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20022 Click for more photos | Cricket. 1931/32 Tourism team selection of autographs inc D.P.B Morkel, S.H Curnow, Len Brown. Australia 1968 Touring Team sheet autographs 17 singed inc Bill Lawry, Ian Chappell, Ashley Mallet, Doug Walters. 1977 Australian Touring Team sheets inc 11 of 17 noted Rod Marsh, Rick McCosker, Geoff Dymock, another with 13 of 17 noted Rod Marsh, Ray Bright, Kerry O'Keefe, Doug Walkers 1990 Aus v Pakistan 3rd Test team inc Allan Border, Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Dean Jones. 1994 Cricket Academy 18 names inc Andrew Symonds, Justin Langer, 1994 Aus/India Chamber of Commerce Menu with signatures. India 9 diff inc Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri, Aus 9 diff inc Ricky Ponting, Rod Marsh, Andrew Symonds etc. Sri Lanka 1999 Tour of Aus 15 signatures inc Arjuna Ranatunga, Muttiah Muralitheran, Chamind Vass etc. (7 items, 78 autographs). | AVAILABLE at A$170 | ||
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20040 Click for more photos | Cricket 1984-2003 Australia Domestic Cricket NSW collection of Signed Team Sheets inc Feb 1984 NSW (inc Steve Rixon, John Dyson, Trevor Chappell) v Tasmania (inc Roger Woolly, David Boon etc) 1986 NSW (inc Mark Taylor), 1987 NSW (inc Mike Whitney, Trevor Bayliss), 1990 NSW (inc Geoff Lawson, Mark Waugh), 1992 NSW (inc Steve Small, Mark Waugh, Geoff Lawson), South Australia (inc Greg Blewett, David Hookes), NSW 1994 inc (Brad McNamara, Wayne Holdsworth etc), 2003 Pura Cup final NSW (inc Steve Waugh, Michael Clarke, Michael Slater, Mark Waugh), QLD (inc Michael Kasprowicz). (7 sheets, 117 autographs). | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
20049 Click for more photos | Cricket. Cigarette & Trade cards inc Arthur Mailey (4 diff), Alan Kippax etc, Scanlens Trade cards inc 1980-81 48 of 84 & 50+extras, 1993 World series comp 110 cards & part set 91/110, 1993 John Ireland Aus Cricketers set of 25, Cricket related retro postcards 50+. Various books/magazines inc Oct 1922 Ed The Cricketer (no cover) 1966/67 Sth Africa v Australia, The World of Kapil Dev various other items. (350). | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20058 Click for more photos | Olympics: 1936 Berlin Games souvenir hard cover coffee-table sized set of 2 albums produced by 'Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfold' (Germany) with 120+ variable size B&W picture cigarette cards featuring various aspects of the Eleventh Games. Vol 1 VGC, Vol 2 innder binding separation of front cover, both with original dust jackets, both with wear, flts. First album only 4 cards, second album 118 cards inc 4 photo of Jesse Owen Also 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games album produced by 'Reetsma Cigarettefabriken' (Germany) with near comp set of B&W or colour 'cards' featuring the various aspects of the tenth Olympic Games. Album has inner binding separation at rear cover, some cover marks, contents VGC. (3 albums, 300+ cards). | SOLD at A$200 | ||
20110 Click for more photos | Rugby League News. 1955 vol 36 Editions 1-33 (missing no.11), 36 & no.37, inc France Tour Commem Programs France v Sydney, France v NSW, France v Australia 1st Test, France v Australia 3rd Test. Also Grand Final Program South Sydney v Newtown (Souths Premiers). Usual sl ageing, the odd flt, mostly G-VGC. (34). | SOLD at A$275 | ||
20111 Click for more photos | Rugby League News.1955/1956 hardbound volume with 1955 vol 36 no.34 (featuring photo of South Sydney 1955 Premiers) to no.38. Then 1956 vol 37 no.1-28 inc Grand Final Program, representative programs inc Sydney v Country vol 37 no.9, NSW v Qld vol 37 no.10 & 11, NSW v Qld no.12, NZ v NSW no.14, NZ v Australia 1st Test no.17 NZ v Australia 3rd Test no.26, Sydney v Country no.28, Grand Final program St George v Balmain (St George Premiers) the first year of their 11 Premiership run. Odd flts. Some aging on a few, annotation of scores etc, but generally GC, binding exc. | SOLD at A$250 | ||
