Star, 1914-15
Description
A 1914-15 Star. The bronze crowned four pointed star also features crossed swords and a wreath of oak leaves with the royal cypher at the foot. " 1914-15 " is embossed on a central scroll. Inscribed "10/725, TPR. R. MARETT. / N. Z .E . F." The star is attached to a watered red, white and blue striped ribbon by a simple ring.
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Object detail
Subject person
Classification
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This
star
was
awarded
to
Private
Robert
Marett,
of
Stratford.
Marett
embarked
on
the
16
October
1914
with
the
Wellington
Infantry
Battalion
and
was
killed
in
action
on
the
Somme,
France
on
29
June
1916.
He
is
buried
in
France
at
the
Cite
Bonjean
Military
Cemetery,
Armentieres.
See
the
Cenotaph
Database
at
Auckland
War
Memorial
Museum.
http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/10345.detail
Accession number
A59.362
Collection type
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