Identifier
2011-06-0009-04
Title
British War Medal
Type
Medal
Description
War medals of T/Cpl 1529 Alfred E. Upham, 7th Lighthorse Regiment, enlisted 5 September 1915 and returned to Australia 28 August 1919.
Coverage
Medium
Metal - cupro - nickel ( Department of Defence , 2011 ) ; synthetic ribbon
Format
35 x 70 x 5mm
Provenance
Awarded to TCPRL A E UPHAM 7 / LHR AIF
Date
First World War, 1914-1918
Audience
Gallipoli Building - Army Display
Source
W B Lane
Date Created
22/06/2012
References
Medal with portrait of George V on the obverse and an image of St George on horseback trampling underfoot the eagle shield of the Central Powers and a skull and cross - bones ; The risen sun is above these figures and the years 1914 and 1918 are written along the outside edge ; The rank and name of the recipient engraved on the rim ; The ribbon has a large , central orange stripe , flanked by a white stripe on either side , flanked by a black stripe , flanked by a light blue stripe ( Department of Defence , 2011 )