Australian Medals

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 3860 A-SGT F. E. DOCKERY. 51 BN A.I.F.

Previous service stated as “88^th Infantry, 1 year 8 months”

Emb. 30^th November 1917

Appointed acting Sergeant 17^th February 1918 (after time he reverts back his rank ending up a lance corporal)

WIA: 25^th April 1918 “G.S.W. Back”

RTA: 18^th December 1919

VF $475

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 2891 PTE F. V. DRIVER 54/BN AIF.

EMB: 26^th Oct 1916

W.I.A: 14^th Aug 1917 (trench fever)

RTA: 21^st Dec 1917 (as a result of trench fever)

Discharged (medically unfit) 19^th Mar 1918

GOOD VF $400

Pair: British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 2708 PTE. W. PALFREY 54 BN AIF.

EMB: 7^th October 1916

KIA: 24^th September 1917 Belgium

Cemetery or memorial details: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium

VF $675

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 5117 DVR S. C. HENDLEY 56 BN AIF

Emb. 1st April 1916

WIA. 8th September 1916. G. S. W. (Left Thigh)

Transferred to 17th BN from the 56th BN 1st April 1917

RTA 1st July 1919

Interesting note: Trade at calling "Jockey"

 VF $400

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 1949 PTE L. M^CDONALD 57/BN AIF.

EMB: 4^th May 1916

Transferred from 59^thBN to 57^th BN 10^th Dec 1916

RTA: 15^th May 1919

Discharged 15^th Aug 1919 2^ndM.D

 VF $400

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 3358 PTE J. BUCHAN 58/BN AIF.

EMB: 16^th July 1917

T.O.S 58^thBN 18^th Jan 1918

Transferred to the 5^th M.G BN 18^th Jan 1918

Discharged (medically unfit) 8^th Nov 1918 3^rdM.D

GOOD VF $400

P3. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 48 PTE J. E. HARRIS 4/LH RGT AIF.

Previous Service: 3^rd Dragoon Guards (5 years with Colours, 7 reserve. Time expired)

Emb: 18^th October 1914 as part of the Machine Gun section

Admitted to Number 1 General Hospital Heliopolis (Otitis) in September 1915 and to hospital again in November for Dysentery.

RTA: 12^th April 1916 Discharged 1^st January 1917 medically unfit

Note: In a letter written by John Ernest Harris in 1959 states he was with the Green Jackets in the Boer War and the Ministry of Aircraft Production in the UK during WW2 before returning to Australia in 1946 (page 49 of John Ernest Harris’s record). Further research required.

VF+ $1250

P4. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 301 SJT. W. EAVES 7/LH RGT AIF.

Previous Service: 8 years with the 18^th Hussars

Promoted to Sergeant 10^th December 1914

Emb: 20^th December 1914

Admitted to Hospital Ship 27^th August 1915, Gallipoli with a fractured foot arriving at Alexandria on the 30^th.

Returned to Australia for discharge 20^th December 1915

EF $1250

P6. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 61 PTE. A. J. POWELL 11/LH RGT AIF.

Emb: 2^nd June 1915

28^th August 1915 Transferred to the 2^nd Light Horse (Gallipoli)

Admitted to Hospital Ship 17^th September 1915, Gallipoli with dysentery

Rejoined 11^th Light Horse for duty 6^th March 1916 Heliopolis

Admitted to Hospital with cellulitis 17^th June 1916

RTA: 21^st November 1916 Discharged 31^st January 1917 medically unfit

Note: Archibald James Powell served with the 1^st Australian Garrison Battalion in Qld as a Corporal during WW2 (Q187161)

VF $1250

P7. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 103 PTE. J. P. CARR 12/LH RGT AIF.

Emb: 13^th June 1915

29^th August 1915 transferred to 1^st Light Horse (Gallipoli) service number 103A

Admitted to Number 19 General Hospital Alexandra (Enteric Fever, Severe) in November 1915

RTA: 29^th January 1916 Discharged 14^th July 1916 medically unfit

Note: Records show a statutory declaration dated 1944 where Joseph Patrick Carr states his real name is Joseph Patrick Carrigan

EF $1250

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 34604 GNR. D. C. ARMSTRONG 4 D.A.C. A.I.F.

Cane Farmer Douglas Cave Armstrong enlisted in Cairns Qld 4^th November 1916

Emb: 21^st June 1917

Transferred to 11^th F. A. Bde 4^th November 1917

RTA: 23^rd September 1919

Note: Gunner Armstrong applied for his medals in the U.K. in 1939 where he resided at that time.

 Good Very Fine $375

PAIR: British War and Coronation Medal, War Medal correctly impressed to 55424 A-CPL W. H. NEVILLE GSR AIF. Coronation medal un-named as issued (War medal is his full WW1 entitlement)

Previous Service stated as: “S. Cadets 51^st 4 years Albert Park” & “C. Forces ASC 2/years Sth Melb”

EMB: 17^th July 1918, 1 to 17 (VIC) Reinforcements

At Cape Town he is classed as dangerously ill from Pneumonia

Discharged: 22^nd February 1919 Medically unfit

Coronation medal awarded for his service to "SEC, VIC COUNTRY ROADS BOARD"

Note: Comes with coronation medal box and a set of early miniatures.

Near EF $285

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal both correctly impressed to 572. J. C. CLOW 3 PNR BN.  A.I.F.

Emb. 6th June 1916

Transferred to Flying Corps 4th May 1917

Promoted 1AM (CPL Mech) 24th November 1917 A.F.C.

RTA 22nd September 1919

An interesting pair to an extremely rare unit.

