Medals

P20 SINGLE: India General Service Medal 1854 one clasp; ‘SAMANA 1891’ running script Lieut. W. Fraser BL. LCR.

Renamed EF $175

P19 SINGLE: India General Service Medal 1854 one clasp; ‘CHIN – LUSHA 1889-90’ running script 2238 Pye. T. Ryan. K.O.S.Board.

With research.

EF $525

P18 SINGLE: India General Service Medal 1854 one clasp; ‘BURMA 1887-9’ impressed 834 Pte T. Fowler 2-CHES. RGT.

Gd F $365

P17 SINGLE: India General Service Medal 1854 one clasp; ‘BURMA 1885-7’ running script 1733 Pte. W. Greenfield 2^nd Bn Hamps. R.

Gd VF $400

P16 SINGLE: India General Service Medal 1854 two clasp; ‘BURMA 1885-7, BURMA 1887’ running script 7054 Pte. C. Jinks 1^st Bn Rif. Bde.

EF $445

P15 SINGLE: India General Service Medal 1854 one clasp; ‘PERAK’ engraved capitals 1116 PTE. S. ROSS 1/3^RD FOOT

Gd VF $425

P14 SINGLE: India General Service Medal 1854 one clasp; ‘PERSIA’ impressed A. Angus 78^th Highlanders

Gd VF $950

P10. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 172 PTE. S. TUGBY  28/BN AIF.

Previous Service: stated as “86A” (86^th Infantry Perth)

Emb: 29^th June 1915

31^st December 1915 transferred to 1^st Light Horse Field Ambulance

Admitted to 14^th Australian General Hospital on the 23^rd November 1916 with Irritable Heart Disease.

RTA: 22^nd January 1917

VF+ $950

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: 19^th October 1914

Wounded (Ankle) during the Gallipoli Landing with the 7^th Battalion and asdmitted to 15^th General Hospital Alexandria on the 30^th

21^st March 1916 Transferred to the Dental Corps with the Rank of Staff Sergeant

RTA 18^th September 1918 (ex France) discharged 29^th November 1919

Reuben (also written as Ruben) served as V16010 rank Sergeant with the 69^th Dental Unit from 18^th June 1941 to 11^th 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 29^th Australian Line Section on the 31^st January 1941

Previous Service; V72101 3^rd Div. Sigs. & Port Phillip Frt. Sig. Section.

31^st January 1941 promoted to Lance Sergeant

Operational Service with Lark Force attached to 2/22^nd Bn;

18^th April 1941 - 5^th February 1942 New Britain,

16^th March 1942 – 22^nd June 1942 New Guinea

13^th April 1943 - 21^st April 1945 New Guinea

Discharged 8^th February 1946

VF – EF $1850

P7. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 103 PTE. J. P. CARR 12/LH RGT AIF.

Emb: 13^th June 1915

29^th August 1915 transferred to 1^st Light Horse (Gallipoli) service number 103A

Admitted to Number 19 General Hospital Alexandra (Enteric Fever, Severe) in November 1915

RTA: 29^th January 1916 Discharged 14^th July 1916 medically unfit

Note: Records show a statutory declaration dated 1944 where Joseph Patrick Carr states his real name is Joseph Patrick Carrigan

EF $1000

P6. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 61 PTE. A. J. POWELL 11/LH RGT AIF.

Emb: 2^nd June 1915

28^th August 1915 Transferred to the 2^nd Light Horse (Gallipoli)

Admitted to Hospital Ship 17^th September 1915, Gallipoli with dysentery

Rejoined 11^th Light Horse for duty 6^th March 1916 Heliopolis

Admitted to Hospital with cellulitis 17^th June 1916

RTA: 21^st November 1916 Discharged 31^st January 1917 medically unfit

Note: Archibald James Powell served with the 1^st Australian Garrison Battalion in Qld as a Corporal during WW2 (Q187161)

VF $1000

P4. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 301 SJT. W. EAVES 7/LH RGT AIF.

Previous Service: 8 years with the 18^th Hussars

Promoted to Sergeant 10^th December 1914

Emb: 20^th December 1914

Admitted to Hospital Ship 27^th August 1915, Gallipoli with a fractured foot arriving at Alexandria on the 30^th.

