Birks family medals, ca.1887-1938
Birks family medals, ca.1887-1938
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Date
ca.1887-1938
Call Numbers
R 1085
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Physical Description
Contents
10 military medals
6 medals
2 medallions
5 badges
5 buttons
3 ribbons
2 stickpins
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Level of description
Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Military medals
4 WWI medals with ribbons on one pin; 2 stamped on edge "Liet. E. N. Birks A.I.F."
4 miniature WWI medals with ribbons on one pin, arrangement as above
1 Mercantile Marine War Medal with red, green & white ribbon; stamped on edge "H. N. Edmonds. Australia. 1791"
1 WWI medal, stamped on edge "H. N. Edmonds. Australia. 179...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Birks family medals, ca.1887-1938
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
A handwritten note, evidently by the donor, which accompanied this collection, states "2 medals of George V. Birks for medical achievements given to Kyffin by mother April 1974" (note placed on ML file).
This pictorial material is part of Birks family papers, ca. 1880-ca. 1970 at MLMSS 2732
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information trans...
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Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Miss Kathryn Birks, November 1974
Pic.Acc.3175
Administrative / Biographical history
The donor was the daughter of Eric Napier Birks and the granddaughter of George Frederick Birks. George Frederick Birks was a director of the firm Potter & Birks, manufacturing chemists. The relics were received in a box inscribed "Father's medals (E. N. Birks) / Mother's brother's (Edmonds) / possibly some Mr Potter's". They form part of the Birks...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 1085
Record Identifier
YdmdoX49
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YdmdoX49
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Reference code
910011
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