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WW1 NZEF 1914/15 star Gallipoli Military Medal winner

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1914/15 star correctly impressed 3/280 WO2 W Ralston NZEF.  Scarce Gallipoli MM winner (First day lander ?) . LG 11/1016 reads " Coolness & good work under heavy shellfire at landing at ANZAC and in the August fighting .Also did good work at Helles ". Ralston spent 5 years overseas & was in the thick of the turmoil at Gallipoli ( Landing 25/4/15 ?, Chunuk Bair ? the Daisy patch ?) .Well worthy of further research.

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