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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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Royal Mint
Title
Medal, campaign
Object type World War 2/wars
Classification: 278
Description
English: The Pacific Star, WW2 Awarded to Lt. Col. Francis William Voelcker bronze six pointed star 43mm diameter, ring suspender, with ribbon Obverse- In the centre the Royal cypher ‘GRI’ with ‘VI’ below. The cypher is surmounted by a crown on a circlet which bears the title of the star ‘THE PACIFIC STAR’ reverse- plain Ribbon- 32mm wide grosgrain ribbon, coloured bands of army red, navy blue, dark green, yellow, dark green, air force blue, army red.
Date World War 2-wars; (1945); 08 Dec 1941-02 Sep 1945; 17 Jul 2001; 15 Aug 2001; George VI (1936 - 1952)-House of Windsor-English reign
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diameter: 43mm
width: 32mm
height: 50mm
height: 95mm
notes: medal

notes: ribbon
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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2001.25.1087.7
Place of creation England; Pacific
Exhibition history Display: 5B 14
Credit line Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.1087.7 Brent Mackrell Collection
Notes Pacific Star Lt. Col. Francis William Voelcker Served- WW1- France (with British), was a POW post-war- India WW2- Pacific. NZ's last Administrator of Western Samoa Korea- with UNRRA. Orders- CBE (Civ) DSO MC
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