1914-1918 British War Medal and 1914-1918 Victory Medal awarded to L.Cpl J. STAPLETON

c. 1917

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2005.1.1.a&b

Item type

Medals

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Brass

Fabrics

Width

72 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Weight

70 g

Inscriptions and markings

1914-1918 British War Medal and 1914-1918 Victory Medal impressed with “L/Cpl J.Stapleton 55BTN”

Contextual information

Lance Corporal John (Jack) STAPLETON, born 6 October 1888, emigrated to Australia in 1912 with his bother Richard Joseph SLEEMAN, and in January 1916 both men enlisted in the Australian Army.
Jack was killed in action by snipper fire at Polygon Wood, Ypres Belgium on the 26 September 1917.

Keywords

1st World War

1st Australian Imperial Force

Ypres

55th Battalion

World War One

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Place made

Australia

Year

c. 1917

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

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