Aged Victory medalVictory Medal 1945

A Victory Medal was given to school children after the end of World War 2 in 1945. 1 150 000 of these medals were distributed to Australian school children to coincide with the end of the war in the Pacific in August 1945. It was designed by Lyndon Dadswell and the makers were Stokes & Sons.The medal was one way generations would know about Worlds War 2 in 1945.A small medal with a striped red, white and blue ribbon threaded through an eyelet at the top. The words 'Victory Medal' with a world map are on one side and a soldier with a sword and map of Australia with 1945 are on the other side.victory medal, world war 2, schools, medals

The medal was distributed to Australian school children to coincide with the 10 June 1945 celebrations for the end of the war in Europe. The medalets were actually handed out on 6 June. Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was on May 8, 1945, the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany. The act of military surrender was signed on May 7 in Reims, France, and May 8 in Berlin, Germany.This medal was given to Australian school children in 1945One side of the medalet depicts a knight with a sword in front of an outline of Australia with the date 1945 at the bottom. The reverse shows a map of the southern hemisphere showing Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand, South America and Southern Africa. At the top are the words ‘VICTORY MEDAL’.Victory Medal - 1945school children, victory day, wwii, city of moorabbin, education, bentleigh, cheltenham, moorabbin

World War 1 military award for Australian PersonnelHighly SignificantRound bronze coloured medal with a multi coloured ribbon attached (Purple, dark blue, light blue, green, yellow and orange)Front:- Picture of an Angel Rear:- The Great War for Civilization 1914 -1919military awards

Impressed on the edge of medal with "62 W.O J.T.BURNS 1 L.H.F AMB A.I.F

Circular Medal with suspension loop. The front of the medal shows a Knight with sword in front of an outline of Australia &1945, The back shows a map of the southern hemisphere showing Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand, South America & South Africa. At the top has words Victory Medal and the bottom manufacturers marking,Victory Medal 1945

Victory medal reading Peace 1919 Australia The Trinity of Liberty and Justice The Peace of 1919, hanging on a multi coloured striped ribbon.numismatics, medals - commemorative, victory medal

WW1 Victory medal. Of all the commemorative medals issued to mark the end of WW1, the most common was the so-called Peace'" or "Victory " medal, issued to every child in Australia aged 0-14 years, and up to 16 years if parents were in the Armed Forces. Distribution began March 1919.medal, peace or victory medal

Most countries involved in the Allied Victory against Germany in WW1 issued a Victory Medal to the participants from its particular nation.Medal with ribbon - unmounted. Polish Victory Medal 1914 - 1919.ron mills collection, medals

WW1 The Great War 1914-1918 Pte. A. E. Hollis Chiltern Resident Victory Medal WW1 serviceWW1 The Great War - issued for service overseas : Victory Medal 1914-1918. Pte. A. E. Hollis Chiltern Resident. Design The medal is bronze with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION’, all surrounded by a laurel wreath. Ribbon The 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 medal is bronze with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION’, all surrounded by a laurel wreath. Ribbon The 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. ww1 1914-1918, victory medal ww1, pte. a. e. hollis, chiltern resident.

The Victory Medal was awarded to all servicemen and women who served in a theatre of war between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918 and automatically qualified its recipient for the British War Medal. The Victory Medal was never awarded on its own.World War One Victory medal awarded to Private F W Brown 30 Battalion AIFworld war one, wwi, brown

