Description
In July 1925
Farr was posted to the 1st Australian Army Pay Corps
while the main body is lined with thick dark brown wool
the arms in silver sequins and trimmed in rolled wire
with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment
Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star Archive In July 1925(Harp Madalyas). Instituted in 1915. Cast metal with red patination, Turkish made, ball finials on the tips of the star points, measuring 56. 5 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), horizontal pinback, red patination intact, small scuff mark on the reverse of the star point at 5 o'clock, extremely fine. Footnote: The Gallipolli Star was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It is also known as the Ottoman War Medal. It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V