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Trio : QUEENS SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL, BRITISH WAR MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL. QSA with five clasps "CC, OFS, T, 01, 02" impressed 1331 PTE F. A. McSHANE N.S.WALES M.R. BWM and Victory Medal impressed 3863 PTE. F. A. McSHANE 4 BN AIF.

Francis Andrew McShanes Boer war service was with the 2nd NSW Mounted Rifles and all five clasps are confirmed on the roll.

Enlisted in WW1 and embarked on the 7th January 1916

 WIA first occasion 27th July 1916 (Poison Gas)

 WIA 2nd occasion 29th September 1917 (remained on duty)

 WIA 3rd occasion 4th October 1917 (G.S.W. left hand)

 WIA 4th occasion 14th April 1918 (G.S.W. right leg severe)

RTA 1ST April 1919 (invalided)

Despite the newspaper article reporting a fifth wounding, we could only identify four. A remarkable soldier who certainly answered the call and more.

Comes complete with his dog tags as illustrated.

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Trio : QUEENS SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL, BRITISH WAR MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL. QSA with three clasps "CC, OFS, T" impressed 1153 SHG: STH: E. J. BISHOP VICTORIAN M.R. BWM and Victory Medal impressed 3303 A-SGT. E. J. BISHOP 5 PNR BN AIF.

Edward John Bishop’s Boer war service was with the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles as the Farrier Corporal and all three clasps are confirmed on the roll.

Enlisted in WW1 and trained with the 44^th and 48^th Battalion prior to departing with the 5^th Pioneer Battalion

Emb: 23^rd December 1916

Taken on strength Pioneer training Bn 18^th February 1917 before proceeding to France

WIA: 30^th September 1917 (remained on duty) France

Gassed but as it was caused by mishap it is not classed as a wounding (14th May 1918) “Platoon marched into to Corbie 13.5.18 which had been gas-shelled. Billets cleared and gas proofed and men warned against gas. L/Cpl Bishop with others visited areas other than billet area, which has been badly gassed. Evacuated following day sore eyes” No disciplinary action was taken.

2^nd WIA: 23^rd July 1918 (remained on duty) France

RTA: 10^th March 1919 and discharged 5^th Military District Western Australia

A great letter in Sergeant Bishop’s records by his wife describes his service “my husband said they were turned out of the hospital before they were well enough to make room for other cases and had to do two days march about 26 miles & had only been out of bed a few days. This sort of treatment to our men, to me, lwei’s what we would only expect from the enemy.

I do not want you to get the impression that my husband is a milk of water man, he has been fighting in France for fifteen (15) months without any leave and although reported twice wounded he remained each time on duty and has only been out of the fighting line when gassed. He is now 45 years of age and fought 16 months in the South African Boer war without a day’s leave” 

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Trio : QUEENS SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL, BRITISH WAR MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL. QSA with three clasps "CC, OFS, T" impressed 1153 SHG: STH: E. J. BISHOP VICTORIAN M.R. BWM and Victory Medal impressed 3303 A-SGT. E. J. BISHOP 5 PNR BN AIF.

Edward John Bishop’s Boer war service was with the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles as the Farrier Corporal and all three clasps are confirmed on the roll.

Enlisted in WW1 and trained with the 44^th and 48^th Battalion prior to departing with the 5^th Pioneer Battalion

Emb: 23^rd December 1916

Taken on strength Pioneer training Bn 18^th February 1917 before proceeding to France

WIA: 30^th September 1917 (remained on duty) France

Gassed but as it was caused by mishap it is not classed as a wounding (14th May 1918) “Platoon marched into to Corbie 13.5.18 which had been gas-shelled. Billets cleared and gas proofed and men warned against gas. L/Cpl Bishop with others visited areas other than billet area, which has been badly gassed. Evacuated following day sore eyes” No disciplinary action was taken.

2^nd WIA: 23^rd July 1918 (remained on duty) France

RTA: 10^th March 1919 and discharged 5^th Military District Western Australia

A great letter in Sergeant Bishop’s records by his wife describes his service “my husband said they were turned out of the hospital before they were well enough to make room for other cases and had to do two days march about 26 miles & had only been out of bed a few days. This sort of treatment to our men, to me, lwei’s what we would only expect from the enemy.

I do not want you to get the impression that my husband is a milk of water man, he has been fighting in France for fifteen (15) months without any leave and although reported twice wounded he remained each time on duty and has only been out of the fighting line when gassed. He is now 45 years of age and fought 16 months in the South African Boer war without a day’s leave” 

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Trio: 1914/15 star and British War Medal both correctly impressed to 18 PTE. G. B. PLAYER 18 BN A.I.F. Missing Victory Medal

EMB: 25th June 1915

Previous service stated as St Georges Rifles (5 years)

WIA: 22-23^rd August 1915 GSW Left Foot Gallipoli Hill 60

Transferred to 2^nd Div. Sig. Coy 4^th December 1916

RTA: 8^th September 1918 reason given "G. S. W. Left foot amputation of Great Toe". It appears his previous wounds have got infected and Private Player is very sick leading up to his discharge.

