Name/Title
Pacific StarEntry/Object ID
2023.49.2.2Description
The obverse has a central design of the Royal Cypher "GRI VI", surmounted by a crown. A circlet, the top of which is covered by the crown, surrounds the cypher and is inscribed "THE PACIFIC STAR".
The reverse is impressed with the recipient's unit number, initials and surname in block capitals.
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide with a 5½ millimetres wide Army red band, a 3 millimetres wide navy blue band, a 6 millimetres wide dark green band, a 3 millimetres wide yellow band, a 6 millimetres wide dark green band, a 3 millimetres wide Royal Air Force blue band and a 5½ millimetres wide Army red band. The forests and beaches of the Pacific are represented by the dark green and yellow bands respectively, while the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy, the Armies and the Air Forces are represented by the dark blue, red and light blue bands respectively.
All ribbons for the medals of the Second World War, with the exception of the Arctic Star, were devised by King George VI.Use
Awarded to PA 4279 James Henry COLLINS RAN.
Born in Ilseworth, England on March 24, 1925, Able Seaman Collins enlisted at Alberton on October 11, 1943 and served on the HMAS Lismore as a Radio Operator.Category
Medal, Personal Effects
War Memorabilia