Victory Medal : Private R H Erwood, 6 Battalion, AIF Accession Number: REL31490.002

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Victory Medal. Impressed around the edge with recipient's details.

Contextual Description

Awarded to 2049 Private Robert Henry Erwood who served in 2 Machine Gun Company during the First World War. Erwood was born in NSW in 1886 and was a labourer until his enlistment in the AIF on 23 September 1914. He trained in Egypt and in April 1915 proceeded to Gallipoli. In August he was transferred to Lemnos for a period of rest. In early 1916, he returned to Egypt for further training. On 25 March 1916 his battalion was posted in France. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 1 April but later that month was reduced to the ranks as punishment for being absent from his billet without the proper authority. He was killed in action on 25 August 1916, and is buried at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Cemetery in France.

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Accession Number
REL31490.002
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Medal
Physical Description
Material: Bronze
Date Made
c 1920
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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