Medal, Victory

Description
A Victory Medal. The yellow bronze medal features a standing Victory figure on the obverse. The figure is holding a palm branch in her left facing hand and extending her right facing arm. " THE GREAT / WAR FOR / CIVILISATION / 1914-1919 " is marked on the reverse inside a leaf design. "37895 PTE. R. MARETT N.Z.E.F. " is inscribed on the edge. The ribbon is a double rainbow colour with crimson on the edges and red in the centre.
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Subject person
Classification
Personal Symbol/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
Private Robert Marett enlisted for service in World War I in New Plymouth and was serving with the Wellington Infantry Regiment and was killed in action in the Somme, France, on 29 June 1916.
Accession number
A59.361
Collection type
Social History
Material
Bronze
Metal
Silk
Fabric

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