1914-15 Star Medal

Maker
Blakemore, William Henry James (b.1871, d.1945) Production date
Circa 1918 See full details

Object Detail

Maker
Blakemore, William Henry James (b.1871, d.1945)
Description
The 1914-15 Star is a crowned four-pointed star with crossed swords and a wreath of oak leaves, with the royal cypher at the foot and a central scroll inscribed 1914-15. The 1914-15 Star is identical to the 1914 Star, except for the omission of AUG and NOV, and the scroll across the centre being inscribed 1914-15. The reverse of the 1914-15 Star is plain, except for the inscribed name and service details of the recipient. The medal is bronze and is attached to the ribbon by a ring.

The ribbon is watered silk with red, white and blue stripes. This is the same ribbon as that worn on the 1914 Star.

Issued to -: 6/2485 Capt. J.P. Hewat, N.Z.E.F.
Production date
Circa 1918
Production period
World War One
Collection type
Museum
Media/materials
Bronze, ribbon
Subject person
Hewat, John Paterson (b.Circa 1892, d.1918)
Related information
Cenotaph database entry for John Paterson Hewat
Accession number
79/0866
System ID
5568
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 5568

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