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Medal, campaign |
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| Object type | Classification: 278 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Pacific Star, 8th December 1941-2nd September 1945, WW2 Medal awarded to Flight Lieutenant Robert James (Bob) Prentice, RNZAF. bronze medal; six-pointed star; ring suspension; with ribbon obverse- at centre the Royal cypher GRI with VI below; cypher surmounted by a crown superimposed on a circlet which bears the title of the star THE PACIFIC STAR reverse- plain ribbon- dark green with red edges with yellow stripe, and thin stripes of dark blue and light blue (ribbon designed by King George VI - green and yellow symbolise the forests and beaches; the dark blue represents the Navy, the red the Army and the light blue the Air Force) unnamed |
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| Date | George VI (1936 - 1952)-House of Windsor-English reign; (1945); 08 Dec 1941-02 Sep 1945; World War 2-wars | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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diameter: 43mm |
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1985.124 |
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| Place of creation | England; Pacific | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1985.124, N2660 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Pacific Star, WW2 Medal awarded to Robert James Prentice, 17 Fighter Squadron, RNZAF. Medal awarded to Robert James Prentice, RNZAF, WW2 Robert Prentice joined the RNZAF and was posted to 17 Fighter Squadron in the Pacific Islands during World War 2. After the war he became the chief flying instructor at the Mangere Aero Club, Auckland. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This image has been released as "CCBY" by Auckland Museum. For details refer to the Commons project page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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