Physical description
Buff card certificate with a blue border, red seal embossed with the coat of arms of Melbourne, printed black text and two signatures. The coat of arms of Melbourne is printed in colour at the top of the certificate.
Inscriptions & markings
'CITY OF MELBOURNE / CIVIL DEFENCE ORGANISATION / CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE / PRESENTED TO / Clare R. Macintyre / WHO WAS ENROLLED AS A MEMBER AND LOYALLY SERVED / IN THE CIVIL DEFENSE ORGANISATION OF THE / CITY OF MELBOURNE / DURING A PERIOD OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY, / WORLD WAR, 1939-1945'
'This certificate is issued in appreciation of the services / so rendered and as an expression of the thanks of the / Melbourne City Corporation for the voluntary / assistance gratuitously given in the interests of public / safety and welfare.'
'Given Under the Common Seal of the Corporation of the Lord Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of the City of Melbourne, this eleventh day of November, 1945'
'F. R. Connelly. / LORD MAYOR / H. S. Wooton / TOWN CLERK'
' "THEY ALSO SERVE WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT" '
