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First World War Mothers and Widows Ribbon issued to Mrs E. Taylor, number 22566

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Commonwealth Government

c. 1917

Overview

First World War Mothers and Widows Ribbon, black silk ribbon with machine embroidered gold wattle sprigs, the rising sun with “Australia Military Forces for Australia”, suspended between two white metal bars, top bar embossed with laurel leaves, stamped on back the number ‘22566’, and one raised gold star centered on the lower bar.

Historical information

Mothers and Widows Ribbon issued to Mrs Esther Taylor, number 22566 on death of her son Private John William TAYLOR 6342, 11th Battalion, 20th Reinf. KIA 16/04/1917.

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Registration number

cwa-org-12-2022.8.1

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

60 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Weight

15 g

Inscriptions and markings

Front – embroidered gold wattle sprigs and the rising sun with “Australian Military Forces For Australia” underneath.
Top metal bar front – embossed laurel leaves and the number “22566” stamped on back; bottom metal bar has one raised gold star.

Keywords

Mothers and Widows Ribbon

First World War

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Comparative significance criteria

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Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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World War One Mothers and Widows Ribbon issued to Mrs E. Taylor, number 22566

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