Pre Federation 8th (Union Volunteer)
Infantry Regiment (Irish Rifles) NSW 50mm
SOLD
Pre Federation South
Australian Mounted Rifles
Hat badge 32mm
SOLD
Pre Federation Western
Australian Military Forces Glengarry
Complete with backing plate 50MM
SOLD
$20
Private Burgoyne 8th Light Horse
Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 3471 PTE. H. L. BURGOYNE 8. L. H. R. AIF
Emb. 2nd November 1917
RTA 10th April 1919
3471 Private Herbert Lionel BURGOYNE, a 35 year old Labourer from Elmore, Victoria.
VF SOLD
Model 1894 mitre helmet of the First Foot Guards, First and Second Battalions. Has silvered front plate with eagle, cypher with motto "Semper Talis," for Grenadiers. metal hatband embossed with grenade motifs. Excellent red wool 'bag' trimmed with White strip braiding. Complete with pompom, no flat chin scales to suit M91 post although some early photos show them as not present. Very good leather sweatband and inner frame. No moth to the fabric. An excellent example of a scarce prestigious Regiment.
$4850
Prussian NCO Garde - Schutzen (Jager) Schirmmutze.
Lovely condition, with superb liner. Remarkable given age.
SOLD
PTE CYRIL SMITH 2/32ND BN KILLED IN ACTION EL ALAMEIN
Five: 1939/45 Star, Africa Star “8th Army”, Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal. All medals correctly named to WX14734 C E F SMITH
Private Cyril Edward Francis Smith, a dairy hand from Welshpool, WA, enlisted as a general reinforcement on 2 Jul 1941 posted to the 2/32ND AIF.
An original member of ‘D’ Company, he fought at Tobruk, the capture of ‘Trig 22’ and during the subsequent German armoured counter-attack at El Alamein. On the 1st November 1942 when the 24th Brigade relieved the 26th Brigade at ‘the saucer’, Private Smith was killed from German tank machine gun fire during the heaviest fighting
Private Cyril Edward Francis Smith is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. †
Note: Comes with high quality digital photos
EF SOLD
QSA one clasp "CC" impressed 32631 GNR: T. W. WORTHINGTON 15TH W. D., R.G.A. CHINA 1900 no clasp normal running script to 32631 G. T. W. WORTHINGTON No.91 Co., RGA.
Gnr Worthington was born in Bilby, South Retford, Notinghamshire and a former member of the 4th Bn.Derbyshire Rgt.. Served in S.Africa Nov 1899 to July 1900 and China July 1900 to Aug 1901 and India Aug 1901 to March 1907. Reserve 1907 and discharged 1911.
near VF SOLD
Quality constructed
Nurses Silver "Throat" Rising Sun
Maker marked "K. G. Luke Melb"
SOLD
Quality constructed
Nurses Silver "Throat" Rising Sun
Maker marked "STOKES"
SOLD
$20
Queensland
Defense Force Helmet Plate
Brass, three lugs.
(Early heavy construction)
$785
Queensland
Defense Force Helmet Plate
Brass, three lugs.
with repaired crown
SOLD
Queensland Mounted Infantry
53mm brass hat badge
(two lugs) 1860-
SOLD
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (8704 Pte. W. H. Holloway, 1st Regt. 10th N.Z. Cont.),
Walter Henry Holloway, a railway porter from Hamilton, attested for the 10th N.Z. Contingent and was embarked in the S.S. Drayton Castle in April 1902. In common with his brother, George, he was a member of ‘B’ Squadron, 1st Regiment, and saw brief service prior to the end of hostilities. Holloway died in Auckland in June 1954 and is buried in Purewa Cemetery; sold with copied research and roll confirmation.
Extremely fine Sold
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (8813 Pte. P. Downes, 1st Regt. 10th N.Z. Cont.),
Peter McGregor Downes, a labourer from Beaconsfield, Otago, attested for the 10th N.Z. Contingent and was embarked in the S.S. Drayton Grange in April 1902. A member of ‘C’ Squadron, 1st Regiment, he saw brief service prior to the end of hostilities. Downes died at Temuka in August 1951, where he is buried in the local cemetery; sold with copied research and roll confirmation - he was sent his Medal in 1904 and his single dated clasp in the following year.
Contact marks, very fine Sold
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (9030 Pte. W. J. Wilson, 1st Regt. 10th N.Z. Cont.),
William James Wilson, a bushman from Picton, attested for the 10th N.Z. Contingent and is believed to have been embarked in the S.S. Drayton Grange in April 1902. A member of ‘D’ Squadron, 1st Regiment, he saw brief service prior to the end of hostilities; sold with copied research and roll confirmation.
Very fine $Sold
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (9104 Reg. Q.M. Sjt. W. J. Hussey, 2nd Regt. 10th N.Z. Cont.),
William Hussey, a farmer from Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, attested for the 10th N.Z. Contingent and was embarked in the S.S. Norfolk in April 1902. A member of the 2nd Regiment’s staff, he saw brief service as an Assistant Regimental Quarter-Master Sergeant prior to the end of hostilities; he was sent his Medal & single dated clasp in 1904-05.
In January 1915, Hussey attested for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, aged 47 years, but was discharged one month later. He died at Christchurch in February 1935 and is buried in Sydenham Cemetery; sold with copied research and roll confirmation.
‘Reg.’ of rank privately added, very fine $550
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (9190 Pte. M. B. Mason, 2nd Regt. 10th N.Z. Cont.),
Michael Bertie Mason, a storeman from Ashburton, attested for the 10th N.Z. Contingent and was embarked in the S.S. Norfolk in April 1902. A member of ‘E’ Squadron, 2nd Regiment, he saw brief service prior to the end of hostilities; sold with brief research and roll confirmation.
Very fine sold
