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Medal and Ribbon [UFBA (United Fire Brigades Association) 5 year service medal]
Production date
1945
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Accession number
1986.52
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Description
Medal - 5 year service. United Fire Brigades Association. Silver-plated; round; with an exaggerated lip on the front side. The front has a fireman holding a hose, flanked on either side by a crest; the association's name printed around the top and a Latin motto across the bottom. The reverse side has printed information as to what the medal is, and to whom and when it was presented. The medal is suspended to a full-width bar, a draped rod with a shield centre and a bird emblem on top. The ribbon is red with a strong, horizontal pattern; at the top is a buckle with a clothes-pin behind and 3 prongs to secure the ribbon itself. This 5 year medal was presented to O.W. Bauer by the Manurewa B.C. (Burrough Council) - 14.8.45; and donated to MOTAT by his grand-daughter.
Marks
UNITED FIRE BRIGADES ASSOCIATION INC / AUXILIUM IN / PERICULO Logo
LONG SERVICE MEDAL / PRESENTED / TO / Fireman / O.W. BAUER. / -by- / MANUREWA B. C. / FOR / FIVE YEARS SERVICE / DATE COMPLETED / .14.8.45. Maker's Mark
LONG SERVICE MEDAL / PRESENTED / TO / Fireman / O.W. BAUER. / -by- / MANUREWA B. C. / FOR / FIVE YEARS SERVICE / DATE COMPLETED / .14.8.45. Maker's Mark
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Credit Line
1945. Medal and Ribbon [UFBA (United Fire Brigades Association) 5 year service medal], 1986.52. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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