RAN Service Medals

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ProvenanceDouglas Floyd Cook was a motor mechanic in Glenelg who served with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War. He was a steward aboard the CERBERUS IV, PENGUIN, PENGUIN II and the WONGALA. A Certificate of Eligibility to Awards for Mr Douglas Cook accompanied his belongings acquired by the South Australian Maritime Museum, donated by Fiona Robinson and Edan Turner of Para Hills.SignificanceAn example of RAN service by South Australians during the Second World War.DescriptionFive service medals, all attached to coloured ribbons and fixed to a long brass narrow plate with a metal pin attached for fastening. These include: 39/49 star, pacific star, defence medal, general service medal, and Australian Service Medal. Inscription on each of the three round medals reads, 'D.F. Cook, service number PA1603.'Creator (person) Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement Date of CreationUnknownDate of UsageMaterialMetal - unspecified
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DimensionType: Total
Height: 80
Width: 160
Depth: 5
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 2007.0663

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StorySecond World War

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Image FilenameHT2007-0663_CI58676.jpgLicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/PhotographerStephen Dean

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Image FilenameHT2007-0663_CI58677.jpgLicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/PhotographerStephen Dean

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