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A massive 702 pages including nominal roll and index and numerous photos. Neville Browning maintains it is the best book he has done.                                               

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P27 SINGLE: Afghanistan 1881 two clasps; ‘AHMED KHEL, KANDAHAR’ engraved 1989 Pte. C. Adams 2/60^th FOOT

EF $625

P26 SINGLE: South Africa 1879 one clasp; ‘1879’ engraved capitals 2492 Pte. A. Griffiths 2/4^th FOOT

EF $1375

P25 SINGLE: New Zealand Medal dated 1864-65 impressed 735 M. O’Donnell 40^th RGT. 

EF $875

P23 SINGLE: Indian Mutiny Medal 1858 two clasps; ‘RELIEF OF LUCKNOW, DELHI’ impressed Corpl. Hy. Smith. 75^th RGT.

Gd VF $825

P21 SINGLE: India General Service Medal 1854 one clasp; ‘HAZARA 1888’ running script 2171 Pte. J. Page. 2^nd Bn, R. Suss. R.

EF $450

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

Renamed EF $175

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

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

Gd VF $950

P13 SINGLE: Punjab Medal 1849 two clasps: ‘Goojerat’ ‘Mooltan’ impressed Corpl. W. Dale. 1^st Bn 60^th R. Rifles.

EF $725

P12 SINGLE: Waterloo 1815, impressed WILLIAM GLADHILL. 2^nd BATT. GRENADIER GUARDS. Fitted with attractive suspension incorporating the Guards badge.

Gd VF $3250

P11 SINGLE: Naval General Service Medal 1847 one clasp: ‘Syria’ impressed Henry Linnington who served on HMS Princess Charlotte.

Minor edge nicks otherwise EF $1450

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

P8. Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 549 PTE. L. J. McCONNOCHIE 7/BN AIF.

Emb: 19^th October 1914

Leslie James McConnochie appears to have been wounded in the Gallipoli  landing with the first entry in his records showing he was admitted to the Alexandria hospital on the 3oth April 1915 (above the “30” date entry is “25” to indicate the injury was during the initial landing.) What is amazing about Private McConnochies Gallipoli story is that he was shot no less than seven times and survived.

“Three bullet marks right shoulder, two on left forearm. Two bullet wnds. Right groin. One bullet wound right pubic region”.

It took two operations to remove all seven bullets and when he was discharged in Australia he refused to take a pension which would class him as an invalid.

RTA 1^st October 1915 and discharged 13^th March 1916

I know of no other ANZAC who sustained seven gunshots during the initial landing or over the whole Gallipoli campaign and survive.

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

P2. Trio: Military Medal, G.V.R. (624 PTE H. P. ELLIOTT 40/AUST: INF:) British War and Victory Medals (624 L-SGT H. P. ELLIOTT 40-BN A.I.F.) 

M.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917 page 8427 position 13

The original recommendation states:

“On the 7th/8th and 9th June, 1917, during operations south of MESSINES this man did excellent work as a runner between his Company and his Battalion Headquarters. During the greater part of the period he worked under heavy shell fire, and displayed an utter disregard to personal risk. He set a splendid example to the comrades by his personal courage and determination.”

Emb: 1^st July 1916

Awarded Military Medal France 24^th June 1917 “For Bravery in the Field”

WIA: 4^th October 1917 (G.S.W right knee)

RTA 20th December 1917 and discharged 18^th March 1918 (G.S.W.)

EF $3850

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

A Cromwellian “ Zischagge”, 17th Century. With single piece skull with six radiating ribs, four lame fully articulated tail with turned edge and domed rivets, bevelled cheek-pieces with nine holes, broad pointed peak with turned edge, sliding nasal bar retained by a screw with a heart shaped terminal, the nasal bar has an H Armourer’s mark.

C200 1st/21st Light Horse Regiment New South Wales Lancers Oxidised Hat Badge 56mm 

1st Pattern (straight scroll)

C123 19th Kuring-Gai Infantry Regiment New South Wales Hat Badge 42mm