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Service medals & service ribbons, awarded to Sir Hubert Opperman

1939-1953

Australian Sports Museum

Australian Sports Museum
East Melbourne, Australia

Four sets of medals with ribbons awarded to Hubert Opperman. Consisting of one large set, two miniature sets and a set of ribbons. The large set of medals includes: The badge of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), The War Medal 1939-1945, The Australian Service Medal 1939-1945 and The Coronation Medal 1953. One miniature set has the same four medals plus one extra pinned to the end featuring a Maltese Cross and the second miniature set has three extras medals, which include two from the Legion of Frontiersmen which are engraved on the back. The last is a Polish Freedom and Independence Cross dated 1939. A separate miniature medal from the Legion of Frontiersmen is also included along with a length of ribbon from a miniature Australian Service Medal 1939-1945.

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  • Title: Service medals & service ribbons, awarded to Sir Hubert Opperman
  • Date Created: 1939-1953
  • Provenance: Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Lady Opperman.
  • Medium: Metal; Ribbon
Australian Sports Museum

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