A 1915 Australian Dardanelles Commemorative Medal Newly Listed Ontario on the March 15th

Ontario on the March 15th anniversary (in 1925

inscribed "MIDDLE SCHOOL 1st PRIZE WON BY" and engraved "W

Cross unmarked but likely of Austrian

14 mm x 51 mm

A 1915 Australian Dardanelles Commemorative Medal Newly Listed Ontario on the March 15thSilvered bronze, obverse illustrating a left facing soldier with rifle, as part of the Anzac beach landing, inscribed with the battle cry "IMSHI YALLA" believed to mean "Go Away" which the soldiers had learned in the markets in Cairo, landing craft at the lower right, designer marked "I. C. W. SYDNEY" (I. G. Wright of Sydney), reverse inscribed "APRIL 25" with a rising sun with rays in the background in the centre, surrounded by the inscription