Trio: Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 6405 PTE B. H. TUCKETT 24 BN. A.I.F.
Emb: 23rd November 1916
WIA: 4th October 1917 (G.S.W. Left Elbow)
2nd WIA: 22nd March 1918 (Gassed)
3rd WIA: 1st September 1918 (B. W. Leg Rt)
Awarded Military Medal London Gazette 17th June 1919
‘This man acted as stretcher bearer throughout the attack on Mt. St. Quentin near Peronne on 1 September 1918, and displayed a courage and devotion to duty which were of the highest order. Undeterred by incessant machine-gun and shell fire, he continued his work of rescuing the wounded, and he worked unremittingly until every casualty was removed from the field. During the operation his company trench was heavily shelled by 6.9s and among the casualties were two wounded men who had been buried. Though the bombardment still continued Tuckett, without hesitation, worked and dug these men out, tended their wounds, and carried them back to safety. His utter disregard for his own safety was instrumental in saving the lives of many of his comrades.’
RTA: 23rd March 1919 (Medically unfit)
Contact marks (polished) Nearly VF SOLD
RECOMMENDED FOR THE VICTORIA CROSS
Trio: Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 6572 L/CPL G. G. ROBERTSON 7 BN. A.I.F.
Emb. 2nd October 1916
WIA 4th October 1917 G.S.W. Thigh
Awarded Military Medal 24th October 1918
RTA 27th July 1919
Cpl Roberston was one of the 133 (AWM website) that in WW1 were recommended for The Victoria Cross (including those awarded). It seems in Robertsons case, that he got himself into a minor prank involving souveniring womens knickers. It could be argued that this stupid prank may well have cost him, his countries highest honour.
Interesting note: When one examines the Victoria Cross recommendations in the AWM, 233 recommendations are listed. Exactly 100 duplicate examples are amongst these (where a soldier has been resubmitted, or a variation is present). So the true number of people recommended for the Victoria Cross in WW1 was 133 (66 of these were awarded).
Good VF SOLD
Trio: Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 662 PTE. (DVR on campaign medals) W. J. GARTNER 31 BN. A.I.F.
Emb. 18th May 1916
Accidently wounded (shell wound hand) 25th May 1917 at the ANZAC instructional school (field). Board of inquiry ruled it was due to the school using bad/dated munitions
Awarded Military Medal 14th May 1919 (London Gazette)
RTA 21st July 1919
Private Gartner was awarded the Military Medal near Villers Carbonnel in August 1918 whilst attending to the wounded in the open under heavy machine gun and artillery. His records go on to show a congratulatory card issued by the General Officer Commanding the 4th Army for "the conspicuous manner in which you conducted yourself on the battlefield in the face of the enemy" this is dated 2nd of October 1919. Unfortunately congratulatory cards are not always recorded and other than the letter acknowledging it (in his file) we may never know exactly what action it is for. The congratulatory card post dates the Military Medal so could be considered a second award.
Good VF SOLD
Trio: Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Military Medal correctly impressed 2052 PTE A. COOPER 42/AUST INF and British War and Victory Medals correctly impressed to 2052 PTE A. W. BROWNE 42 BN. A.I.F.
Emb: 7th September 1916
WIA: 1st August 1917 (G.S.W Arm, compound fracture)
Military Medal London Gazette 18th August 1917 “For Bravery in the Field”
26th April 1918 promoted to Cpl
21st October 1918 Transferred to the 11th Field Ambulance
Discharged 20th May 1919
Records show that Private Browne/Cooper was awarded his Military Medal "in the field" and as a result no citation can be found at this stage (worthy of further research
Note: Albert William Brown - alias ‘Albert Cooper’ – It was in March 1918 that he revealed his true identity as Albert William Browne, rather than ‘Albert Cooper’; Statutory Declaration to this effect is in his personnel file.
GD VF $3000
Trio: Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Military Medal correctly impressed to 3972 SJT. E. J. WALLACE 45/AUST INF with his British War Medal and Victory Medal correctly impressed 3972 SJT. E. J. WALLACE 13 BN. A.I.F.
Emb. 23rd December 1915
WIA, gun shot wound right leg 22-11-1916
2nd WIA gun shot wound nose 18-10-1918
3rd WIA seriously wounded right leg 8-8-1918. (this is in the action he wins his Military Medal and is mentioned in the citation).
RTA 13 April 1919
London Gazette 17th June 1919
Great fighting citation in which he gets wounded on his third occasion in a very significant battle.
Good VF SOLD
Trio: Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Military Medal is name erased, British War Medal and Victory Medal are correctly impressed to 3802 CPL. D. M. Baldwin 12 Bn. AIF.
Cpl Baldwin embarked on 17th December 1915 (not entitled to star).
