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MEDAL - AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE KOREAN WAR VETERAN

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2012

Overview

Round gold coloured medal attached to a orange, blue, white, black, yellow and red stripped ribbon.
On obverse side of the medal is raised Korean text around the top edge, and chevron design around bottom edge. In the middle is a raised star on a red cross, on a circle. On reverse side is raised text around edge and in middle. Edge text [MINISTRY OF PATRIOTS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS / KOREAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION]. Middle text [REPUBLIC / OF KOREA].
Ring at the of medal which links to a rectangle with tapered end stripped ribbon. At the top of the ribbon is a rectangle gold coloured bade with pin clasp on back. On front is black enamel with gold text [KOREAN WAR VETERAN]. Back a badge two stripped ribbons pined in place. At top of ribbons gold coloured metal clasps.

Historical information

The Ambassador for Peace Medal was first presented to veterans of the Korean War as a special memento for the veterans who returned to South Korean through the 'Revisit Program'. It was later offered to veterans unable to visit South Korean. The medal is available to veterans who served during the Korean War from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953.
The medal was presented to Helen Anderson on behalf of Gerald William Russell who was a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and served in Korea during the Korean War. He was killed in action on 12 May 1953, age 21 and is buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Korea. When he enlisted Gerald and Helen were dating and continued to date while he was away. Helen did marry following Gerald's death but she always kept his memory alive and kept in touch with Gerlad's friends from Armadale and from the 3rd Battalion. Helen was part of the campaign to have a park in Brookdale named in honour of Gerald in 2004. Helen also applied for the medal to be awarded to Gerald.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2022.46a

Material

Cloth

Metal

Width

75 mm

Height or length

560 mm

Keywords

RUSSELL gerald William Mr

Year

2012

Statement of significance

This object is part of collection with good provenance and interpretive potential that tells the story of the City of Armadale's connection to armed conflicts around the world from the late 1800s to today. The collection explores the experiences of people associated with the City of Armadale who went to war, their experiences when they returned as well as how these conflicts impacted the community who stayed behind.
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