Most British and Commonwealth soldiers who served in World War I were awarded these three medals. The 1914-15 Star was awarded for service on the establishment of a unit in a theatre of war. It was never issued singly; recipients also received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. The British War Medal was awarded to those who had entered a theatre of war on duty, or served overseas between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. The Victory Medal commemorated the victory of the Allied Forces. Each nation designed their own medal but used the same ribbon. Australians received the medal issued by Great Britain. The combination of the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal were popularly dubbed 'Pip, Sqeak and Wilfred' after cartoon characters of the time. John (Jack) Dudley Cullen was the first person from St Kilda to enlist in World War I. He lived at 23 Argyle Street (now Waterloo Crescent), St Kilda. An electrician with three years service with the militia behind him, Jack enlisted on 14 August 1914 at the age of 21. By 20 October that year he was sailing to Egypt on the HMAT Shropshire as a member of the 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. He served in the Middle East for a short time before being hospitalised with enteric fever and returning home to Australia. After recovering, Jack undertook permanent guard duties at Broadmeadows Training Camp until October 1916, when he went to England with the 118th Howitzer Battery on the HMAT Aeneas. He again returned to Australia on health grounds, this time suffering a bronchial condition, and was discharged in June 1918. The inscription '2/F.A. BDE A.I.F.' refers to the '2nd Field Artillery Brigade Australian Imperial Forces'.A gold coloured star medal (1914-15 Star), a round silver medal (British War Medal), and a round bronze medal (Victory Medal), joined by different multi-coloured ribbons to a bar.1914-15 Star: The medal is a four-point star in bright bronze with a crown at the top. On the front are two crossed swords overlaid with a wreath and a scroll inscribed '1914-15'. The back is inscribed '1023 GNR J. Cullen, 2/F.A. BDE A.I.F'. The ribbon has a white band in the middle with a red band on one side and a blue band on the other. British War Medal: The front shows a mounted horse. The back shows the head of King George V in profile. The ribbon has a wide orange centre stripe and narrow blue, black and white stripes on each side. Victory Medal: The front has a winged figure of Victory. On the back are the words 'The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919' surrounded by a laurel wreath. The ribbon design colours are of two rainbows.john dudley cullen, jack cullen, wwi recognition of service

Item one of several medals and badges belonging to Gunner Frederick LUCKIE 10622 born 22/7/1896 at Eldorado. He was a railway employee prior to enlisting on 4/8/1915 and assigned to 2 Field Artillery Brigade. He was hospitalised on 21/8/1917 suffering from Trench Fever, returned to Australia and discharged on 1/2/1918. He is buried at Eldorado and listed on the Shire of Wangaratta Roll of Honour on display at Eldorado Memorial Hall.A total of 1,150,000 examples of this medalet were struck for distribution to Australian school children to coincide with the 10 June 1945 celebrations for the end of the war in Europe. The medalets were actually handed out on 6 June. The design is by Lyndon Dadswell.Circular medalet with suspension loop depicts a knight with sword in front of an outline of Australia with the date 1945 at the bottom. The reverse shows a map of the southern hemisphere.Reverse - 'VICTORY MEDAL'.f luckie, ww1, eldorado, 2 fab, 1945. victory medalet

Medals belonged to Senior Nurse Bessie Shircliffe Johnson who served with the Queen Alexandria's Imperial Military Nursing Staff Reserve during WWI. She served in England, Egypt and Greece. Three World War One medals mounted on a badge pin together. The 1914-1915 Star a bronze four pointed star with crown at top with a watered ribbon of red merging into white which merges into blue. The 1914-1915 Star reverse is flat and plain; stamped with recipient’s details. The British War Medal 1914-1918 shows a bareheaded effigy of King George V facing left, ribbon is orange with borders in dark blue, black and white. The British War Medal 1914-1918 reverse shows Saint George naked on horseback and armed with a short sword, the horse tramples on the Prussian eagle shield and the emblems of death, a skull and cross-bones. The Victory Medal, 1914-1919 is bronze with a winged figure of Victory on the front, the ribbon has a 2 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 of the Victory Medal, 1914-1919 is bronze has the words The Great War For Civilisation surrounded by a laurel wreath. The name of the recipient is engraved along the bottom edge of both the British War medal and the Victory medal. There is also a miniature replica pair of the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.'S/NURSE. / B. S. JOHNSON. / A.N.S. A.I.F.' [Engraved on reverse of the 1914-1915 Star] 'SISTER B S. JOHNSON A.I.F.' [Engraved on bottom edge of the British War Medal 1914-1918] 'SISTER. B.S.JOHNSON A.I.F.' [Engraved on bottom edge of the Victory Medal, 1914-1919]wwi, world war one, world war 1, nursing in warfare, military medals, bessie shircliffe johnson, elizabeth shircliffe johnson