Returned to Australia for discharge 20^th December 1915

EF $1000

P3. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 48 PTE J. E. HARRIS 4/LH RGT AIF.

Previous Service: 3^rd Dragoon Guards (5 years with Colours, 7 reserve. Time expired)

Emb: 18^th October 1914 as part of the Machine Gun section

Admitted to Number 1 General Hospital Heliopolis (Otitis) in September 1915 and to hospital again in November for Dysentery.

RTA: 12^th April 1916 Discharged 1^st January 1917 medically unfit

Note: In a letter written by John Ernest Harris in 1959 states he was with the Green Jackets in the Boer War and the Ministry of Aircraft Production in the UK during WW2 before returning to Australia in 1946 (page 49 of John Ernest Harris’s record). Further research required.

VF+ $1000

P1. Four: Military Medal, G.V.R. (1969 SJT C. RILEY. 1/AUST: M.G.C.); 1914-15 Star (1969 PTE C. RILEY. 12/Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (1969 SGT C. RILEY. 12/Bn. A.I.F.)

M.M. London Gazette 17^th June 1919 page 7698 position 96.

The original recommendation states:

"During the operations near Hargicourt from 18/21st September 1918 Sergeant Riley displayed exceptional courage and devotion to duty. He was in charge of two Machine Guns and when the Infantry was held up on three separate occasions by hostile Machine Gun fire, he personally reconnoitred the ground, established his guns in positions and silenced the enemy guns, thus allowing the advance to continue. He made these reconnaissance’s in full view of the enemy and with a total disregard for personal safety. Later when his Battalion was being relieved, he was in charge of a Limber when a shell burst wounding the drivers and killing one horse. Although under heavy shell fire Sergeant Riley brought the wounded men to cover and freed the remaining horse from the Limber.

His courage and initiative were a fine example to those around him.”

Emb: 1^st April 1915

Taken on strength 12^th Battalion Gallipoli on the 16^th June 1915

8^th February 1917 Transferred to the 3^rd Machine Gun Coy

26^th September 1917 promoted to T/Sgt

8^th December 1917 to Machine Gun School

RTA 4^th June 1919 discharged 14^th September 1919

EF $4000

GH1: Five: 39-45 & Africa Stars, Defense, War & Australian Service Medals (all 5 impressed). SX2987 Pte C. H. Scott HQ ME AIF.

Enlisted May 1940 discharged October 1943. Comes with a pair of original fiber dog tags.  

Pair: South Africa 1879 one clasp 1877-8 correctly engraved in typical style, Pte. D. Cameron Queenstown Vol: Cont gt.

Second medal one clasp 1877-78-79 re-named, D. Cameron Cape Town Volunteers.

The first medal is fully confirmed with the second being self-awarded. Perhaps he felt the clasp with 1879 was a true representation of his service.

These medals came direct from the family and includes a photo of the recipient plus an original printed flyer praising the Queens Town Volunteers for “they have shown great gallantry under fire and in the presence of the enemy”. Signed by the Officer Commanding the Transkei Field Force Captain Harvey.

An interesting pair in Gd VF $1850

Eight: 39-45, Africa & Pacific Stars, Defence & War Medals & Australian Service Medal ALL IMPRESSED. UN Korea impressed. Army LSGC engraved, SX8522 W. T. C. Saunders 2/43 BN.

Middle East 29 December 1940. Injured in a Land Mine incident 15 June 1941in Tobruk. RTA 28 February 1943. Morotai for Tarakan 22 April 1945 with 28 Field company engineers. BCOF 18 May 1948 then 3 RAR. Discharged 9 February 1962. With full-service details by Neil Smith.

Gd VF $1100

Six: 39-45, Africa & Pacific Stars, Defence War Medal with TWO MID’s & Australian Service Medal. ALL medals impressed, VX40510 A. D. McBean. Australian Engineers.

First MID Commonwealth Gazette No 81 27 April 1944 page 896

‘Exceptional Service in the Field in New Guinea’

Second MID Commonwealth Gazette No 34 21 February 1946 page 412

‘Distinguished Service in SW Pacific’  

McBean served in Greece before his service in the SW Pacific. Double MID’s to other ranks for WW2 must be classed as extremely rare.

