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Valued Member
Cyprus
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Hi does anyone know about these medals?
The Slim school (named after a Major Slim or General Slim or something like that) use to be a school for British forces children who were based there in the 1960's. Someone showed me bronze looking medal which had some small engraving on one side to do with swimming "1961 swimming gala"(?) engraved on one side but the other side had a coat of arms on it which had a shield on it divided into 4 sections. On one of these sections there is a small picture of a kangaroo.
Sorry no pics.
Now the school is the Malaysia SAS barracks.
Anyone know much about this?
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Valued Member
 Cyprus
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Shield divided in 3. kangaroo, kiwi and a lion with a long looping tail. says slim school under shield and a crown on top of the shield.
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Valued Member
Cyprus
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on the medal it says slim school, terendak malaysia
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Valued Member
Cyprus
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the engraving says swimming gala 1969
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Field Marshal William Joseph "Bill"[1]Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ (6 August 1891 -- 14 December 1970) was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. He fought in both the First and Second world wars and was wounded in action three times. During WWII he led the 14th Army, the so-called "forgotten army". From 1953 to 1959 he was Governor-General of Australia, an authentic war hero who had fought with the Anzacs at Gallipoli. The road William Slim Drive, in the district of Belconnen, Canberra is named after him. above from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willia...iscount_SlimHe wrote several books. I read "Unofficial History" (1959) a long time ago. I recall enjoying it. Not surprised there's a school named after him. Peter in Darwin |
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Valued Member
Cyprus
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wow! thats an interesting story. So I suppose the medal would be considered as part of his legacy.
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Valued Member
Cyprus
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Any idea what the shield on the medal means? Or would it be specific for the Slim school?
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Valued Member
United States
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FM Slim was a real genius. His soldiers fought in the worst of conditions, the jungles of Burma and Southeast Asia. A vicious, nasty war against the fanatical Japanese army units where no quarter was asked or given, disease was rampant, illness was normalcy. Mostly forgotten, the Burma theater was actually important to keep the Japanese away from India. Read about a series of battles in a place called Imphal-Kohima, easily some of the worst combat of WW2 in any theatre, masterfully overseen by General Slim, defeating the Japanese in detail and breaking their ability to mount offensives. An amazing man!
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Valued Member
Cyprus
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is it possible that this medal may be collectible?
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New Zealand
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Slim School was a Secondary school for children who's fathers were stationed with 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade, Terendak Camp, Malacca, Malaysia in the 1960's. Pupils were a mix of New Zealand, Australian and British with a handful from Nepal.
The medal is a sporting medal handed out to pupils and is unique to Slim School.
One side is an engraving of the school shield with Kiwi, Kangaroo and lion representing the nationalities of the pupils. The other side has the Malaysian crest and the sports event for which it was awarded.
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