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Royal Mint |
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Medal, campaign |
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| Object type | World War 2/wars Classification: 278 |
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English: 1939-45 Star, WW2 awarded to Lance Sergeant Duncan MacPherson (Hong Kong Police) 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 1939-1945 STAR’ reverse- plain Ribbon- 32mm wide grosgrain ribbon, colours of equal bands of dark blue, red and light blue. |
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| Date | 03 Sep 1939-02 Sep 1945; (1945); 15 Aug 2001; World War 2-wars; 17 Jul 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 85mm |
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| Accession number |
2001.25.623.2 |
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| Place of creation | Hong Kong; England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exhibition history | Display: 6B 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.623.2 Brent Mackrell Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | 1939-45 Star, WW2 Medal (part of set) awarded to Lance Sergeant Duncan MacPherson (Hong Kong Police). Commissioner Duncan George MacPherson, Hong Kong Police Colonial Police Force (CPF). Served- 1930s- Hong Kong Police WW2- Hong Kong, Singapore. In 1942 the Hong Kong Police were sworn in as auxiliary troops. MacPherson's rank was Lance Sgt. During the Japanese occupation he was taken prisoner and was interned at the Stanley POW Camp where he met and married Doris BrooksWW2- Hong Kong, Singapore. In 1941-42 the Hong Kong Police were sworn in as auxiliary troops. MacPherson's rank was Lance Sgt. During the Japanese occupation he was taken prisoner and was interned at the Stanley POW Camp where he met and married Doris Brooks (the daughter of Henry Tom Brooks). post-WW2- Hong Kong Police (until early-1950s) then appointed (circa 1955) to the Police Force in Kenya during the 'Maumau rebellion'. Retired from Police Force and to emigrated to New Zealand and worked as the first superintendent of Auckland Harbour Bridge. "D. G. McPherson - When he retired as bridge superintendent in 1978, McPherson ended a rich career which had seen him swap gunfire with bank robbers and pirates in Hong Kong; he had earlier led volunteer raids behind Japanese lines in World War II to help civilians escape the Japanese advance; he was entangled in gun battles during China's communist struggles; he became director of criminal intelligence in Hong Kong and then transferred to Kenya where he helped check the Mau Mau uprising. His abiding memory of the bridge was the car that skidded and rolled on to its roof as it approached the toll plaza. As it came to a rest, a hand emerged from the upturned vehicle, holding a 20c piece." From- Paul Lewis, "Auckland's 175th anniversary- The bridge that nearly sailed away", New Zealand Herald, January 31st, 2015 (http-www.nzherald.co.nz-nz-news-article.cfm.c_id=1&objectid=11394299) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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