Historical information

WALTHALL Robert Barratt
DOB 29/03/1899
Corporal

Physical description

Australian War Service Medal 1939-1945

circular shape.
The ribbon has a wide khaki central stripe, flanked by two narrow red stripes, which are in turn flanked by two outer stripes, one of dark blue and the other of light blue. The khaki represents the Australian Army, and the red, dark blue and light blue represent the Merchant Navy, Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force respectively

Inscriptions & markings

N388579
R.B. WALTHALL
The medal is nickel silver with the crowned effigy of King George VI on the obverse.
The reverse has the Australian coat of arms, placed centrally, surrounded by the words ‘THE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL 1939-1945’