20121 Click for more photos | Rugby League News. 1966 Bound Volume 46 no.32 Oct 1965 to vol 46 no.36 Feb 1966. 1965 Season vol 47 ed 1-36. Commem Programs inc NSW v Qld (2 diff), Great Britain tour Programs v NSW, v Australia 1st Test, v Australia 3rd Test (Arthur Beetson's 1st Test). Also Grand Final Program St George v Balmain (St George Premiers). The last of their 11 premierships run, fly-leaf dedicated at the front & with some annotations in margins. Overall G-VGC. | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20123 Click for more photos | Rugby League News. 1967 Bound edition (previously owned by Harold Matthews), with vol 47 ed 37 Oct 1966 to vol 47 ed 41 Feb 1967 (with reviews of St George's 11th Premiership). Then 1967 Season vol 48 ed 1-38. First Season for Cronulla & Penrith in NSW RL. Also Commem programs inc NSW v Queensland 1st Test Australia v NZ, 3rd Test Australia v NZ. Also Grand Final Program Souths v Canterbury (Souths Premiers). Page aging as expected, overall G-VGC, some wear to front cover edge. | SOLD at A$250 | ||
20135 Click for more photos | Rugby League Big League Magazine 1978 comp vol 59 no.1-31 & Annual. Inc Sydney v Country, Australia v NZ Test, & Grand Final Program Manly v Cronulla (Draw 11 all), & Grand Final Replay Program (Manly Premiers). Also 'Annual' inc review of 1978 Kangaroo Tour etc. VGC, sl page yellowing as expected, binding exc. (32). | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20163 Click for more photos | Rugby League. Big League Seasons 2008 & 2011 in 4 bound volumes. (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Premiers) in both seasons. 2008 vol 89 no.1 to no.30 all programs for NRL Season in 2 bound volumes. Centenary Year of NSWRL/NRL Competitions. Inc Grand Final program Manly v Melbourne Storm. Then 2011 Season vol 92 no.1-30 in 2 bound volumes. Also Grand Final program Manly v NZ Warriors. An excellent comp record of 2 premiership seasons for Manly. 4 books in total, as new. (4 vols) | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
20170 Click for more photos | Rugby League. Collection of programs inc Grand Final Programs for 1992, 1994, 2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2002, 2003 (2), 2004, 2005, 2006 (2), 2009, 2010, 2013. Origin Programs 1990 Game 1, 1994 Melbourne Game 2, 2001 Game 3, Test Programs 2002 v Great Britain, 2003 Kangaroo Tour, 2005 Test v NZ. Other Semi Final Programs inc 1982, 1924 (2), 1992 (3), 2009 (3, plus 11 regular season programs) & few others. Mostly VF-as new. (57) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20172 Click for more photos | Rugby League NSW North Sydney Bears group of 28 1965 plain-back cards (65mm x 135mm) inc John Ambrun (15 First Grade Games), Eric Barnes (50), Bill Cane (41), John Floyd (One First Grade match 1965), Bill Halstead (13), Peter Hanna (7 games). Mick Maher (125 matches), Jeff Simmass (6 games 1964-65), Lloyd Weir (115 games), Billy Wilson (Club Legend!!) & Sam Virgona (number 39). Mostly VF condition. An extremely rare group of unknown origin/maker. (28). | SOLD at A$1150 | ||
20175 Click to enlarge photo | Rugby League. Scanlens Football cards 1986 Series 103 of 132, plus 43 extras (35 diff). 1990 154 of 156 (ex 115, 119). Plus 2019, 2020 part sets, 1970s cards, all written names or initials etc in upper margins o/w VGC - Mint etc. (400+). | SOLD at A$300 | ||
20180 Click for more photos | Rugby League Week. Collection from the classic 1970s/80s, inc 1976 (13) March to August, 1977 (18) Feb to Oct, 1979 almost comp from ed no.1 to Christmas Special (27), 1980 March to May (11) & 1981 (3). All diff. (72). | SOLD at A$130 | ||
20185 Click to enlarge photo | Rugby League. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2011 Framed Official NRL Premiership photo, taken Post Grand Final includes Anthony Watnough, Jamie Lyons, Kieran Foran, Brett Stewart, Tony Williams & others. Overall dimensions 490x380mm. VGC. | AVAILABLE at A$70 | ||
20186 Click to enlarge photo | Rugby League. Manly Warringah framed official photo 2011 Premiership squad. Overall dimensions 1090x500mm. Exc. | AVAILABLE at A$60 | ||
