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The following list includes some notable Australians who received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. It is not an exhaustive list of recipients.
The following list includes some notable Australians who received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. It is not an exhaustive list of recipients.
* [[Hudson Fysh|Wilmot Hudson Fysh]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=George V Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 : Hudson Fysh|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C252304|access-date=2021-09-16|website=www.awm.gov.au}}</ref>
* [[Hudson Fysh|Wilmot Hudson Fysh]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=George V Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 : Hudson Fysh|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C252304|access-date=2021-09-16|website=www.awm.gov.au}}</ref>
*[[Irene Slater Hall]] (1888–1961), hospital matron<ref>{{Citation |last=Capper |first=Betty |title=Irene Slater Hall (1888–1961) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hall-irene-slater-10395 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-10-22 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)|Eric Harrison]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204363085 |title=Commonwealth List |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Melbourne |date=6 May 1935 |access-date=15 December 2022 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
*[[Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)|Eric Harrison]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204363085 |title=Commonwealth List |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Melbourne |date=6 May 1935 |access-date=15 December 2022 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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*[[Walter Hartwell James]]<ref name=":1" />
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King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
TypeCommemorative medal
Awarded forcommunity contribution
Presented byUnited Kingdom and
Commonwealth
EligibilityCommonwealth citizens
ClaspsNone
Established6 May 1935
Total85,234
Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)King George V Durbar Medal
Next (lower)King George VI Coronation Medal

The King George V Silver Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal, instituted to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the accession of King George V.

Issue

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This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir by King George V to commemorate his Silver Jubilee. It was awarded to the Royal Family and selected officers of state, officials and servants of the Royal Household, ministers, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions.[1]

For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who would be awarded a medal and why.

A total of 85,234 medals were awarded,[1] including

  • 6,500 to Australians
  • 7,500 to Canadians
  • 1,500 to New Zealanders[2]

The medal was worn with other coronation and jubilee medals, immediately after campaign and polar medals, and before long service awards.[3] Ladies could wear the medal near their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow.[4]

Description

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  • Designed by Sir William Goscombe John.[5]
  • A circular, silver medal, 1.25 inches in diameter. The obverse features the conjoined effigies of King George V and Queen Mary, crowned and robed, facing left. The legend around the top edge reads "GEORGE • V • AND • QUEEN • MARY • MAY • VI • MCMXXXV".[2]
  • The reverse displays the Royal Cypher "GRI", surmounted by an Imperial Crown. At the left is the date "MAY 6 / 1910" in two lines, and at right the date: "MAY 6 / 1935". The border is ornate.
  • The purple ribbon is 1.25 inches wide, with three narrow stripes of dark blue, white, and dark blue at each edge. The three narrow stripes are 0.25 inches wide in total.
  • It was awarded unnamed.[4]

Notable recipients

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Australia

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The following list includes some notable Australians who received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. It is not an exhaustive list of recipients.

New Zealand

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The following list includes notable New Zealanders who received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal,[2] and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Howard N Cole. Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals. p. 40. Published J. B. Hayward & Son, London. 1977.
  2. ^ a b c "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ "No. 34277". The London Gazette. 24 April 1936. p. 2622.
  4. ^ a b Howard N Cole. Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals. pp. 3–4. Published J. B. Hayward & Son, London. 1977.
  5. ^ Captain H. Taprell Dorling. Ribbons and Medals. p. 112. Published A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. 1956.
  6. ^ "George V Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 : Hudson Fysh". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ^ Capper, Betty, "Irene Slater Hall (1888–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 22 October 2023
  8. ^ "Commonwealth List". The Age. Melbourne. 6 May 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 15 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ a b c d e "JUBILEE MEDALS". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 – 1954). 9 May 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. ^ Rubinstein, Hilary L., "Reading, Fanny (1884–1974)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 22 September 2022
  11. ^ Smart, Judith, "Rees, Elizabeth Laurie (Bessie) (1865–1939)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 16 September 2021
  12. ^ Macdonald, George. "William Augustus Pascoe". Macdonald Dictionary. Canterbury Museum. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  13. ^ a b "THE KING'S OWN JUBILEE MEDAL". Papuan Courier (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : 1917 – 1942). 17 May 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  14. ^ McKinnon, June (November 1995). Women's Christian Temperance Union: aspects of early feminism in the Cape, 1889–1930 (PDF) (MA thesis). Pretoria: University of South Africa. p. 55. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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