| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL40248.002 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Medal |
| Physical description | Silver |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | c 1920s |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
British War Medal 1914-20 : Private Leslie Arnold Redmond, 13 Battalion, AIF
Description
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.
History / Summary
Associated with the service of Leslie Arnold Redmond, from Crow’s Nest, North Sydney, NSW. Redmond enlisted on 7 September 1914 as a private with A Company, 13 Battalion. The unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914.
After training in Egypt, he served on Gallipoli where he sustained penetrating chest and abdomen wounds on 2 May 1915. He returned to Australia in July 1915 on board HT Ballarat and was discharged as medically unfit due to his wounds in September 1916.