Friday, September 23, 2011

Thomas' WW1 medals


Thomas' son, Peter Carrucan is the custodian of our Grand (father's) only remaining WW1 medal: the Return from Service Medal.  Peter is also custodian of our (Grand) father's riband or ribbon bar that was worn on the army uniform during official occasions.

Scanned copy of Thomas' Return from Service Medal (Source: Peter Carrucan)



Scanned copy of Thomas' riband aka ribbon bar (Source: Peter Carrucan)


The colors on the riband represent the three medals Thomas was awarded for his WW1 service.  These medals are the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal 1914-1919. 

According to a number of sources, Thomas was very angry when his three medals and uniform were discarded shortly after his return to Australia in 1920.



Replicas of the lost medals Thomas received after WW1




 

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