Summary
Riband Bar for 20 medals awarded to Gen. Sir Edmund (Ned) Francis Herring.
Mounted medal ribbons on bars. Part of General Sir Edmund Herring Collection.
Herring served in World War I and was a senior officer (service number VX15) during World War II.
Riband bars are small sections of the coloured ribbon from which individual medals are mounted or suspended. (Each medal is presented with its own distinctive ribbon.) The ribbon sections of a riband bar are lined up next to each other and usually fixed to a pin so they can be worn like a badge wiith everyday uniform where medals are not required.
Physical Description
Group of 20 mounted medal ribbons on 5 bars, joined by a pin for wearing.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from General Edmund (Ned) F. Herring, Dame Mary R. Herring, Dr Mary C. Longfield, by May 1988
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Overall Dimensions
135 mm (Length), 85 mm (Height)
Riband Bar group.
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References
References: Australian War Memorial website: [Link 1] Australian Dictionary of Biography website: [Link 2]://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/herring-sir-edmund-francis-ned-12626
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Keywords
Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945
