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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 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 medal and Victory medal impressed to 2930 PTE N. S. KING 59 BN AIF

Previous service listed as the 29^th INF AUST. RIFLES

Emb: 3^rd November 1916

Transferred from the 59^th Bn to the A. G. H. (underage personnel) 27^th September 1917

Transferred back to the 59^th Bn from the 2^nd Aust. Gen. Hosp. 12^th August 1918

RTA: 30^th September 1919

Note: It appears that Norman Sydney King served almost a year with the 59^th Bn before they discovered he had lied about his age and subsequently sent him to the AGH underage personnel section until he came of age. This group also comes with Norman Sydney King's original medal box.

EF SOLD

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 3052 PTE T. McCAULEY 10 BN AIF

Emb. 14^th September 1915

Transferred to the 50^th Bn (26^th February 1916)

Transferred to the Australian Army Medical Corps officially the 6^th March 1919 but parading with unit from the 2^nd November 1918

Discharged 4^th military district 13^th August 1919 Medically unfit 

Note: Entitled to 1914/15 star, however the pair was re-united recently (2018) giving hope that the 1914/15 Star will eventually turn up. A note that came with medal indicates he died in 1930 with the official records stating “died after discharge”.

VF+ $375

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 3083 Pte. H. H. Jones 44 Bn. AIF

emb. 29 Jan.1917

Discharged medically unfit due to gassing 27 May 1918

Complete with two service badges and title as pictured

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

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 3131 PTE T. W. LOCKETT 18 BN AIF

Previous service listed as "12 months militia"

Emb: 20^th December 1915

Transferred to the 3rd Bn AIF 14^th February 1916

WIA: 18^th August 1916 "Shell shock"

RTA: 11^th May 1919

Note: Comes with Thomas Luckett's issue medal box, Dog tag and returned from active service badge

EF SOLD

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 3199 Pte. J. C. Robertson 18 Bn. AIF - transfered to ANZAC LT. RAILWAY

emb. 20 Nov.1915  RTA 20 Dec.1918

 Gd VF $400

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 33665 GNR. G. COLLINS 13 - F.A.B. AIF

Emb. 11th May 1917

WIA 27th October 1917 "Gun shot wound face"

RTA 4th September 1919

VF $350

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 3393 A-CPL L. E. TAYLOR 46 BN AIF

Emb: 2^nd February 1918 with the 39^th Bn sports unit "Sportsmen's 1000"

Transferred to the 46^th Bn on the 5^th June 1918

WIA: 8^th August 1918 "GSW Arm"

RTA: 19^th April 1919

Note: The Sportsmen's 1000 was a recruiting drive encouraging young men to join with their sporting team. The drive promised the team would stay together and fight together. This group also comes with Laurence Taylor's dog tag.

VF+ SOLD

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 3396 Cpl. C. W. Harris 53 Bn.  AIF

emb. 24 Jan.1917  RTA 14 Sept. 1919

Near VF SOLD

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 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

SOLD

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 3972 PTE G. V. R. WILLIAMS. 22 BN AIF

Emb. 8th February 1916

Accidently injured. 28th March 1917.  "scalded left leg"

WIA 4th October 1917 G. S. W. Left shoulder

2nd WIA 19th May 1918 G. S. W. Face

3rd WIA 23rd July 1918 Gassed

4th WIA 12th October 1918 G. S. W Abdomen

RTA 1st July 1919 due to termination of period of enlistment (not medically unfit!)

Not surprisingly with being wounded in action FOUR times Private Williams record states "Died after discharge".

Very impressive service to say the least.

 BWM suspender repaired with wire. VF SOLD

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 4016 Pte. J. Mulqueeny 51 Bn. AIF

emb.30 Nov.1917  RTA 1 May 1919

WIA 25 April 1918 GSW right leg

 Near VF SOLD

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 4456 Pte. T. Clough 8 Bn. AIF

emb. 28 Jan 1916  RTA 5 Jan 1919

 1)WIA 16 July 1916 58 Bn.  2)  1. Nov 1918  3)   recorded GSW 4.Dec 1918

A nice multi wounded pair.

 Near VF $525

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 4478 PTE E. L. STEPHENS 1 BN AIF

Previous service listed as "21^st INF MILITIA” (2 YEARS) NSW

Emb. 15^th January 1916

WIA or injury (?) initially whilst on duty in France 10^th May 1916 "To hospital eye trouble" and goes back and forth from duty to hospital because of this injury.

RTA: Discharging NSW in August 1917 "medically unfit" as a result of “defective eyes”

Note: There is an unopened “Vocational Training” file in National Archives (1920). This was a scheme to give selected soldiers training in a trade post war.

Good VF $375

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 4566 PTE A. L. WOLSTENHOLME 18 BN AIF

Emb. 9 April 1916

WIA 30 May 1918 gassed.

RTA 13 November 1919

Comes with copies of letters from Pte Wolstenholmes widow and family still applying for a widows pension in 1975. The letters state that his cause of death was mustard gassing in 1936. One letter states that he was a Military Medal winner, although there appears to be no mention of this in his records.

VF SOLD

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 4668 PTE. J. P. ATKINSON 28 BN A.I.F,

emb. 19 November 1916

WIA 3 May 1917 Gun Shot Wound Head

WIA 26th Oct. 1917 Gassed

DOW 31st Oct. 1917 from the above wounding "Died of poisoning"

 VF SOLD

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 484 PTE W. JONES 8 - BN AIF

Emb. 27th May 1916

Transferred to 8th Bn from the 39th (hence the low service number) 9th September 1916

WIA 20th September 1917 "GSW Rt Buttock Severe" and also shows as "Shrapnel Wound Neck"

Discharged "medically unfit" as a result of the wounding on the 8th May 1918

VF $425

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 4892 DVR L. J. RAYMOND 1 ANZ CYC BN AIF (1 CYC. CPS AIF on Victory Medal).

Emb. 7th March 1916 with the 6^th Battalion

Transferred to the 1^st ANZAC Cyclist Bn. 9^th July 1916

RTA: 22^nd May 1919 3^rd Military District

Note: Victory medal was returned to sender in 1921 and in 1928 a new victory medal was sent out, hence the different unit naming on the Victory Medal (Not a broken group). A rare group to the Cyclist Corps

VF SOLD

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 medal and Victory medal impressed to 518 PTE L. G. PRITCHARD 30 BN AIF

Emb. 9^th November 1915

Transferred to Machine Gun section 30^th Bn

Died of illness France 16^th December 1916 (meningitis)

Cemetery details: Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France

Note: Leslie George Pritchard is also entitled to the 1914/15 Star

VF $450

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 5236 PTE E. WALLIS 10 BN AIF

Emb. 25^th March 1916

Sprained Left Ankle (Severe) 16^th October 1916 "In the field"

Transferred to the 70^th Bn (23^rd March 1917)

RTA: For home service on the 27^th August 1917 due to age.

VF+ $375