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Dardanelles Commemorative Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The helmeted figure of la Repubique and the inscription 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' on the circumference with the engravers name at the lower left. Reverse: The view of a landscape framed by trees, with flags, a field gun and an anchor in the foreground and the inscription 'DARDANELLES' above. The nearest flag in the scene bears the inscription 'HONNEUR ET PATRIE 1915 1918'. The ring suspension is formed from two palm fronds and a crescent moon. A piece of 37 mm white ribbon with five green vertical stripes is attached to the suspender.
Instituted on 15 June 1926. The Dardanelles Medal was awarded to French participants if the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 during the First World War. The French Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli numbered 42,000 men at its peak of whom approximately 15,000 were killed. This medal is part of a collection assembled by the late Hon. Sir Thomas Hughes, Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales. It was presented to the Memorial in memory of his son, Captain Roger Forrest Hughes, Australian Army Medical Corps, who died of wounds in France on 11 December 1916 and his grandson, Flying Officer Peter Roger Forrest Hughes, 12 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, who was killed on active service while flying in the Northern Territory on 3 October 1942.
French Medal of the Orient (Medaille D'Orient). The obverse depicts the helmeted bust of 'la Repubique' with the engravers signature 'Georges Lemaire' at 8 o'clock and 'REPUBLIQUE FRANCAIS' around the
Commemorative War Medal 1914 - 1918. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of La Republique wearing a First World War Adrian pattern steel helmet and holding a sword by the blade, hilt upwards, togethe
Syria-Cilicia and Levant Medal with the bar 'LEVANT'. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of La Republique facing left wearing a helmet that has an oak leaf wreath, and 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' around
French Morocco Medal 1909 with the bar 'OUDJDA'. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of La Republique facing left wearing a helmet that has an oak leaf wreath, and 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' around the c
French China Medal 1900-1901 with the bar '1900 CHINE 1901'. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of La Republique facing left wearing a tropical pattern helmet and an oak wreath with 'REPUBLIQUE FRA
French Morocco Medal 1909. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bust of La Republique facing left wearing a helmet that has an oak leaf wreath, and 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' around the circumference. The engr
