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Accession Number | REL34073.001 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Medal |
Physical description | Silver |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | United Kingdom |
Date made | c 1920 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
British War Medal 1914-20 : Private E W Larson, 13 Battalion, AIF
Description
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.
History / Summary
Awarded to Eric William Larson, who was born at Woollahra, NSW in 1888. He was working as a plumber when he enlisted in the AIF at Sydney on 22 December 1915, aged 27. Larson received the service number 5119 and embarked as a private with the 16th Reinforcements to 13 Infantry Battalion. He died on 9 February 1917 as a result of wounds received near Flers and is buried in the St Sever Cemetery, Rouen. His younger brother, Sidney Oscar Larson, who served with 8 Battalion, was later killed in action at Broodseinde on 4 October 1917.
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