pigeon. The Blue Bar cock carries an alumium ring on his right leg that is impressed '139:D [broad arrow]D:43:T'.RELAWM30785
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Breast Star: Egyptian Order of the Nile, 2nd Class: Lieutenant General Sir H G Chauvel, Desert Mounted Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Breast Star of the Egyptian Order of the Nile, 2nd ClassREL/04258.006
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British Red Cross Medal for the Balkan Wars with clasps for Greece and Balkan War 1912-13 : J T Woods, Red Cross
Heraldry
Maker: J R Gaunt & Son Ltd J R Gaunt & Sons
Sterling silver Red Cross medal, with sterling silver 'Greece' clasp integral to hanger, and 'Balkan War 1912-13' as a separate clasp. Ribbon silk has split extensively. The reverse is engraved 'JOHN ...REL34108.002
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Ordinary Seaman Class 2 W J McLaughlin, HMAS Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33752.003
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Bronze Jerusalem Pilgrim's Cross : Captain F A Comins, Army Dental Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bronze Jerusalem Pilgrim’s Cross unnamed as issued in brown presentation case. In the centre of the medal is a depiction of Pope Leo XIII with the surrounding Latin inscription ‘LEO XIII CREAVIT ANNO ...REL25184.005
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Buff leather pouch to contain medals : Corporal J Crowe, 97th Regiment of Foot
Heraldry
Maker: Crowe, Matilda Ann 'Ann'
Small buff leather pouch. Hand sewn with a top flap secured by a white mother of pearl button to contain medals awarded to Corporal J Crowe, 97th Regiment of Foot.REL/14990.005
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Case for Albert Medal : Sergeant D E Coyne, 31 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Red leather case with hinged lid for Albert Medal, embossed in gold with monogram of King George V. The case has a fitted and shaped panel in purple velvet for the medal, and is lined with red silk. T...REL/18689.002
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Church of England Temperance Society Medal : Lance Sergeant E A Jentsch, 53 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular silver medal with blue ribbon on a swivel mount and silver bar clasp with long pin. Obverse border is embossed 'CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE SOCIETY'. Inside this is an embossed image of St. ...REL23645
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military) : Brigadier W J V Windeyer, HQ 20 Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: D S & S
Neck decoration for a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division unnamed as issued.REL38997.015
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Commonwealth Military Competitions Medal : Sergeant J A McDonnell, 44 Senior Cadet Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Commonwealth Military Competitions Medal for Senior Cadets. The obverse of the medal features a raised map of Australia containing the word 'AUSTRALIA'. Around the circumference are the words 'COMMONW...REL31211
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Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire: Colonel W R Birdwood, British Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire. Hollow gold and enamel tudor rose with bust of Queen Victoria in centre. Engraved on reverse with recipients details.REL/05645.001
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military) : Major General Sir W J V Windeyer, Citizen Military Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Garrard & Co Ltd
Companion of the Order of the Bath, Military Division unnamed as issued.REL38997.003
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Croatian Order of Merit Grand Cross breast star
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The Croatian Order of Merit (to Christians) is a Greek cross with curled ends to the arms, edged with silver and filled with red enamel. A decorative figure of four three stranded loops (a 'Croatian B...REL/14815.001
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Croatian Order of Merit GrandCross sash badge
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The Croatian Order of Merit (to Christians) is a Greek cross with curled ends to the arms, edged with silver and filled with red enamel. A decorative figure of four three stranded loops (a 'Croatian B...REL/14815.002
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Dickin Medal certificate : Australian Army pigeon DD 43 T139
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Certificate Number 41 accompanying the Dickin Medal awarded to Australian pigeon DD 43 T139. The card is printed in black, with the details of the recipient bird hand written in black ink. There is an...RELAWM30697.002
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Dickin Medal : Pigeon Q879
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dickin Medal with blue, brown and green ribbon, issued by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. Obverse is embossed 'PDSA For GALLANTRY We also Serve.' Reverse is engraved 'D D43 Q879 Australian...RELAWM30698.001
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Dickin Medal : Pigeon T139
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dickin Medal awarded by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals in Britain for animals displaying outstanding gallantry or service in wartime. The bronze medal bears a raised laurel wreath around the...RELAWM30697.001
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Douglas Shield medal : Miss Doris Grey, Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Nine carat gold medal showing a Maltese cross of St John Ambulance Brigade within a circlet, both in rose gold, within a gold wreath. A suspension ring is attached to the top of the medal. The circlet...REL33956
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Enamelled badge commemorating the first US aircraft to be shot down : North Vietnamese Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular metal badge superimposed with an image of the North Vietnamese flag in red and a green laurel branch. The flag contains the words 'QUYET THANG'. Above the flag the numbers '5-8' are embossed ...REL/05844
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Greek War Medal 1940-41 : Lieutenant Colonel G F Smith, 2/6 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Greek War Medal 1940-41 with post 1947 pattern ribbon. Unnamed as issued.REL25289.009
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Hedjaz Order of Al Nahda: Captain Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, Australian Flying Corps, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hedjaz Order of Al Nahda, 3rd Class. The medal is of hexagonal design bearing a six pointed star with a palm frond between each arm. The bulk of the design bears a central circular plaque of two conc...RELAWM14287.009
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Imperial Service Medal : F J A Fisher
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Imperial Service Medal (E II R). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL/18228.001
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Kimberley Star
Heraldry
Maker: A H Darby