20192 Click for more photos | Rugby Union. 1932 collection of Autographs dated '1932' appears to be mainly RUFF featuring autographs of Harold Primrose, Geoff Bland, Ron Walden, John Pashey, Aub Hodgson, Don Telford & 11 other signatures. 9 Wallabies in total all played for Manly another pg dated 1934 with similar names. Also Aus R-Union tour of British Isles 1957-58 collection 30 signatures inc Arthur Summons, John Thornett (both dual internationals). Also 1998 Springboks to Australia selection of autographs inc John Erasmus, Krynauw Otto etc. (4 sheets, 73 autographs). | AVAILABLE at A$130 | ||
20215 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 original pencil caricature sketch of Army Officer seated at desk. Titled: 'Capt Linton at Work, Court of Enquiry - 1945' by 'Gordon '45'. Framed & glazed. 400mm x 295mm. John Fred Linton, NX106921. Born Nth Sydney 2/1/1907. Enl AIF 22/7/1942. Posting at disch 29/11/1945, 5th Aust Div ASC as Captain. Minor stains. VGC | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
20217 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Western Australian Prisoner of War, Crete, 2/11th Inf Bn Ephemera lot. Comprising photo, letters, books & notebooks, POW Camp made patch & a 2/11th Bn colour patch etc. All attributed/named to WX561 Sgt John Charles Edwards, 2/11th Inf Bn. 1/ Hand embroidered in Rising Sun badge design wool on cotton pocket patch in brown & 'Saxon' blue with grey surround (ie colours of the Bn). 120mmx98mm. 2/ B/W photo in tin frame with AIF Rising sun badge at top of Sergeant in KD shirt & shorts wearing slouch 260mm x 205mm. 3/ Colour patch 2/11th Inf Bn. 4/ Book, 'Italian Conversion-Grammar' 1932 with stamp of 'Stalag VIIIB - Gepruft. Nr 53'. Named to Edwards. 4/ New Testament & two note books containing names & addresses & a register of parcels received whilst POW. 5/ Aust Red Cross Society Aid parcel label. 6/ Original copy of 'POW' Tues Feb 15, 1944 (incomplete), pub by Aust POW Relatives Assoc. 6/ Numerous pre-war letters. 7/ Various POW & rehab related doc's inc claim for Campaign Stars & Medals with handwritten details of Edwards' War Service. John Charles Edwards, born UK, resident Harvey, WA. Enl Northam, WA 9/11/39. To Middle East on SS 'Nevaja' 20/4/40. To Palestine 19/5/40 - 12/11/40. Egypt then Libya 31/12/40. Battle for Bardia 4-5/1/41. Tobruk 7-23/1/41. Derna 25/1/41 - 3/2/41. To Greece 10/4/41. Crete & Ops against German Para's 25-26/4/41. 2/11th Inf. Forced to surrender (535 All Ranks), Edwards amongst them, on Crete 30/5/41. To Stalag VIII B. Repatriated after POW exchange 1944. Mentioned & photographed in Bn History (Johnson, 2000). Overall VGC. A scarce & interesting ephemera lot to this much blooded WA Bn | SOLD at A$500 | ||
20245 Click for more photos | Australian Defence Medal impressed officially 'A23598 A P HOOPER' in case of issue with miniature & ribbon bar. Badges Medically Unfit, WWI Return From Active Service attributed 51121 Gnr Hooper, WWI Women of Australia, RAAF hat badge, Rising Sun hat & 2 collar badges x3, others. (10) | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||
20259 Click for more photos | Badges. Tinnies collection 1940s-60s inc Patriotic, Charity, some political etc. Mostly GC, appear all diff. (118). | SOLD at A$130 | ||
20264 Click for more photos | Cigarette Cards: Wills 1910 'Types of the Commonwealth Military Forces' (100 assorted, cat £240). 1916 War Medals, silk (32, cat £112). 1916 Crests & Colours of Aust Universities, Colleges & Schools (190 mixed, cat £143). 1929 School Crests, silk (85 mixed, cat £240). Player Cigarettes (GB) 1939 Uniforms of the Territorial Army (36, cat £30). Also odds & sods (220) inc VC Winners (30). Wills Cricketers 1926 (real photo, 21). Ogdens (real photos, 30) & American Tobacco Co 'Beauties' (18). Approx 660 cards in total inc 4 albums. Murray cat approx £900 = A$1600. | SOLD at A$275 | ||
