Three World War One service medals including 1914-15 Star, General Service, Victory and attached Blue Cross badge indicating Membership of the Australasian Trained Nurses’ Association, attached to a blue fabric covered backing board for display. All belonged to Elsie Haywood Richardson.
1914-15 Star,obverse: four-pointed star-shaped medal, surmounted by crown motif, two crossed swords under laurel wreath with central banner with raised lettering 1914-15, copper alloy attached with a loop to tricoloured, red, white and blue silk grosgrain ribbon; reverse: engraved in block lettering 'S/NURSE/ E.H.RICHARDSON/ANS AIF;
General Service circular medal, silver-coloured metal, obverse: raised profile of King George V, block lettering around circumference 'GEORGIVS V BRITT. OMN: REX ET IND: IMP'. attached with metal bar to four-coloured silk grosgrain ribbon, blue edges with narrow black line, and wider white line from each edge and central orange panel; reverse: naked man with sword mounted on prancing horse, '1914/1915' in raised numbering to left and right sides. Engraved in block letters to edge 'SISTER E. H. RICHARDSON. A.I.F.'.
Victory circular medal, gold-toned metal, obverse: raised motif of winged Victory figure; attached with loop to multi-coloured silk grosgrain ribbon, from outer edges striped in black, purple, indigo, light blue, green and yellow with a central red stripe; reverse: raised laurel leaf motif around circumference with raised central block lettering 'THE GREAT/ WAR FOR/ CIVILISATION/ 1914-1919/.........'. Engraved in block letters to edge 'SISTER E. H. RICHARDSON. A.I.F.'.
Blue cross badge of the Australasian Tranined Nurses' Association, metal shaped like iron-cross with blue enamelling and silver metal edges. Central ring with raised lettering 'AUSTRALASIAN . TRAINED . NURSES. ASSOCN.' Silver coloured metal circular laurel wreath beneath star and showing through four parts of the blue cross. Circular blue enamelled centre with silver stars of the Southern Cross.Reverse, engraved in script 'Elsie H. Richardson/July 8th, 1914'. Pin clasp to back.Embossed at base 'FLAVELLE/STG SILVER'.
Mounted on navy blue fabric covered board for display.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H2014.34.1-4 |
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| Accession Date: | 14 Nov 2014 |
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| Acquisition Year: | 2014 |
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| Credit: | Mrs Mollie Perry |
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Material
| Copper Alloy/Metal | metal, ribbon, fabric
| 1 - Part 1 |
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| Cardboard/Paper | 5 - Part 5 |
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Measurement
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