WIA GSW Head and Arm 6. 9.1916
2nd WIA Left Thigh 10. 6. 1917
It was at this stage it appears that Cpl Baldwin wins his Military Medal at Messines with the 52nd Battalion. This is when the C.O. Lt. Col Pope is wounded. There is no clear citation for Cpl Baldwin only the London Gazette date of 20 December 1917.
This is a rare award to a double WIA soldier to the Western Australian branch of the 52nd Battalion.
SOLD
A Great War 1917 ‘Ypres’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant R. Hindes, 18th Battery, 6th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, Australian Imperial Force
Trio: Military Medal, G.V.R. (29603 Gnr: R. Hindes. 18/By: 6 A. Bde: Aust: F.A.) British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 29603 T. CQMS R. Hindes 6 F.A.B. AIF
M.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917. The original recommendation (jointly listed with Corporal E. W. Mattner, Bombardiers W. C. Chambers and C. Fullgrave, and Gunner W. J. F. Sage) states:
‘At Plogesteert, Belgium, on 1st June 1917 these non-commissioned officers and men were under the orders of Major E. T. Dean whilst the 18th Battery was being heavily shelled, displayed the greatest bravery and devotion to duty in extinguishing, on three separate occasions, fires which had broken out from the hostile shelling in three gun-pits of the battery and in several ammunition dumps. Whilst the gun-pits were on fire, and the ammunition in them and several dumps surrounding the battery were exploding, they brought buckets of water to the battery commander who was standing on top of the pit being dealt with, and worked in the pits with him putting out the fire. They subsequently put out the burning dumps, on more than one occasion boxes exploding whilst they were handling the dump. On the pits again catching fire under heavy shelling they returned in the face of it and successfully renewed their efforts. Their disregard for personal safety, fine devotion and determination undoubtedly saved the guns and a large quantity of ammunition, 1,500 rounds only being destroyed out of some 5,000 stored at these pits.’
Rolon Hindes was born in Milang, South Australia in 1884. He was employed as a train driver before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force, 5 March 1916.
Hindes was posted to the 118th Howitzer Battery in September 1916, and transferred to the 18th Battery, 6th (Army) Brigade, Australian Field Artillery in March 1917. He served with the latter in the French theatre of war from March 1917, and distinguished himself in action at Ypres, 1 June 1917.
Hindes advanced to Temporary Sergeant, and contracted pneumonia in 1919 whilst still in service. He returned to Australia in September 1919, and was discharged in December of the same year.
Good very fine SOLD
Trio: Military Medal, War medal and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 2462 SJT W. DILLWORTH 46 BN. A.I.F.
Emb. 14th March 1916
WIA 19th September 1918 G.S.W. Buttock severe
Discharged in London to get married 17th March 1919
A very good strong fighting citation.
Good VF SOLD
Trio: Private P. S. Smith, 25th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
1914-15 Star (234 Pte. P. S. Smith. 25/Bn A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medal (234 Pte. P. S. Smith. 25 Bn. A.I.F.)
Percival Sydney Smith was born in 1878 and attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Brisbane on 28 January 1915. He served with the 25th Battalion at Gallipoli from August 1915, and on the Western Front from 1916. He was wounded in action with a gunshot wound on 2 September 1918 and was invalided to Weymouth Hospital. He was discharged on 18 January 1919, and died on 29 July 1950.
Lacquered, good very fine $975
Trio: Queens Korea Medal, United Nation Korea medal and Korea 50 year anniversary medal. Queens Korea Medal impressed 22540855 PTE. K. INGHAM. KINGS. UN Korea unnamed as issued.
Comes with regimental cap badge.
GD VF SOLD
Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed,
Very fine SOLD
Two extremely rare WW1 Cap tallys. First is to H.M.A.S. Sydney and the other is to S.M.S. Emden. These two Tallys were originally purchased in the 1960's in a Princess Mary chocolate tin from a junk shop, by a well known Australian collector. This collector acquired an original German WW1 "donald duck" cap in order to display the Emden tally.
Both Tally's are in Superb condition and are not cut short. Extremely rare and significant items with excellent provenance.
SOLD
UNDER FURRED HATS (6th Light Horse Regiment) By G. L. Berrie (Burridge reprint).
$150
$40
UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION (UNO) EARLY OPPOSING PATCH
$40
$30
$15
$245
Victoria Volunteer Cadet Corps 38mm brass cap badge (two lugs)
Victorian Military forces 38mm brass (two lugs) forage cap badge 1893
Victorian Military forces
38mm oxidised (two lugs)
forage cap badge 1893
SOLD
Victorian Military Forces Brass 42mm badge Two screw posts on the rear appear to make this some form of cross belt badge
Victorian Militia Artillery
Pill box brass cap badge
two lugs (32mm) Post 1884
SOLD
$20
