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United States Victory Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: Winged Victory, standing full face, wearing a spiked crown and holding a sword in her right hand, pointing downwards, and a shield in her left. Reverse: The inscription 'THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION' around the top and the United States shield with the letters 'U.S.' surmounted by a fasces. On either side the names of the Allied and associated nations 'FRANCE', 'ITALY', 'SERBIA', 'JAPAN', 'MONTENEGRO', 'RUSSIA', 'GREECE', 'GREAT BRITAIN', 'BELGIUM', 'BRAZIL', 'PORTUGAL', 'RUMANIA' and 'CHINA'. The medal is fitted with a loose ring suspender and a piece of 38 mm watered double rainbow pattern ribbon.
Awarded for service on active duty at any time between 6 April 1917 and 11 November 1918. It was also awarded for service between 12 November 1918 and 5 August 1919 with the American Expeditionary Force in European Russia, and was further awarded to the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia between 23 November 1918 and 1 April 1920. Battle clasps to be worn on the ribbon were awarded for each of the major operations.The clasps, with a star on each side of the name of the campaign or one of the defensive sectors, were issued for the following campaigns: Cambrai (20 May - 4 Dec 1917), Somme Defensive (21 Mar - 6 Apr 1918), Lys (9 Apr - 27 Apr 1918), Aisne (27 May - 5 Jun 1918), Montdidier-Noyon (9 Jun - 13 Jun 1918), Champagne-Marne (18 Jul - 6 Aug 1918), Aisne-Marne (18 Jul - 6 Aug 1918), Somme Offensive (8 Aug - 11 Nov 1918), Oise-Aisne (18 Aug - 11 Nov 1918), Ypres-Lys (19 Aug - 11 Nov 1918), St. Mihiel (12-16 Sep 1918), Meuse-Argonne (26 Sep - 11 Nov 1918) and Vittorio-Veneto (24 Oct - 4 Nov 1918). Clasps were also awarded to personnel who served overseas in one of the following areas and were not entitled to a battle clasp: England (6 Apr 1917 - 11 Nov 1918), France ( 6 Apr 1917 - 11 Nov 1918), Italy (6 Apr 1917 - 11 Nov 1918), Siberia (Any service in Siberia) and Russia (Any service in European Russia). 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.
United States Victory Medal. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: Winged Victory, standing full face, wearing a spiked crown and holding a sword in her right hand, pointing downwards, and a shield in her left.
United States Victory Medal (1917-19) with bar 'AISNE'. The obverse of the medal features a winged Victory holding a shield and sword on the front. The reverse has "The Great War For Civilization" in
United States Distinguished Service Medal (Army). Unnamed. Obverse: The Coat of Arms of the United States in gold surrounded by a circle of dark blue enamel, bearing the inscription 'FOR DISTINGUISHED
English Translation: Front: Who will be next! Soldiers of the VC and NVA! Why do you continue this senseless struggle? Already this year many of your comrades have been killed in Phuoc Tuy Provinc
Large wooden Roll of Honour plaque bearing at the top a green plastic shield edged in white. The shield shows a yellow inverted boomerang with red lettering 'AATTV' above a brown crossbow. Beneath thi
English Translation: Front: Who Will Be Next! Soldiers of the VC and NVA Why do you continue this senseless struggle. Already this year many of your comrades have been killed in Phuoc Tuy Province.
