Item Item 8 - Medals and identity disc

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UQFL418-Series B-Subseries 8-Item 8

Title

Medals and identity disc

Date(s)

  • 1914-1945 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

5 medals, 1 ribbon bar, 1 identity tag

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Name of creator

(1896-1984)

Biographical history

Alistair Macdonald was born in Georgetown, North Queensland on 2 June 1896 to Alexander Rose Macdonald and Nancy Macdonald (nee Armitage). He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 5 October 1914 and served in Belgium and France as part of the 12th Infantry Battalion, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. He later became Associate to Alan Mansfield and accompanied him to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

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Medals awarded to Alistair Macdonald for service in World War I and World War II, and red identity disk or 'dog tag' inscribed '2 LT. MCDONALD.A.R. PRES 12BN A.I.F.
Medals are:
Full size, in original packaging: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal with accompanying ribbon bar
Minature: Mounted War Medal 1939-1945, Australia Service Medal 1939-1945

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Unrestricted access

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright applies. Contact the Fryer Library.

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  • English

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Final

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Created, FF, 18-Nov-2020

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  • Parcel: UQFL418 Parcel 1