Military Medal : Private W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF Accession Number: REL22873.002

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Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

Contextual Description

1680 Lance Corporal William George Kite, a 22 year old labourer from Namburra via Temora, NSW, enlisted 20 January 1916 in the 2nd Reinforcements of 56 Battalion, AIF. He returned to Australia on 23 June 1919. Kite was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 1 September 1918 at Peronne. He had previously been awarded the Military Medal on 24 April 1918 for operations near Villers Bretonneux. The citation for this award is unavailable. An officer noted of him 'He is quite a remarkable man, in that he appears to have no fear. Above all his cheerfulness is contagious.' Kite also served in the Second World War as a signalman in the Australian Signals Training Battalion, with the service number N79711. He enlisted on October 1940 and was discharged in September 1946.

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Accession Number
REL22873.002
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Award
Physical Description
Material: Silver
Date Made
c 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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