 VF $495 

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 3432 SPR. C. W. KING 6 F. C. E. AIF.

EMB: 23^rd November 1915 after enlisting in Geraldton Western Australia

WIA: 4^th May 1916 (G. S. W. Rt. Arm) France. Due to poor admin there appears to conflicting dates so we can only go off the earliest dated entry. At some stage after his arm needs to be amputated due to this injury.

RTA: 3^rd July 1917 and subsequently discharged in Western Australia as "medically unfit" due to amputation 

VF $785

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 18493 PTE R. R. COOPER 1 A. G. H. AIF

Private Coopers service is best summed up in his own words whilst applying for a new discharge paper....

"I enlisted Adelaide 1917 and left for England the same year. I was then attached to the Army Medical. On arriving in France I was sent to 1st Aust. General Hosp. I stayed until we came back to England.

GD VF $375

Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 6184 PTE. H. A. MCKENZIE 4 FD AMB. AIF.

Herbert Arthur MacKenzie was born at Adelaide in 1895 and was a tailors cutter upon his enlistment on 14 June 1915. He had a note from his mother and father giving their consent for his enlistment. He had served for two years in the A.G.A. Langs Bay Volunteers and a further four in the 10th Australian Imperial Volunteers.

Embarked at Adelaide aboard the Benalla on 27 October 1915, he joined his unit at Alexandria on 4 December and was taken on the strength five days later.

Mackenzie sailed for France in June 1916 serving until his discharge on the 10^th August 1919. He had applied for his Medals in May 1919 

Good, Very fine $625

Trio: 1915/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal correctly impressed to 1735 PTE W. H. BOWIE 1/G HOSP. A.I.F.

Previous service: 5 years RAMC & 2 years RE (Scotland). Not stated as operational, so it appears that it is militia service.

Enlisted on the 20^th September 1915

RTA: 11^th April 1916 (nursing duties)

Note: William Harry Bowie was a carpenter from Glasgow (Scotland) who had worked in the shipyards on the River Clyde for five years (Clyde Shipping Company). Bowie was living in Park Street, Kelvin Grove, Queensland when he enlisted in the A. I. F. Interesting fact on his Attestation he provides his Religion as being 'Socialist' and in one letter he states that he has spent the last eight years in China (1931)

Over the years he loses his Discharge Certificate "eaten by white ants in North Queensland" (1949) and his brass "Returned from Active Service" badge "stolen from his coat by a member in the cricket dressing room Mount Lawley” (WA 1958)

GD VF $625

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 28673 GNR. J. PALMER 2-D.A.C. AIF

Emb. 25 October 1916

Hospital sick 20 October 1917

RTA 3 March 1919 and discharged as "Medically unfit"

Gnr Palmer also served in the 4th F.A.B and the A.M.T.C.

 VF $350

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 12602 PTE P. CARROLL 11- F. AMB. A.I.F.

Previous Service: stated as “12 years RAGA June expired”

EMB: 30^th June1916 with the 11^th Field Ambulance from Melbourne age 43

Transferred to 3^rd San. Sect. 2^nd May 1917

RTA: 23^rd  March1919 due to defective eyes

VF $375

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 27596 DVR F. G. LINTON 6 F.A.B. A.I.F.

Emb. 20th October 1916

RTA 18th July 1919

Comes with three hallmarked silver prize fobs. The engravings on each are as follows;

1. P.C.F.W.A. SAILORS HORNPIPE 2ND F.G. LINTON 1:1:10

2. P.C.F.W.A. IRISH JIG UNDER 14 F.G. LINTON 1:1:10

3. S.D.F.S.A. ANNUAL SPORTS JANUARY 29TH 1906 1ST PRIZE CLOG DANCE WON BY F. LINTON

 VF $425

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 31148 GNR R. J. WHITE 36 H.A.G. A.I.F.

Emb. 19^th December 1916 with the 338 Siege Bty

WIA: 23^rd October 1917 (G. S. W. Jaw)

RTA: 19^th June 1919 2^nd Military District

VF $400

GH1: Five: 39-45 & Africa Stars, Defense, War & Australian Service Medals (all 5 impressed). SX2987 Pte C. H. Scott HQ ME AIF.

Enlisted May 1940 discharged October 1943. Comes with a pair of original fiber dog tags.  

GH20: An extremely rare group of eight comprising: 1939-45 Star and Pacific Star with BURMA CLASP (small, impressed naming) Defence Medal, War Medal and ASM (impressed), British Korea and UN Korea (both impressed) Efficiency Medal G.VI.R (engraved SGT AIF). VX 53290 & 3/3518 D L Rankin

Douglas Lloyd Rankin served Suez with the 2/7 Battalion (so no Africa star), from 13 October 1942 transferring to the 25^th Australian War Graves Unit 29^th June 1945 to Rangoon and the Pacific region 1 September 1945 which qualified him for the BURMA CLASP an extremely rare award to the Australian Army (the only example I have seen).

Service in Korea commenced on the 9^th March 1953 with HQ British Commonwealth Force Korea.

All medals confirmed by Neil Smith.

VF $3500

Five: 1939/45 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal (M.I.D.) and Australian Service Medal 1939/45. All medals Officially impressed to WX27990 T. H. Kenafick. (13 Field Coy. AIF).

MID "For exceptional service in the field in S.W. Pacific area"

London Gazette 6/3/1947. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 6/3/1947.

Complete with his original pocket watch "To T. Kenafick railway picnic Committee Southern Cross September 28th 1903"

Records show that Sgt Kenafick was part of a bomb disposal unit in LAE

EF $2200