Star, Pacific
Description
A bronze Pacific Star. The six pointed star features the " GRI / VI " monogram at the centre which is surmounted by the royal crown. " The Pacific Star " rings the monogram. The centre of the ribbon accompanying the star is dark green with a central yellow stripe. On the outer edges are wide stripes of red with narrow stripes of dark blue and light blue between the stripes of dark green and red.
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Subject person
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This
star
was
awarded
to
James
Edward
Prestidge
was
born
in
Matapū
and
schooled
at
Matapu
Primary.
During
World
War
II
he
served
as
a
private
in
the
14th
Brigade
Defence
and
Employment
platoon,
14th
Brigade
Medium
Machine
Coy.,
2nd
New
Zealand
Expeditionary
Force
and
served
in
the
Pacific.
James
died
on
24/07/2007
and
is
buried
in
the
RSA
section
of
the
Eltham
cemetery:
http://public.stdc.govt.nz/cemeteries/
Record
number
22151.
Accession number
A91.191
Collection type
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