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Medal presentation ceremony in Adelaide, South Australia [PRG 280/1/37/133] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir George Murray, Lieutenant Governor of South Australia pinning an award on to an army officer's tunic during a medal presentation ceremony held in Adelaide, South Australia. According to a researcher, the soldier on right hand side is William Pendennis Devonshire, DSO of 27th Battalion with the Battalion's colour patch (blue and brown diamond) on his shoulder with a Gallipoli 'A' badge.

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Physical description

photograph 12 cm x 16.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1923

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Murray, George, Sir, 1863-1942
Military decorations -- South Australia
Governors -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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Historical information

There are a number of newspaper articles relating to the presentation of Victory medals to returned soldiers: 'The Register:, Tuesday 11 April 1922, page 4; and 'The Critic', Friday 26 April 1922, page 4.

Digitisation information

Date

08/04/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,080 x 2,167 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

6.68 MB

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