The Victory Medal (also called the Allied Victory Medal) is a campaign medal - of which the basic design and ribbon was adopted by Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Romania, Siam, Union of South Africa and the USA. The medal was issued to all those who received the 1914 Star or the 1914-15 Star, and to most of those who were awarded the British War Medal - it was never awarded singly. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.The Holgate medals were the first war medals held by BCC archives. They have historical and social significance for the College.The Victory Medal is a 36mm diameter circular copper medal, lacquered in bronze. The obverse shows the winged, full-length, full-front, figure of Victory, with her left arm extended and holding a palm branch in her right hand. The reverse has the words ‘THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION / 1914-1919' in four lines, all surrounded by a laurel wreath. The 39mm wide ribbon has a ‘two rainbow' design, with the violet from each rainbow on the outside edges moving through to a central red stripe where both rainbows meet.The reverse has the words ‘THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION / 1914-1919' in four linesworld war one, ballarat college, victory medal, w w 1, e s holgate, allied victory medal

The Victory Medal (also called the Allied Victory Medal) is a campaign medal - of which the basic design and ribbon was adopted by Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Romania, Siam, Union of South Africa and the USA. This medal was never awarded singly. It ia accompanied by the ribbon of the British War Medal but this medal is not held in the School archiveThe medal is of historical and social significance for the College. The Holgate medals were the first WW1 medals held by the school archive.The Victory Medal is a 36mm diameter circular copper medal, lacquered in bronze. The obverse shows the winged, full-length, full-front, figure of Victory, with her left arm extended and holding a palm branch in her right hand. The reverse has the words ‘THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION / 1914-1919' in four lines, all surrounded by a laurel wreath. The 39mm wide ribbon has a ‘two rainbow' design, with the violet from each rainbow on the outside edges moving through to a central red stripe where both rainbows meet. The reverse has the words ‘THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION / 1914-1919' in four lines Inscribed around outer edge of medal: '4303 A-CPL. H. S. HOLGATE 29 BN A.I.F.'world war one, ballarat college, victory medal, w w 1, allied victory medal, h s holgate

Object. 1 - Cream ribbed silk ribbon with 3 gold bars top, bottom and central bar is shaped like a buckle. Gold medallion at bottom 6 pointed star in a circle with stylized ribbon motifs top and bottom engraved with inscription 'Deo Regi Fraterieus Honos Fidelitas Benevolentia.' 2 - Water silk ribbon in colours of the rainbow, 3 brass horizontal bars top, middle & bottom small enamel rainbow of blue, sky blue, red, yellow & green, small brass dove clutching a laurel mounted centrally in arc of rainbows.societies, freemasons, regalia, f. g. jones collection, masonic decorations x 2

Possibly Used in RainbowLarge Brown Wooden Cabinet with Black Plug Boards and Number Switch IndicatorsTelephone MFG Co Ltd LONDON SE1 A2commu, stawell communications

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, homeopathic chemists, 180 Collins St, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).COMFIT (label) COMFIT

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).HEPAR SULPH. 6x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).PULSATILLA 1x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).Nux Vomica (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).LYCOPODIUM 1x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).BELLADONNA. 1x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).MERCURIUS SOL. 6x. (label) MERCURIUS SOL. 6x.

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).SULPHUR (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).CINA. 1x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).CHAMOMILLA. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).IGNATIA AMARA (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).MERCURIUS SOL. 6x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).HEPAR SULPH 6x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).BELLADONNA 3x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albacutya, 12 miles from Rainbow).SULPHUR. 1x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).BRYONIA ALB. 1x. (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).ARNICA MONT (label)

Prepared by Martin Pleasance, Homeopathic Chemists, 180 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collection originally owned by Strauss family of Waverley Rainbow (on road to Lake Albaculya, 12 miles from Rainbow).LYCOPODIUM. 1x. (label)