1939-45 War Medal - Double Issue
- Name: Margaret Browne Wright
- Service No: NF389027
- Unit: Australian Womens Army Service
- Naming Details:
- Group consists of two single 1939-45 War Medals, her original issued medal and a duplicate replacement medal awarded in 1981.
- 1939-45 War Medal (original) impressed - NF389027 M.B. WRIGHT.
- 1939-45 War Medal (replacement) impressed NF389027 M.B. WRIGHT D. (The “Indicating duplicate award).
Additional Information
Record of Service:
Margaret Wright was born on the 31st of May 1910 in Sydney, New South Wales. Margaret was working as a Secretary in Neutral Bay when she enlisted in the Australian Army on the 26th of January 1942. Margret was allocated service number NF389027 and joined the AWAS at the NSW L & C Area.
Margaret was confirmed as Lieutenant on the 18th of August 1942 and promoted to Captain on the 24th of May 1945. She served in numerous AWAS postings throughout NSW during the war (her file is online on the NAA site) and discharged from the AWAS on the 24th of January 1946.
Margaret was awarded the 1939-45 War Medal for her WW2 service and this was posted to her on the 5th of June 1950. In 1981 she applied for a replacement War Medal stating that her original one had been mislaid. Her replacement medal sent to her on the 16th of April 1981.
Notes:
Group consists of two single 1939-45 War Medals, her original issued medal and a duplicate replacement medal awarded in 1981.
1939-45 War Medal (original) impressed NF389027 M.B. WRIGHT. 1939-45 War Medal (replacement) impressed NF389027 M.B. WRIGHT D. (The “Indicating duplicate award).