The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a ‘Victory Medal’ to their own nationals. Each nation used the standard ribbon but used different designs on the medal to reflect national identity and custom. A number had the figure of Victory on the obverse. Australians were awarded the medal issued by Great Britain. The Victory Medal was awarded to prescribed classes of persons who entered a theatre of war on duty between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. FRASER, Thomas 2186The medal is bronze with a winged figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the words ‘THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION’, all surrounded by a laurel wreath. The 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. (it should be noted that the ribbons on the 2 medals of Gnr Fraser have been swapped over). A member mentioned in despatches (MID) for service during World War 1 wears a bronze spray of oak leaves on the Victory Medal ribbon. Only one emblem is worn no matter how many times a member may have been ‘mentioned'. When a ribbon alone is worn a slightly smaller insignia is worn as a ribbon emblemThe Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919

This medal was awarded to Leah Rosenthal (Alfred Hospital trained nurse)who served with Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service Reserve in France during World War 1Of significance to the AHNL as the recipient had trained at the Alfred Hospital, graduating in 1904Round bronze medal with attached ring and ribbon. The front of the medal displays a full-length winged figure (Victory) holding a palm leaf in her right hand. The ribbon has vertical stripes of red yellow, green,blue and violet from centre outwards. Has been mounted on a card along with the recipients 1914-1915 Military Star and British War MedalThe reverse side bears the inscription "THE GREAT /WAR FOR/CIVILISATION/1914-1919" within a laurel wreathworld war 1, military medals, world war 1 victory medal, leah rosenthal, queen alexandra's imperial military nursing service reserve

Service # 2353 William Ambrose Kennedy was born in Ballarat and enlisted in Melbourne on the17th January 1916 at the age of 35 years and 6 months. He fought with the 3rd Australian Division of the 37th Battalion in France and Belgium. He was killed in action on the 8th June 1917.Circular Victory Medal. 1914 - 1919. No ribbon with medal.The obverse shows the winged figure of Victory. The reverse is inscribed THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914 - 1919 surrounded with laurel leaves on outer rim. The medal edge is stamped with Service # 2353.A- SGT. W.A Kennedy 37 BN. A.I.F.

World War 1 Campaign Ribbons issued with medals awarded to Commonwealth Military Service Personnel High significanceWorld War 1 Victory Medal Ribbon (Multi coloured) and British War Medal Ribbon attached to a metal BarNilmilitary awards

The Australian School Children's Victory Medal was distributed to school children in 1945 to commemorate the end of WW2 in Europe. A similar medallion was distributed to school student at the end of WW1. Part of the Kevin John Herdman (No. 397661) Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service.Silver coloured medallion with red, white and blue ribbon attached. Obverse has an embossed image of a Knight in chain mail holding a sword. Map of Australia in background. Reverse has an embossed line map of the Southern Hemisphere continents. Hole with metal loop attached at top of medallion.Stamped on Observe: “1945” Stamped on Reverse: “VICTORY MEDAL”kevin herdman, victory medal, medallion, ww2

Group of four medals .Pte J Bishop 50/MGC on Military Medal, Not readable on 14 Star, 10983 Pte J Bishop R.W. FUS on Defence and Victory medals.world war 1, world war one, ww1, 1st aif, aif, first aif, first world war

World War One Victory Medal awarded to 2035 R B Griffin 2 Field Artillery Battery AIF. Griffin also served in 2nd Garrison Battalion in World War Two.world war one, wwi

Medals x 2British War Medal & Victory Medal The British War Medal has an effigy of George V on the obverse. The reverse has an image of St. George on horseback trampling the eagle shield and the skull and crossbones, the emblems of death. Above this is the risen sun of victory. The years 1914 and 1918 are contained on the outside edge medal. The Victory Medal is bronze with a figure of Victory on the obverse. The reverse has the inscription The Great War For Civilisation surrounded by a laurel wreath.