Summary
Bronze medal issued by the Post Master General in South Australia to Lance Corporal D'Arcy Garrett Cole, service number 960 of the 43rd Battalion, Australian Corps. Sig. Coy. (Signal Company). The medal was issued to all Post Master General employees who served in World War I.
Cole was born 29 March 1891 at Port Lincoln, South Australia. The son of Alfred Cole and Sarah Elizabeth Broughton, nee Garrett, of Jamestown, South Australia, Cole was a line & telegraph repairer prior to enlistment on 18 October 1915 aged 24 years. He embarked on 9 June 1916 and served in France. Cole returned to Australia 23 June 1919 on the ship 'Borda' and was discharged on 8 August 1919. Lance Corporal Cole died in 1971.
Obverse Description
Corner view of post office building.
Reverse Description
Engraved on reverse: "D.G. Cole." followed by text "FROM FELLOW OFFICERS / P.M.G.s DEPARTMENT / IN APPRECIATION OF SERVICES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-19".
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1919 AD
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Issued By
South Australia, Australia: Post Master General's Department (PMG), South Australia, Australia, 1919
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Issued To
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Material
Bronze
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
27 mm (Outside Diameter), 10.31 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round with loop
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References
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Keywords
World War I, 1914-1918, Medals, Postal Services & Communications, Postal Workers