Kimberley Star. Six pointed star with a ball on each point. Obverse: In the centre, the coat of arms of Kimberley with the motto, 'SPERO MELIORA' on a banner and surrounded by a circular band that has...RELAWM14704
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire - breast star (Civil) : Justice Sir Victor Windeyer, High Court of Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Garrard & Co Ltd
Breast Star of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Unnamed as issued.REL38997.002
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire - neck badge (Civil) : Justice Sir Victor Windeyer, High Court of Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Garrard & Co Ltd
Neck decoration of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Unnamed as issued.REL38997.001
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Kuwait Liberation Medal of the Government of Saudi Arabia
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Kuwait Liberation Medal of the Government of Saudi Arabia. Unnamed as issued. The medal is a stylised silver sunburst with, at its centre, a globe overlaid with a map depicting the Arabian Peninsula. ...REL29724
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Military Medal : Gunner A R H C Urbahns, 10 Australian Field Artillery Brigade
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL46696.001
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National Liberation Front Medal : Viet Cong
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
National Liberation Front pentagonal medal painted silver. The medal is overlaid with a gold disc showing cogged wheel below the flag of North Vietnam in red and blue enamel. This is surrounded by two...REL/05842
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Neck badge: Egyptian Order of the Nile, 2nd Class : Lieutenant General Sir H G Chauvel, Desert Mounted Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Neck badge of the Egyptian Order of the Nile, 2nd Class.REL/04258.005
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New Zealand Volunteer Service Medal : Gunner R McMinn, New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
New Zealand Volunteer Service Medal. The recipient's number, rank, name and unit are impressed on the edge. Obverse: A right facing profile of King Edward VII with 'NEW ZEALAND VOLUNTEER' around the t...RELAWM14713
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Patriotic scarf showing highest awards of the Allied Nations
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square cotton scarf printed around the edge with a decorative border of zig zag ribbon in the colours red, white and blue. Inside this edging is another border of small evenly spaced Belgian flags. In...REL32639
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Philippine Liberation Medal : Able Seaman A W Lade, HMAS Australia (II)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Philippine Liberation Medal. Unnamed as issued.REL44539
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Philippines Liberation Medal : Lieutenant C H McGee, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Philippines Liberation Medal. Unnamed as issuedREL35982.008
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Queen's South Africa Medal : Private S J Cossart, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silver; Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps, 'SOUTH AFRICA 1901', 'RHODESIA', 'TRANSVAAL', 'ORANGE FREE STATE' and 'RELIEF OF MAFEKING'. Engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL35829
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Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal : Able Seaman C Gibson, HMS Pylades
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal. Named to the recipient on the reverse. Obverse: An infant standing, right, attempts to blow life into a torch with the inscription 'LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN' around...RELAWM14234
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RSPCA Purple Cross and certificate of award to Simpson's donkey 'Murphy'
Heraldry
Maker: Nichol, Australia
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Purple Cross and framed certificate of award. Antique silver medal bears a purple enamel cross on the obverse with the embossed words, 'PURPLE CR...REL25365
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Sandhurst Sword of Honour medallion : Lieutenant R W V Elliott, D Company, Leicestershire Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: F Phillips
Silver medallion depicting the Sandhurst coat of arms framed by the words 'ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE' on the obverse. The reverse features a victor's wreath encompassing the following engraved words: 'SW...REL34673
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Spanish Alfonso XIII Commemorative Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Alfonso XIII Medal. Unnamed as issued. Oval medal surmounted by a Spanish crown that contains a loose wire bar suspender. Obverse: The bust of Alfonso XIII in uniform facing left wearing medals and a ...RELAWM14798
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Spanish Order of Military Merit Cross
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Order of Military Merit Cross (1st Class). Unnamed as issued. Pressed metal Saint George Cross surmounted by a Spanish crown. In the centre a convex disc with the Arms of Alfonso XIII comprising castl...RELAWM14800
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Spanish Suffering for the Country Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Suffering for the Country Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: In the centre a blue enamel disc with a castle and the inscription 'SUFRIMIENTO POR LA PATRIA' surrounded by a chain and a laurel wreath on...RELAWM14799
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Specimen Papua New Guinea Independence Medal, 1975
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Australian Mint
Mint specimen Papua New Guinea Independence Medal (1975). The obverse shows the crowned head of Elizabeth II with the words 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F.D.'. The reverse shows a bird of paradise ...REL/12127
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Specimen Rhodesia Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Mint
Rhodesia Medal. Impressed around edge with the word 'SPECIMEN'.REL/09413
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1939-45 Star : Ordinary Seaman Class 2 W J McLaughlin, HMAS Australia
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL33752.001
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St John Ambulance Brigade Bronze Medal for South Africa : First Officer J T Woods, Ipswich Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
St John Ambulance Brigade Bronze Medal for South Africa. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34108.004
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St John Ambulance Brigade Bronze Medal for South Africa : Private A Pearson, Preston Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
St John Ambulance Brigade Bronze Medal for South Africa. The obverse shows the head of Edward VII and 'EDWARDUS VII D.G. BRITT. REX. F.D. IND. IMP.' The reverse shows the badge and motto of St John of...REL/00093.002