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[edit]Medal, award
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| Artist |
Gillick, Ernest; George William de Saulles |
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| Title |
Medal, award |
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| Object type | Exploration Classification: 76642 |
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| Description |
English: Polar Medal 1902-1904 Awarded to C Reginald Ford (FRIBA FRGS) eight-sided silver medal; ornate scroll suspension; with ribbon obverse- bust of King Edward VII in naval uniform with order and medals facing left; legend around- EDWARDVS VII REX IMPERATOR reverse- image of HMS Discovery with a sledging party in the foreground Bar- ANTARCTICA 1902-1904 named on edge- ACTG SHIP'S STEWD C.R. FORD markings- obverse- lower rhs- medallist's initials GES reverse- lower lhs- EG; Ernest Gillick; sculptor |
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| Date | Edward VII (1901-1910)-House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-English reign; 1901-1904; (1904) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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length x width: 47 x 35mm |
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| Accession number |
809194 (object number) |
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| Place of creation | United Kingdom; Antarctica | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N1509 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Polar Medal 1904 Medal awarded to Charles Reginald Ford. Charles Reginald Ford (1880-1972) born in London joined the Royal Navy and served on several vessels. In 1901 he volunteered to serve of the Royal Geographic Society Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott, serving as a steward and assistant to Captain Scott. He later returned to New Zealand where he married, and studied architecture. In 1923 he moved to Auckland and formed a partnership with WH Gummer (Gummer and Ford). He was a fellow of the Royal Society, and also became closely involved with the Auckland Museum, being appointed as Honorary Curator of English ceramics. Medal instituted by King Edward VII in 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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