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GH13: Five: 1939-45 & Pacific Stars (unnamed), Defense Medal, War Medal with MID & Australian Service medals (all 3 impressed). NX28505 F. H. Bailey. Lieutenant 2/1 Survey Regt. (Sgt. For his MID).
Enlisted 5.8.40 Arrived Middle East 3.5.41 to late for Africa Star.
MID: London Gazette 27.4.44 For exceptional services in the field in New Guinea.
Gd VF $1850
GH14: Five: 1939-45 & Pacific Stars (unnamed), Defense Medal, War Medal with MID & Australian Service medals (all 3 impressed). NX20408 F. N. Smith. Lieutenant 2/4 Field Ambulance.
Comes with a printed souvenir ribbon with his name dated 1940, dog tags. and original slip for his ASM.
Mentioned in book Island Campaigns at Myola.
MID: London Gazette 23.12.43. Gallant & distinguished services in SWP area.
VF $1950
GH21: Pair: Queens South Africa 1899 four clasps “CC, Rhodesia, OFS, T” 1258 Tpr. A. Cain NSW BUSHMEN KSA two clasps 345 Serjt. A. Cain BECH’LD RIF.
Note: Alexander Cain was born in Geelong, Victoria.
ex Bill Woolmore collection
Gd VF $2850
Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 4478 PTE E. L. STEPHENS 1 BN AIF
Previous service listed as "21st INF MILITIA” (2 YEARS) NSW
Emb. 15th January 1916
WIA or injury (?) initially whilst on duty in France 10th 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
P28 Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 941 PTE A. G. GORDON 1/BN AIF.
EMB: 18th Oct 1914
Wounded in action Gallipoli 10th May 1915 “GSW right forearm”
Re-joined Battalion at Gallipoli on the 14th June 1915
2nd WIA; 19th August 1916 now serving with the 1st Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery “Wnds, Bruised Back & Right Arm, Adm”
Killed in action 5th May 1917 in France.
Sadly no mention or further details are given to how Angus George Gordon was Killed only that he was “Killed in Action”.
UNCIRCULATED $1100
PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 377 PTE N. D. CUDDEFORD 1 BN AIF.
EMB: 3RD May 1916 with the 1st ANZAC Cyclist Corps before transferring to the 1st BN AIF September 1916
8th April 1917 admitted to hospital with trench feet and paratyphoid fever
Records show various disciplinary charges, all minor and appear to stem from being late on parade.
RTA: 19th February 1919 and discharged Medically unfit NSW (from Cootamundra)
VF $375
Family Grouping:
PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 6846 A-CPL (PTE ON VICTORY MEDAL) R. J. WATSON 2 BN AIF
EMB: 8th November 1916
WIA/KIA: Initially classed as wounded 6th November 1917, then reported wounded/missing before he was finally reported Killed in Action after a court of inquiry into his death.
Private Harris from his battalion gave the following statement in reference to Cpl Watson’s death; “Watson was buried by shell at Passchendaele on the 6th November with McDonald, Sutcliffe and Cox. I helped to dig them out and buried them behind the trench which was just in rear of village.”
Confirming Private Harris’s statement to be true and correct, Cpl Watson’s body was exhumed at the first possible opportunity and he now rests in the Passchendaele New British Cemetery (six and half miles N. E. from Ypres).
Also comes with a British War and Victory Medal (pair) correctly impressed to 181003 GNR J. W. S. WATSON R. A. Medal roll confirms this to be the full entitlement to John William Stewart Watson who is believed to be Robert’s brother. Further research required
VF $775
Pair: 1914/15 Star and British War medal (missing Victory medal). Both correctly impressed to 2780 PTE F. W. BARKER 2/BN A.I.F. (CPL on War Medal)
Emb. 30th September 1915
Transferred to the 55th Bty 14th Brigade 16th March 1916
WIA. 20th October 1917 (Gassed)
Discharged 6th October 1919
VF $385
Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 6983 PTE M. GRIFFIN 2 BN AIF
Previous service listed as "A.M.C."
Emb. 9th November 1916
WIA 22nd September 1917 "GSW L/Foot Severe"
RTA: 5th April 1918 and subsequently discharged "medically unfit" as a result of his wounds
Near EF $400
P29 Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 247 WO2 (SJT on star). H. HARTLEY 2/BN AIF.
