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MEMORIAL PHOTO & MEDALS - GERRY W RUSSELL

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2004

Overview

Brown wood rectangle frame with Perspex front. Green border, cream mounting board. In middle sepia tone photograph of man crouching in Australian Army fatigues with .303 rifle resting on leg. Scrubby background. Above and on either side of image is brass Rising Sun badge. Bellow two badges. Left badge wreath with bayonet down middle. Right badge Diamond shape with rising sun beams on middle, with anchor and crown on top. Text along bottom. Under this are three medals. Left medal (Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75) has blue, green, light blue, yellow and red striped ribbon. 7 pointed star and text on medal. Middle medal (The Korea Medal) has yellow and blue striped ribbon. Medal has text and bust of Queen Elizabeth II. Third medal (United Nations Service Medal Korea) Light blue and white ribbon. Medal has text and image of the word boarded by a laurel wreath, is symbol of the United Nations. Text plaque at bottom on green border with text.

Historical information

Private Gerald William Russell born 12 January 1932 in Armadale. Enlisted with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 22 February 1953. Was sent to Korea with the 3rd Battalion in early 1953, part of the Australian contingent of the United Nations coalition combating North Korean forces. Was killed in action in a skirmish along the 38th parallel in Korea on 12 May 1953.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2007.39

Material

Width

4 cm

Height or length

58 cm

Depth

49 cm

Themes

People

Social History

World Cultures

Inscriptions and markings

Bottom label [GERRY W. RUSSEL / 5/400269 / KILLED IN ACTION KOREA 12-5-1953 / AGED 21 YEARS & 4 MONTHS] Left medal [THE AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL / 1945-1975] middle medal [FD + ELIZABETH II DEI GRA:BRITT:OM]

Keywords

Korean War

United Nations

RUSSELL Joseph Mr

RUSSELL Gerard William Mr

ARMADALE

Royal Australian Infantry Corps

Korea

Gerald Russell Park

Year

2004

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.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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