Summary

George VI Coronation Medal awarded to J.R. Hall (Rex Hall), 1937.

90,000 examples of this medal was issued to selected individuals throughout the British Empire to celebrate the Coronation of King George V on 12 May 1937.

Physical Description

A silver medal with attached loop and ribbon. The obverse features conjoined half-length busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth wearing crowns and robes of state with no legend. The reverse has at the centre a crowned monogram GRI (Translation - George King and Emperor) and below, CROWNED 12 MAY 1937; around, GEORGE VI QVEEN ELIZABETH.

Obverse Description

Conjoined half-length busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth wearing crowns and robes of state with no legend.

Reverse Description

At the centre a crowned monogram GRI (Translation - George King and Emperor) and below, CROWNED 12 MAY 1937; around, GEORGE VI QVEEN ELIZABETH.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Awarded to Hall, Captain J. R.

90,000 examples of this medal was issued to selected individuals throughout the British Empire to celebrate the Coronation of King George V on 12 May 1937.

63 Lieutenant Joseph Rex Hall, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance
Joined 18 August 1914, 19 years 9 mths
b. Kerang
Accountant
Oct 1914, embarked for active service as Corporal, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance
9 May 1915 Gallipoli
Aug 1915 promoted Sergeant
Posted to Imperial Camel Corps July 1916, Palestine
Transferred from 1st Light Horse to 3rd Anzac Camel Battn, Nov 1916
Apr 1918 Temp Captain, Imperial Camel Brigade
July 1918 Staff Capt, 5th LH Brigade
Sep 1918: staff in France
May 1919 ADC to General Chauvel, London
Returned to Aust July 1919
Appt terminated 14 Jan 1920
1929: at 386 Lower Malvern Rd, East Malvern
1967: his letter applying for Anzac medal

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