Medals, badges, ribbons and maps mostly from Word War I and World War II, 1897-1975 / belonging to Len Reid

PXE 1326
R 2005/Boxes 1-2

fonds

1897-1975

Badges, Medals, Cartographic Materials, Textual Records

910760

62 badges and medals - metal, fabric, plastic - 12.5 x 7.5 cm. or smaller
13 prize ribbons - satin - 9 x 130 cm. or smaller
1 volume and 5 sheets of textual material - printed (published book), manuscript, typescript
5 maps (some textual material) - 101 x 73 cm. or smaller

Len Reid served in World War II and his identity tags from that conflict are included in the collection

PXE 1326
Map and description of the 'Siege of Tobruk, April-December 1941. Cartography by James Emery - History by Chester Wilmot'. Distributed throughout Australia by Gordon and Gotch Limited

4 further maps of theatres of conflict in Egypt during World War II including a map of Salum (marked secret) on the North Coast of Egypt, published by the Department of Survey and Mines, 1938. Also 3 Australian Aerial Survey Maps of Egyptian war zones in October 1942 prior to the Battle of El Alamein being Sidi Abd El Rahman, El Makh-Khad and El Whiska

R 2005
Box 1
13 prize ribbons won at Horse Gymkhanas held by the 14th Field artillery Brigade (Militia) in 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939. The brigade at the time was stationed at Marrickville, NSW (Item 61 out of 63 on contents list of medals and badges listed below)

Box 2
62 badges and medals mostly from allied nations in World Wars I and II but also including Italian and German badges. A manuscript note identifying the badges accompanies the collection along with an 1897 edition of The Story of the British Army by C. Cooper King, used to identify some of the medals and badges. Also includes 1 page typescript titled, 'record of the Services of the 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry - formerly the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment

Access via appointment - Applies to R 2005

A manuscript note compiled by the donor identifying the badges and medals accompanies the collection material -

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.4755 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13