Previous Service stated as Royal Fusiliers (time expired). Distinctive marks at time of enlistment “Bullet wound on left shoulder”
EMB: 18th Oct 1914
Sprained ankle in Cairo and returned to Australia to recover arriving in Sydney 9th September 1915
EMB 2nd Time: 15th January 1916
Admitted to Hospital Cairo (Perineal Fistula) 8th March 1916
RTA: 15th June 1916 and discharged medically unfit
UNCIRCULATED $750
P30 Pair: British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 4024 PTE J P DRISCOLL 3/BN AIF.
EMB: 30th December 1915
Wounded in action France 16th August 1916 “Wnd Shoulder”
Killed in action 22nd September 1917 in Belgium.
A Red Cross file exists with the following single entry; “Killed in action 22-9-17 - dtls not stated”
Remembered on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
Note: There is mention in his records that the name James Pearce Drescoll (sometimes written with the correct “I”) is an alias he used on enlistment and his name is in fact James Richard Driscoll.
UNCIRCULATED $450
Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 769 DVR (PTE on star). C. A. HANDLEY 4/BN AIF.
EMB: 20th Oct 1914
Joined Battalion on Gallipoli 14th June 1915
Left Gallipoli on the 7th August 1915 "sick"
21st September 1917 appointed driver
Hospital France (influenza) 21st Dec 1916
RTA: 24th September 1918
Note: Private Cecil Albyn Handley appears to have WW2 home service as N70284 with the rank WO2
VF $975
P31 Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 370 L-CPL (PTE on star). S SAVAGE 4/BN AIF.
Previous Service stated as “7 mths NZ Territorials”
EMB: 18th August 1915
Joined Battalion on Gallipoli 31st May 1915
Wounded in action France 25th July 1916 “SW Jaw”
Transferred to the 62nd Battalion 25th April 1917 for convalescing prior to re-joining the 4th Bn in France 9th July 1917
Killed in action 4th October 1917 in Belgium.
A Red Cross file exists with the following two entries; “No trace Germany”, “Killed in action previously reported wounded & missing 10-9-17”
Remembered on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
Near EF $1100
P33 Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 1914 CPL (PTE on star) G. BLYTH 5/BN AIF.
EMB: 17th April 1915
Joined Battalion on Gallipoli 9th July 1915
Transferred to 2nd Field Coy as Sapper Regimental Number 405 on the 6th August 1915 Gallipoli.
Killed in action 4th October 1917 in Belgium.
Cpl George Blyth is buried at B.72 Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
UNCIRCULATED $1100
P34 Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 434 PTE F. (“E” ON BWM) T. HAINES 6/BN AIF.
Comes with Dog Tags (stamped 58th Bn A.I.F.), Ribbon Bar & Returned From Active Service Badge.
EMB: 19th Oct 1914
Wounded in action at the landing on Gallipoli 25th April 1915 “GSW Forearm”
Transferred to the 58th Battalion 17th February 1916
2nd WIA; France 12th October 1917 “GSW Neck”
RTA: 20th October 1918
Gd VF $1100
P35 Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 655 PTE N. S. DUNCAN 6/BN AIF.
Initially enlisted as Douglas Sinclair Duncan
Previous Service stated as “3 years School Cadets”
EMB: 19th October 1914
Wounded in action at Cape Helles Gallipoli 8th May 1915 “bullet through chest”
Invalided to Australia discharging 2nd June 1916
Re-enlisted 4th June 1916 as service number 2297 Norman Sinclair Duncan with the 39th Battalion
Embarked second occasion on the 20th October 1916
Reduced to ranks and Detention for 6 months on the 7th July 1917 after accepting money to absent a soldier from parade
Discharged from Detention 8th December 1917
Committed to H. M. Prison Shepton Mallett 9th October 1918 for theft of 119 pounds
Released and scheduled to return to Australia but is again charged and detained this time for AWOL
Finally returning to Australia 1st January 1919 for discharge
Medals are shown initially not to be issued but later restored by permission of army order.
VF $900
Four: 1914/15 star, British War, Victory Medal and War Medal 1939/45. WW1 trio correctly impressed to 647 T/SJT (PTE on star) C. L. WILLIAMS 6/BN AIF. War medal 1939/45 correctly impressed V83170 C. L. WILLIAMS (Full entitlement).
EMB: 19th October 1914
WIA: 4th May 1915 Gallipoli "G. S. W. neck"
2nd WIA: 3rd May 1916 Gallipoli "G. S. W. lower extremities"
Transferred to Ordnance Corps 8th August 1917
RTA: 23rd October 1918 "Special leave"
Returned to the UK and taken on strength at A.I.F. HDQRS with rank of Hon. SGT.