 Note: The 18^th Battalion landed on Gallipoli on the 22^nd August and went into action almost instantly on “Hill 60” and it is here where Private Player was injured.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1010 PTE. A. RICH 21/BN AIF.

 EMB: 10^th May 1915

 WIA: 1^st August 1916 (GSW Arm) Pozieres

 RTA: 18^th October 1917 due to wounds (home service for 6 months)

 Discharged 16^th January 1918 Medically unfit

 Note: Died at the Echuca hospital on the 9^th March 1920 (pernicious anemia)

GD VF $850

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1080 PTE J. O. HUMPHRIES 27/BN A.I.F.

EMB: 31^st May 1915

WIA: 29th September 1915 "G.S.W. right eye" also described “bullet under eye” Gallipoli

Appears to spend some time serving with the 7^th Field Ambulance which is the unit that attends to his wounds

Transferred to back the 27th Bn (24^th Jan 1918) before again returning to the 7^th Field Ambulance (6^th November 1918)

RTA: 19th May 1919

 Near VF $875

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 118 PTE. H. C. FOX 29/BN AIF.

EMB: 10th November 1915 (29th Bn)

Transferred to the 14th Field Ambulance 21st March 1916

To be Driver 25th April 1917

Discharged 2nd July 1919

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1389 PTE E. P. WHITFIELD 32/BN AIF.

Previous service T.L.H (Toodjay Light Horse) time expired

EMB: 18^th Nov 1915

Transferred to 14^th F.A.B on the 15^th March 1916.

Discharged: 5.M.D (medically unfit) 13^th Dec 1917

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1431 A-L-SGT. (PTE on Star) R. P. CHARMAN 13/BN AIF.

EMB: 10^th Feb 1915 (3^rd reinforcements 13BN)

Transferred to the Anzac Railway Corps 25^th May 1916

Accidental injury 29^th Jan 1917 deafness (Train accident, Boulogne)

Promoted Lance Sergeant 16^th Oct 1917

RTA: 21^st April 1918

Note: Records report that Rupert Charman died in 1939. Also appears as number "1531" on records.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1594 2-CPL (PTE on star). E. E. WILLIAMS 18/BN AIF.

EMB: 12th May 1915 (18th Bn)

Admitted Gallipoli 12th August 1915 "sick"

WIA: 28th July 1916 "G.S.W. left thigh, ankle"

Transferred to the 17th ANZAC Light Railway Operating Coy.

2nd WIA: 1st November 1917 "Gas Poison shell (severe)"

RTA: 19th April 1919

Near EF $975

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1623 PTE. J. A. WILLIAMS 5/BN AIF.

EMB: 19th Feb 1915

Admitted Field Amb. Gallipoli 28th July 1915 "sick"

WIA: 14th June 1918 wounds listed as "Face and back"

RTA: 6th November 1918 reason given "G. S. W. Left arm amputation"

Note: Records further explain that Private James Alexander Williams had "Multiple gunshot wounds" which led to his left arm being amputated.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1738 PTE. J. T. JACKSON 28/BN AIF.

EMB: 23^rd July 1915

WIA: 30^th June 1916 (GSW Left hip & Abdomen)

RTA: 8^th April 1919

 Note: John Thomas Jackson entered the war with the second reinforcements and served until 1919. He would have been one of the few original members wearing an ANZAC “A” on the line at the end.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1764 L/CPL. (PTE on Star) W. W. GILBERT 11/BN AIF.

Previous Service 2 years W.A.I.R

EMB: 19^th April 1915

Taken on strength 4^th reinforcements, Gallipoli 10^th July 1915

WIA: 6^th May 1915 (remained on duty)

RTA: 21^st March 1919

NEAR EF $995

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 177 PTE. G. BROWN 18/BN AIF.

EMB: 25^th June 1915 and posted to “A” company 18^th Battalion

Died of wounds: 28th August 1915 Gallipoli “G.S.W. Chest & Rt Knee” (received at Hill 60 on the 27^th August 1915)

Buried at Sea off the hospital ship on the 28^th August 1915

Cemetery details: Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey

 Note: 18^th Battalion suffered the highest casualties in the fighting at Hill 60 from 21-31 August 1915 out of any unit. An important group.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1893 PTE. H. TURNBULL 16/BN AIF.

