File:Medal set (AM 1997.77.1-2).jpg
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[edit]Medal set ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Spink & Son Ltd. |
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Title |
Medal set |
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Object type | Classification: 75457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Set of 11 medals court mounted on ribbon bar Medals of Col. RG Milligan OBE DSO m-i-d (1891-1962) Medals include- Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) Distinguished Service Order (DSO) 1914-15 Star British War Medal 1914-1920 Victory Medal with oak clasp (m-i-d) 1939-45 War Medal NZ War Service Medal Jubilee Medal 1935 GV Coronation Medal 1937 Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer's Decoration New Zealand Territorial Long Service Medal medals are court mounted on bar; in original dark green lidded cardboard box from Spink and Son Ltd markings- medal set marked on reverse- 'SPINK and SON LTD. - ST. JAMES'S LONDON' with Royal Coats of Arms above and 'BY APPOINTMENT TO - H.M. THE QUEEN - MEDALLISTS - BY APPOINTMENT TO - H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH - MEDALLISTS' medal box marked on lid in gilt- 'SPINK and SON LTD. - 5, 6 and 7, KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S - LONDON. S.W.1.' with Royal Coats of Arms above and 'BY APPOINTMENT TO - H.M. THE QUEEN - MEDALLISTS - BY APPOINTMENT TO - H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH - MEDALLISTS' |
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Date | 16 Oct 1997; (1918-1945); World War 1, 1914-18-wars; 10 Oct 1997; World War 2-wars | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 55mm |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q758657 |
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Accession number |
1997.77.1 |
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Place of creation | London; Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exhibition history | Display: 9B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1997.77.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
Set of 11 Medals belonging to Colonel Robert Gracie Milligan DSO OBE VD m-i-d (1891-1962) Robert Gracie Milligan's completed 20 years service in 1930 but his total military service spanned thirty years. Career summary- Born in NSW Australia in 1891 and immigrated to New Zealand with his family in 1896. He enlisted as a gunner with No 2 Garrison Artillery Volunteers, Auckland, in 1910 and was promoted as Lieutenant at the outbreak of WW1. He then enlisted with the 3rd Auckland Mounted Rifles and sailed with the 5th Reinforcements, serving on Gallipoli until the evacuation. He then transferred to the New Zealand Field Artillery and served on the Western Front where he was promoted to the position of Major-Battery Commander. He was awarded the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) "For distinguished service in connection with military operations in France and Flanders." (London Gazette, 1 January 1919). Post-war Robert Milligan rejoined the Territorials as a Colonel and served as Aide de Camp to Lord Bledisloe. In 1939 he was appointed as Fortress Commander, Auckland, retiring from this position in 1940. In 1935 Col. Milligan was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for his services to the Territorials. He died, in Auckland, in August 1962. For details of career see Personal Record and Cenotaph data-base. |
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Author | Auckland Museum |
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F-number | f/18 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 09:41, 7 March 2016 |
Lens focal length | 100 mm |
User comments | 1997.77.1 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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File change date and time | 12:03, 7 March 2016 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 09:41, 7 March 2016 |
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Color space | sRGB |
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Date metadata was last modified | 01:03, 8 March 2016 |
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Items portrayed in this file
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- Medals in Auckland Museum
- Medal groups of the United Kingdom with insignia of the Order of the British Empire
- Distinguished Service Order
- 1914-15 Star (British Empire)
- British War Medal
- Interallied Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
- War Medal 1939–1945
- New Zealand War Service Medal (1939–45)
- King George VI Coronation Medal
- Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
- New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal