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ANZAC Commemorative Medallion

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The Anzac Commemorative Medallion was instituted in 1967 and awarded to surviving members of the Australian forces who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula, or in direct support of the operations from close offshore. The time frame is any time during the period from the first Anzac Day in April 1915 to the date of final evacuation in January 1916. The medal is cast in bronze and measures approximately 75 millimetres high and 50 millimetres wide.
The obverse depicts Simpson and his donkey carrying a wounded soldier to safety. It is bordered on the lower half by a laurel wreath above the word ANZAC. The reverse shows a map in relief of Australia and New Zealand superimposed by the Southern Cross. The lower half is bordered by New Zealand fern leaves.

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cwa-org-32-99-646

Inscriptions and markings

Next of kin, or other entitled persons, are entitled to receive the medallion on behalf of their relatives if the medallion has not been issued. Surviving members were also issued with a lapel badge in the form of a small replica of the medallion to recognise their Gallipoli service. The name and initials of the recipient is engraved on the reverse. The medallion is issued in a presentation box.

Contextual Information

Multiple examples of this medallion are retained as an ongoing memorial to the service and sacrifice of Western Australians. Medals are displayed in context throughout the Museum. All medals are identified, archivally stored and those not on display are accessible and viewable with prior notice.

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