EMB: 19th April 1915

Admitted Pneumonia Gallipoli

WIA: 2^nd July 1916 G.S.W. Rt Arm

RTA: 13^th February 1917 (Medically unfit)

When applying for the Gallipoli Medallion Private Turnbull included this from his diary, he had this to say

“landed about 11:30 at ANZAC Cove with the 7^th reinforcements …. 6^th Informed by our officers in Shrapnel Gully that we were to make big advance at 9pm, moved off at 9pm to the left with all the rifles free of ammunition , met with little opposition till 5am then we were in the midst of hell, with sniping very bad. We loaded our rifles just before daylight and were partly dug in on hill 303 at 4pm….. We made a heavy attack on Chocolate Hill at 3:30am on the 9^th, the 13^th, 14^th & 15^th battalions on the right of me made just a faint attack on the left and got cut up badly. I was one of 6 sent out to middle of hay field to draw enemy’s fire, our only cover being stacks of hay, there was only four of us left to join the main body, but 60 of us got cut off and returned into the Turks machine gun fire. Thirty of our chaps were cut down”

Note: It appears he lost his medals but all were returned. The Victory Medal was handed in separately and then returned by the government in 1936

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Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 2417 PTE. C. McCARTHY 11/BN AIF.

Charles McCarthy enlisted on the 10^th May 1915 in to the 11^th Bn A.I.F.

Taken on strength 7^th Reinforcements 11 Battalion at the Dardanelles on the 4^th August 1915

11^th November 1915 leaves Gallipoli Peninsula due to Dysentery

18^th November 1916 whilst meant to be recovering in London Charles is arrested for AWOL and being out of uniform. He is awarded 12 months in prison hard labour.

Sentence reduced to 6 months and in June 1917 Charles was back on the frontline with the 11^th Battalion where he stayed until the end of the war.

RTA: 27^th April 1919 Discharging 5:M.D in June that year.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 2780 PTE. (SGT on BWM & VM) J. R. NEILSON 11/BN AIF.

Previous service stated as “five years Bendigo Cadets”

Promoted corporal 11^th August 1915 11bn & then again promoted Sergeant 11^th September 1915

EMB: 5th October 1915 reverts back to rank

Promoted Cpl 18^th April 1916

Transferred to 24^th How. Bde. In the 112^th Bty 16^th June 1916

Granted 12 months leave agricultural purposes to America 31^st July 1919 “The purpose of instruction in agriculture and pig raising methods”

RTA 15^th September 1920 from Vancouver to Perth Western Australia (address stated as Salvado St Cottesloe Beach)

Note: Records show John Roy Neilson medals were returned to sender and then sent back to him

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 282 BDR (PTE on Star) E. W. RYDER 31/BN AIF.

EMB: 9^th Nov 1915 "C" Coy

Transferred to 113^th How Battery (13^th F.A.D) 15^th March 1916.

Discharged: 1^st M.D 3^rd March 1919

GOOD VF $775

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 2848 PTE. J. WATERMAN 20/BN AIF.

EMB: 2^nd November 1915

WIA: 27^th July 1916 (remained on duty) France

Admitted to hospital November 1916 sickness severe

Transferred to 5^th Machine Gun Coy 24^th November 1917

RTA: 20^th May 1919

Good VF $775

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 2856 PTE. J. YOUNG 28/BN AIF.

EMB: 2^nd November 1915

Transferred to 51^st BN 3^rd March 1916 (now 2856A) 

RTA: 31^st May 1919

Note: John Young was a jockey from Kalgoorlie. Copy of discharge shows G.S.W. left arm.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 3062 PTE F. G. NEDWICH 15/BN AIF.

EMB: 5^th Oct 1915

Transferred to 47^thBN 3^rd March 1916

Transferred to 4^th Field Butchery 16^th March 1916

Taken on strength 49^th BN 29^th July 1918

Discharged: 24^th July 1919

Note: Comes with original discharge certificate and photo.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 3146 DVR. J. F. DAVIS 1/F.A. BDE AIF.

Previous Military service stated as “Rifle Club Tumbarumba”

EMB: 21^st November 1914

Admitted hospital Mena 4^th April 1915 “Sick”

Transferred to 1^st Battery 11^th July 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

RTA: Invalided on the 3^rd September 1915 “for discharge in Australia”

Discharged: 27^th December 1915 2^nd Military District

Note: Due to Driver Davis’s early discharge he becomes a member of the initial RSL club the “Returned Servicemen’s Association” (RSA) of New South Wales of which his rare original badge numbered 548 is included. Also included is a Political Labor League (NSW) 1915 silver jubilee badge/fob and a 1937 Coronation medallion both belonging to him.

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Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 3274 PTE. T. M. COLE 8/BN AIF.

EMB: 11^th Oct 1915

WIA: 18^th April 1917 (concussion, head) France

RTA: 27^th Sept 1917

Discharged: 3^rd M.D (medically unfit) 26^th Dec 1917

GOOD VF $995

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 3280 PTE. E. R. BRIMSON 11/BN AIF.

EMB: 2nd November 1915 and posted to “C” Coy

27^th March sprained ankle

KIA: 9th April 1917 During the German counter attack at Louverval (Where Pope won his VC)

Cemetery details: Morchies Australian Cemetery, Morchies, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France NOK West Leederville

Note: Records show Ernest Richard Brimson’s British war medal was returned to sender and sent out again

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