File 2: Clarence Pond commemorative medallion, 1918
File 2: Clarence Pond commemorative medallion, 1918
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Date
1918
Call Numbers
R 2240
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Physical Description
Contents
1 commemorative medallion - 120 mm diameter - bronze
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Contents
Commemorative medallion, also referred to as a 'memorial plaque' for Clarence Pond, made in the United Kingdom. The medallion was presented to the Pond family on the death of Clarence Pond in World War I.
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Full title
File 2: Clarence Pond commemorative medallion, 1918
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1916 the British Government recognised the need to show some form of official gratitude to the next of kin of the men and women who had died in the First World War. A committee was set up to investigate the most suitable form of recognition. In 1917, following the committee’s recommendations a competition to design a suitable plaque was announce...
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Call Numbers
R 2240
Record Identifier
YzOmNMd9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YzOmNMd9
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Reference code
9622116
