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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

Medal Group, Pre 1914, Crimea, McMAHON, Western Australia Pensioner Guard

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Overview

Crimean War medal group of Pensioner Guard, Private John McMahon awarded for service in the Crimean War with 47th Regiment of Foot.

Historical information

John McMahon was allocated land in Northam in 1875 having met the service obligations of the Enrolled pensioner Force. he was one of 36 surviving members of the Force who attended the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Banquet held in St George's Hall, Perth in 1897

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-54-756

Inscriptions and markings

The medal group consists of the British Crimea medal with bars for Alma, Inkermann and Sebastopol and the Turkish Crimean War Medal

Contextual Information

These medals may be viewed in the Pensioner Guard display in the Pre 1914 Gallery at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia.

Links to additional resources

Ottoman Turkish Crimean War Medal

British Crimean War Medal

St George's Hall

47th Regiment of Foot

John McMahon - Enrolled Pensioner

McMahon - Enrolled Pensioner Force

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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