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Unofficial Somme Medal : Private S J Heath, 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF.

Military Medal : Private S J Heath, 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF

REL30572.005
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Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme
Accession Number REL30572.005
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Medal
Physical description Bronze
Maker Unknown
Place made France
Date made c 1970
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Unofficial Somme Medal. Unnamed as issued.

History / Summary

Stable.

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Conflicts

  • First World War, 1914-1918

Events

  • Western Front

Units

  • 103rd Australian (Howitzer) Battery
  • 19th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade

Places

  • Europe: France, Picardie, Somme

Subjects

  • Unofficial awards and medals

Related Objects

  • Heath, Stanley J (Gunner, MM, 19th Bn)
  • Studio portrait of 2707 Private (Pte) Stanley James 'Darby' Heath, who enlisted on 29 August 1914 ...
  • ANZAC Leave Rosette : Private S J Heath 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF
  • ANZAC Medallion : S J Heath
  • Military Medal : Private S J Heath, 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF
  • 1914-15 Star : Gunner S J Heath,1 Divisional Ammunition Column, AIF.
  • British War Medal 1914-20 : Gunner S J Heath, 1 Divisional Ammunition Column, AIF.
  • Victory Medal : Private S J Heath, 1 Divisional Ammunition Column, AIF.
  • Unofficial Belgian Veterans of King Albert Medal : Private S J Heath, 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF.
  • Unofficial European Veterans Medal : Private S J Heath, 19 Infantry Battalion, AIF.
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