20280 Click for more photos | Medals. Large framed display board of Australian Honours, Orders, Bravery Awards, Campaign & Long Service/Coronation medals. Measures 1460mmx1175mm. There are approx 96 medals/emblems. Maori War up to recent times. All are replicas. Board has been screw mounted, & used in a shop (showing prices of ea medal below), prices could be removed. One price label & ribbon device have come loose, but are still inside the frame. Complete. Nice graphics, looks impressive. VGC. New replacement price close to $3000. | SOLD at A$800 | ||
20285 Click for more photos | Navy 1900-1960 photographs (11) ranging in size from 300x250mm to postcard size. Some very good shots of Navy/Reserves/Cadets etc. Come with 2 pieces of ephemera, 1 to Navy cadet named & dated 1908. The other a letter from an officer to 'Keating' in 1897 with NSW Naval Volunteers badge logo asking him to attend a dinner for his long & meritorious service. Also 20 plus prints of which 17 are card backed & 3 pieces of ephemera, 2 are State related. VG. Some rare shots. (32+). | SOLD at A$180 | ||
20297 Click for more photos | Prints & Posters: GB/Australia, 11 water colour prints of uniformed soldiers inc Rorke's Drift print plus 3 large Naval display boards & 11 posters, 8 being of an early ship's layout. Most larger size. Fair-GC. Suggest pick up only. (25 items) | SOLD at A$75 | ||
20306 Click to enlarge photo | Sheep shears. Collection of 11 pairs of vintage clippers, scissor type shears. Some late Victorian? All diff colours, shapes & sizes. Fair-GC. You don't often see these offered for sale. (11) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20328 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial: 1914-18 Binoculars by Carl Zeiss, Jena. 'Telact, 2x' serial No 168311. Adjustable alloy bridge, leatherette covered, blackened brass body. Adjustable bakelite eye pieces. Comp with original leather neck strap. Evidently a battlefield acquired item used later by Allied serviceman as it now bears the contemporary chisel-cut name 'G. E. Rich'. optics good. VGC overall | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||
| 20381 | 1933-45 Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) detachment flag. 1940mm x 1180mm double thickness red field with applied white bordered black Swastika. Heavily embroidered wheat wreath circlet to centre, both sides, with RAD Emblem within. Aluminium braid fringe to edges. No moth, only minor stains evident. Scarce & impressive | AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 20392 | Propaganda Postcards (4) 1 depicting Hitler & Mussolini in 1937 plus other cards, 1 cancelled Litzmanstadt (site of a concentration camp) plus 3 documents with Nazi hand stamps & an envelope with special cancels. (11). | SOLD at A$100 | ||
| 20393 | Propaganda Postcards. 1938 Anschluss, annexation of Austria into the Greater Germany Reich, Hitler head on map of Austria with special commemorative stamp & cancel on rev. All VF. (11 cards). | SOLD at A$100 | ||
| 20432 | WWII 1939 Iron Cross 2nd class, magnetic centre. 1939 Infantry Assault Badge in silvered zinc, maker marked for Assmann and Sohne, Ludenscheid. 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd class, with swords. Wound badge magnetic blackened Commemorative medals 1 October 1938 & 13 Marz 1938.1938 Faithful Service Cross 2nd Class silver for 25 years. 1939 (1941) Eastern Front Medal (Ostmedaille). 1939 West Wall Medal, maker mark L/58, Rudolph Souval, 1937 German Social Welfare silvered medal, holed twice, (wrong ribbon). (11). | SOLD at A$450 | ||
| 20439 | WWII medals. 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class with magnetic centre. 1940 General Assault badge unmarked (has possibly been buried). Wound badge blackened, magnetic. 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords & without swords this maker marked 77 for Bayer Hauptmunzamt, Munchen, 1939 Eastern Front medal (Ostmedaille). 1939 West wall Medal in packet of issue for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen. 1938 Commemorative medals 13 March 1938 & 1 October 1938. 1939 War merit medal with replacement ring. 1938 Mothers Cross Gold class (enamel damage). (11 items). | AVAILABLE at A$500 | ||
