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Medal, campaign   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William McMillan
Title
Medal, campaign
Object type Classification: 278
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English: Victory Medal, 1914-19, WW1 Part of mounted medal set belonging to 65512 Rifleman William E (Bill) Burgess, NZ Rifle Brigade, NZEF. circular bronze medal with ribbon; fixed loop and ring suspension; mounted on bar obverse- the winged, full-length figure of Victory, with her arm extended and holding a palm branch in her right hand reverse- inscription- ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION, 1914-1919’ surrounded by a wreath ribbon- watered colours of red, yellow, green, blue and violet merging into a rainbow pattern named on edge- 65512 RFLM. W.E. BURGESS. N.Z.E.F.
Date 1914-1919; World War 1, 1914-18-wars; George V (1910 - 1936)-House of Windsor-English reign; (1919)
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diameter: 36mm
width: 37mm
notes: medal

notes: ribbon
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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1994.92
Place of creation England
Exhibition history Display: 4E
Credit line Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N2946.2
Notes Victory Medal awarded to 65512 Rifleman William Ernest (Bill) Burgess, NZ Rifle Brigade, WW1 William Burgess (1884-1958) came to NZ aged 16 years circa 1900. He was part of a group of London lads who had decided to emigrate, but Bill was the only one who actually came out. In New Zealand he worked building railways, North and South Islands (probably Main Trunk Line). He enlisted with the NZ Rifle Brigade in 1917, aged 32 years, and embarked with the 33rd Reinforcements on 31 December 1917. Bill Burgess was badly wounded with shrapnel from a Minenwerfer during the advance after the German breakout in March 1918 (near Bapaume). The “Minnie” came over and Bill said to his mate “that was a close one”, then looked round and his mate had lost his head, while Bill got hit across his shoulder and chest. He was sent to London for convalesce – near Greenwich. This was where he met his wife, Mabel, and settled back in England. Information from donors
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