Obverse: Helmeted British soldiers advancing, beckoned on by the classical figure of Victory
Reverse: 'ARMY RIFLE ASSOCOCIATION - BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE - FOR SKILL WITH THE RIFLE' & engraved 'WINNER - LT A.TREACHER 20 Bn'
1.7" Diameter
Awarded to Lieutenant Arnold Ruskin Treacher 20th New South Wales Battn A.I.F.
Born Tunbridge Wells 1897
Enlisted in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Embarked from Sydney H.M.A.T. A8 'Ballarat' 30/9/15
Served at Gallipoli 1915
To France & wounded in his thigh at Bois Grenier 26/5/16
Wounded in action for a second time at Pozieres on the Somme 4/8/16
Commissioned 2nd Lieut 1/7/17
Promoted Lieut 16/10/17
Mentioned in Despatches, London Gazette 28/12/17
He is identified in a group portrait of officers of the 20th Battalion A.I.F. For his image - Click Here
Demobilised 16/9/19
in 1920 he changed his name to 'Walter Alwyn Ross' & worked as an estate agent living in Woy Woy, NSW, 50 miles north of Sydney
To view & download the 81 page digital file of his A.I.F. Service Papers - Click Here
Next enter 'Arnold Ruskin Treacher' & then 'View digital copy'
Condition: NEF
Note: The MID Oakleaf is for illustration purposes only
