World War I Portrait and Star collection

Identifier

2011-07-0057-01
2011-07-0057-02
2011-07-0057-03

Title

World War I Portrait and Star collection

Type

Description

Gold frame with gold textured mount board, glass fronted.
Soft blue green cardboard covers to edge of frame.
Uniform patch: decorated silver top and bottom edges, bottom with bronze seven pointed star, patch has kings crown within rising sun logo, ribbon reads "Australian Military Forces", above rising sun logo is two sprigs of wattle. Below logo reads "For Australia".

Photo of man in military uniform seated sideways on chair, uniform does not show military rank or decorations , each edge has decorative cuts near each corner, purple ribbon diagonally across top left corner.

1914-15 star with red/white/blue ribbon above kings crown and George V insignia.

Coverage

Format

Uniform patch 110 x 64 mm
Photo 134 x 85 x 2 mm
Star 100 x 46 x 3 mm
Frame 243 x 294 x 18 mm

Date

First World War, 1914-1918

Audience

Case 11

Source

Date Created

15/08/2012