State: Victoria, Australia
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 22/05/1901
Number issued: 1
Gold medal, to:
2nd Victorian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent –
135 Private William James BANKS
Presentation made by Captain Moloney, at the residence of Mr Banks, Bourke Road, Camberwell, Melbourne.
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Melbourne Argus, 25th May 1901
HOME FROM THE WAR.
On Wednesday evening, at the residence of Mr Banks, Burke Road, Camberwell, a number of citizens met to welcome Private W.J. BANKS back from South Africa, after 15 months’ service. Captain P. Mahoney presented him, on behalf of the citizens, with a gold medal, on which was a suitable inscription. The soldier, who had been a cadet at one time, briefly returned thanks, and gave a few instances of his narrow escapes.