His MID certificate is illustrated in Australians Awarded.

Gd VF $2950

Four: MBE type2 (Military), MSM Commonwealth of Australia G. V. R. 59 WO 1 A. B. Webber A.I.C., 1935 Jubilee (confirmed), 1937 Coronation (un-confirmed).

MBE: London Gazette 1.1.1936

MSM: A.A.O. 256/25

Entitled to LSGC MO 535/1918. Research shows enlisted 28.3.1900 R.A.A. transferring to A.I.C. 1905. Discharged 1938 as a Second Lieutenant.

VF $875

Single : QUEENS SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL 1899 three clasps : CC,OFS,T." impressed 426 Pte. T. Lounds. Manch.Rgt.

VF $345 

GH16: Nine: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star (all small impressed) Defence Medal; British War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal; United Nations Korea (all four impressed) Efficiency Decoration (GRI); Greek War Medal 1940-41; VX160 G.F. Sell. ED engraved; last medal unnamed. Lt. Col. 2/5^th BN AIF.

Together with: BCOF Medal named impressed to G.E. Sell. And with extensive research and official histories extracts relating to Colonel G.E. Sell's service in 2/5 Bn. and BCOF. Regimental number on WW2 VX160 Korea SX 700037 & VX160 on Decoration. Comes with research showing numerous photos and entries in Official History “To Benghazi” plus 2/5th History.

Served Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Greece & Syria (NOTED AS A CASUALTY). Went on to serve in BECOF. A very easily researchable group.

VF $2450

Three: British Korea & UN Korea (both impressed Coronation medal 1953 (engraved) Commander B. M. Ziegler RAN.

Born NSW in 1920. Enlisted in RAN (23188) on the 13 May 1939. Served WW2 on HMAS Nestor, Norman, Nizam & Shropshire. Commissioned July 1951 (91319). Korean War served on the HMAS SYDNEY for its first tour 1951-52. On roll for Sydney Coronation tour and Malaysian Confrontation 1962 before retiring in 1970 with the rank of Commander General Engineer and Mechanician.

Comes with 50-year commemoration & S Korea medals (both engraved) George tended to engrave unnamed medals such as unnamed Coronation medals.

VF $825

Six: Member of the British Empire (MBE) 2nd type Military, Pacific Star (small impressed), Defence, War and Australian Service Medal (all impressed) VX119275 P. R. GARRETT. Also, it is suggested he was able to wear the King Gustav Medal for sport (shooting awarded 1973) which accompanies the group.

Served in Coastal command RAA until joining the 2/9^th BN AIF in June 1945 going on to receive a Gun Shot Wound to the knee in July. Interestingly he incurred an incredible number of minor charges recorded during his service.

MBE Civil awarded June 1981.-Shooting, having been in the German Olympics in 1972 and Canada in 1976

This group comes with a number of unofficial awards & decorations in both full size and miniature plus medallions, wall plaques and large silver plate trophy for Hobart 1958 for shooting. And 18 medallions and official shooting trophies.  

Includes a number of original documents and certificates (5) plus original MBE warrant, An extremely scarce group to an Australian Olympic participant.

Gd VF ON HOLD

GH20: An extremely rare group of eight comprising: 1939-45 Star and Pacific Star with BURMA CLASP (small, impressed naming) Defence Medal, War Medal and ASM (impressed), British Korea and UN Korea (both impressed) Efficiency Medal G.VI.R (engraved SGT AIF). VX 53290 & 3/3518 D L Rankin

Douglas Lloyd Rankin served Suez with the 2/7 Battalion (so no Africa star), from 13 October 1942 transferring to the 25^th Australian War Graves Unit 29^th June 1945 to Rangoon and the Pacific region 1 September 1945 which qualified him for the BURMA CLASP an extremely rare award to the Australian Army (the only example I have seen).

Service in Korea commenced on the 9^th March 1953 with HQ British Commonwealth Force Korea.

All medals confirmed by Neil Smith.

VF $3500