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Katanning Historical Society > Records

World War Two Medals

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c. 1945

Subcollections

Military > World War Two

Overview

A gold wooden frame patterned with flowers, scrolls and leaves. The frame houses six military medals which were awarded in World War Two.

Historical information

From left to right the medals are "1939-45 STAR", "AFRICA STAR", "PACIFIC STAR", "Defence Medal", "War Medal 1939-045", and the "Australia Service Medal". The medals were awarded to Leslie Herbert Jenner, service number "WX5650". Lance Corporal Jenner was mentioned in despatches on the 9th March 1945. He died in Papua New Guinea on the 23rd of October 1943 of wounds received in action and is buried in the Lae War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HS2014.46

Item type

Medals

Material

Bronze (Metal)

Cloth

Silver (Metal)

Wood

Width

41 cm

Height or length

217.3000 cm

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Links to additional resources

National Archives Service Record [recordsearch.naa.gov.au]

Service record for Lance Corporal Jenner.

Virtual War Memorial Record [vwma.org.au]

Photograph of Leslie Herbert Jenner and details of his service.

Last modified

Tuesday, 24 March, 2026

Completeness

94

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Rights category

Date of creation +70 years

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Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.

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