RTA: 22nd October 1919
WW2 home service was recorded as HQ3 DIST DETAILS CAMP from 14th March 1940 until 20th July 1941 (16 months). The requirement for the Australian Service Medal at the time being 18 months makes this group his full entitlement
Note: An early entry in May 1915 at Gallipoli of a soldier being wounded is often due to wounds caused during the landing. Battalion musters were not able to be performed on the beach until the 2nd of May and records and information was filled in as a result of those initial musters.
National Archives records have Charles Latham Williams file incorrectly numbered as 649 when researching
VF $1300
P9. Family Grouping
Five: 1914/15 Star, British War, Victory Medal, War Medal 1939/45 and ASM 1939/45. WW1 trio correctly impressed to 121 PTE. R. LEVY 7/BN AIF (S-SGT on pair). War Medal 1939/45 and ASM 39/45 correctly impressed V16010 R. LEVY
Emb: 19th October 1914
Wounded (Ankle) during the Gallipoli Landing with the 7th Battalion and asdmitted to 15th General Hospital Alexandria on the 30th
21st March 1916 Transferred to the Dental Corps with the Rank of Staff Sergeant
RTA 18th September 1918 (ex France) discharged 29th November 1919
Reuben (also written as Ruben) served as V16010 rank Sergeant with the 69th Dental Unit from 18th June 1941 to 11th November 1943
Four : 1939/45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939/45 and Australian Service Medal 39/45. All medals are correctly impressed to VX125137 K. J. LEVY
Keith Joseph Levy enlisted with the 29th Australian Line Section on the 31st January 1941
Previous Service; V72101 3rd Div. Sigs. & Port Phillip Frt. Sig. Section.
31st January 1941 promoted to Lance Sergeant
Operational Service with Lark Force attached to 2/22nd Bn;
18th April 1941 - 5th February 1942 New Britain,
16th March 1942 – 22nd June 1942 New Guinea
13th April 1943 - 21st April 1945 New Guinea
Discharged 8th February 1946
VF – EF $1850
Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 3274 PTE. T. M. COLE 8/BN AIF.
EMB: 11th Oct 1915
WIA: 18th April 1917 (concussion, head) France
RTA: 27th Sept 1917
Discharged: 3rd M.D (medically unfit) 26th Dec 1917
GOOD VF $995
Three: Private G. L. F. Butcher, 8th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 26 July 1916
1914-15 Star (262 Pte. G. L. F. Butcher. 8/Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (262 Pte. G. L. F. Butcher. 8-Bn. A.I.F.)
Gordon Leslie Fleuret Butcher attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served initially with the 8th Battalion during the Great War, before transferring to the 58th Battalion. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 26 July 1916, while serving with the latter unit, and is buried at Rue-de-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France.
Light traces of verdigris, very fine $1200
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 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: 1914/15 Star and Victory medal (missing BWM). Both correctly impressed to 2781 PTE D. BAMBRIDGE 8 BN AIF
Emb. 15 Sept. 1915
WIA. 26 July 1916 (shell shock)
2nd WIA 9 August 1918 (G.S.W. right arm)
Disch. 8 April 1919
Pte Bambridge also served in the short lived 69th Bn AIF
VF $450
Family grouping of two brothers who tragically died in France
Group 1; Pair: 1914/15 Star and Victory medal (missing British war medal). Both correctly impressed to 1384 PTE H. MORRIS 8/BN A.I.F. (1314 CPL H. MORRIS 8 BN A.I.F. on victory)
Emb. 2nd February 1915
Admitted to hospital Gallipoli sick 9th September 1915
Transferred to 4th Light Mortar Battery 14th August 1916
Died of injuries on the 31st August 1918 caused by a motor accident (fractured skull). This was whilst on active service behind the lines in France and he was taken to the 4th Field Ambulance and then to the 53rd Casualty Clearing Station where he died.
Cemetery details: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France
Group 2; Pair: 1914/15 Star and Victory medal (missing British war medal). Both correctly impressed to 3419 PTE C. MORRIS 14/BN A.I.F.
Emb. 11th October 1915
KIA: 11th April 1917 (No body was found of Private Morris after the attack on Villers-Bretonneux)
Memorial details: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Picardie, France
Note: Includes the badges pictured and a beautiful gold fob with “HONOUR AND FREEDOM, AIF” encircling a soldier with the reverse inscribed “To William Morris, A grateful tribute from his friends of Weewin. In the memory of his son C. Morris”
Near EF $1425
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