Place | Europe: Belgium |
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Accession Number | REL30138 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Badge |
Physical description | Silver |
Maker |
G & S Co |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Date made | c 1919 |
Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
Presentation watch fob for football : Company Quartermaster Sergeant J S Stevens, 6 Battalion, AIF
Description
Sterling silver watch fob with engraved detail around the edge. At the centre of the fob is a shield engraved '2ND A.I.BDE FOOTBALL BELGIUM 1919'. The reverse of the fob is engraved 'FOOTBALL 4309 C.Q.M.S J.S. STEVENS. D.C.M. 6TH BATTN. A.I.F'.
History / Summary
Worn by 4309 Company Quartermaster Sergeant James Stanley Stevens. Born on 31 March, 1893, Stevens enlisted in the AIF on 16 July 1915 serving with 6 Battalion in France and his actions here, particularly in Hargicourt, earned him a Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1919. Stevens returned to Australia on 4 July 1919.