Object numberM2019/059:003
DescriptionAllied Victory medal awarded to Mervyn Abraham Fader, who served as a gunner in the AIF Field Artillery Brigade from 1916-1918. The bronze medal inscribed with “The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919” was awarded in conjunction with the British War Medal. Eligibility for this award consisted of mobilisation in the British or Imperial forces, having served in any of the theatres of operations between 4 August 1914 and 12 November 1918.
Mervyn Abraham Fader was born in 1890 to Solomon and Jeannette Fader (nee Lowenthal). They lived in Liverpool Street, Paddington. From 1913, Mervyn and Solomon had a business together in Paddington, “The Renovatory” cleaners and pressers, where Mervyn worked as a tailor and later a clerk. Mervyn enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in December 1916. He was assigned to the Field Artillery Brigade, April 1917 Reinforcements and embarked from Melbourne in June 1917 on board the HMAT Suevic, arriving in Liverpool, England. He served in the field in France at the beginning of 1918 with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion of the 1st Divisional Artillery Column. He was injured and returned to Australia in June 1918, arriving in Sydney at the beginning of August. He was discharged on 2 October 1918 for medical reasons.
Mervyn Abraham Fader was born in 1890 to Solomon and Jeannette Fader (nee Lowenthal). They lived in Liverpool Street, Paddington. From 1913, Mervyn and Solomon had a business together in Paddington, “The Renovatory” cleaners and pressers, where Mervyn worked as a tailor and later a clerk. Mervyn enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in December 1916. He was assigned to the Field Artillery Brigade, April 1917 Reinforcements and embarked from Melbourne in June 1917 on board the HMAT Suevic, arriving in Liverpool, England. He served in the field in France at the beginning of 1918 with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion of the 1st Divisional Artillery Column. He was injured and returned to Australia in June 1918, arriving in Sydney at the beginning of August. He was discharged on 2 October 1918 for medical reasons.
Production date 1919-09 - 1919-09
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Dimensions
- bronze disk diameter: 35.00 mm
ribbon width: 39.00 mm
length: 118.00 mm
depth: 3.00 mm