Medal, New Zealand War Service
Description
A New Zealand War Service medal 1939-45. The cupro-nickel medal features a portrait of King George VI on the obverse."GEORGE IVS VI D:G: BR OMN:REX FD :IND:IMP" is embossed around the outside. Two fern fronds act as the suspender for the medal. "FOR/SERVICE TO/NEW ZEALAND/1939-1945" is marked on the reverse of the medal. It is mounted with the reverse side upwards.
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Subject person
Classification
Credit line
This
medal
was
awarded
to
James
Edward
Prestidge.
who
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
A91.193
Collection type
Material
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