| 20441 | WWII Panzer enlisted rank's sidecap. Date 1940, manufacturer Robert Lubstein. Africa Korps WWII DAK side cap, stamped 842 (August 1942), by Hans Brandt, Magdeburg khaki green. Red lined for turning inside out to be recognised from the air, size 54. WWII Army Bread bag & black leather & bayonet frog. No makers marks on dates. 1938 Luftschutz medal. SS 4 years loyal service medal in oxidized bronze. Reich's Luftschutz badge, white metal & enamel. Also a Deutches Yungvolk badge for 10-14 year olds. Both marked Gesch to the rear. Hitler Youth cloth triangle arm badges (11) all diff district badges, 4 in yellow thread for HJ & 2 in silver/white thread for BDM. Plus 5 diff slightly smaller cloth arm badges, with near consecutive numbered paper RZM labels to rears. All reproductions. VGC. (19 items). | SOLD at A$180 | ||
20449 Click for more photos | China Bond : £100 Imperial Chinese Government 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan of 1911. First series for £6,000,000. (370 x 550mm) with 40 interest coupons. Signed by the Chinese Minister in Washington 15 June 1911. Usual edge flts, but these do not extend into the printed bond, overall VF. Scarce high denomination bond. Advertised retail $800 to $1200. Rare. | SOLD at A$300 | ||
20451 Click for more photos | Cigarette Cards, The Story of (M Murray) 1987. Collecting Cigarette Cards (D Bagnall) 1973. Directory of British Cigarette Card Issuing Firms (pub circa 1950), Glossary of Cartophilic Terms (referring exclusively to cigarette cards, pub ca 1950). Plus 7 dated Card catalogues from 1947-95. (11) | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20462 Click for more photos | Great Britain. Navy, RFC, AFC, WWI souvenirs. Wooden cookie jar, tea caddy or tobacco jar, 150mm dia, 110mm high, with plaque under lid guaranteeing it was made from the propellers of a 1914-18 British Aircraft. Metal interior plus 2 small teak barrel shaped containers (80mm high) for pens etc. Both have brass plaques made from the teak of 1st HMS Iron Duke, Lord Jellico's flagship at Jutland, 2nd HMS Warspite. GC. A great desk set for the militaria collector. (3) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20471 Click for more photos | Great Britain. Merchant Flag, large 1880mm x1020mm red ensign silk/nylon flag. With attaching eyes & clips for mounting on parade. Comes with 2 smaller naval flag sets with 3 flags per set, ea being approx 500mmx300mm. Both are RN & 10 extra yellow divided by red of similar type. Last two with mounting ropes. Plus a Netherlands flag 1100mmx620mm. VGC. (14). | AVAILABLE at A$70 | ||
20472 Click for more photos | Great Britain. Flag, post 1968 Royal Regiment of Wales regimental flag. Featuring in white on green cotton the Roman numerals XXIV to one side XLI to the other with grey highlighted Prince of Wales plumes & motto to the centre. Large flag, barrack flag size 1800mm x 1100mm. Comes with a post 1930s Officer's coloured sidecap to the East Lancashire Regiment. Good, typical age wear. Nice regimental barrack flag. (2) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20475 Click for more photos | Great Britain. 2/24th Warwickshire Regt plaque commemorating the Defence of Rorke's Drift in Jan 1879. Depicts a pewter Zulu warrior in 3D, also the badge of the 2nd/24th & inscription with stand. Quite an attractive item. Ashtray/dish commemorating 'Sefton Horse of the Year 1982'. Sefton was critically injured when the IRA set off 2 bombs in Hyde Park killing 11 British soldiers & 7 other horses. He recovered enough to continue service but had to retire in 1984 after 17 years of service. He died in 1993. Small Royal Selangor pewter trinket dish & lid with 2 Commando badges & a brass/bronzed small Napoleon statue. GC. (4 items) | AVAILABLE at A$80 | ||
20494 Click for more photos | Postcards. Cats & Dogs: Collection of 25 diff cats , mostly pre-1910, mostly Moggies with Manx cats sighted. Dogs (85) with good variety inc Dachshunds, Terriers, Collies, Spaniels & others. Again nearly all pre-1910. Generally F-VF. Another difficult assembly. (110) | AVAILABLE at A$170 | ||
20498 Click for more photos | Postcards. WWI Military related. Great Britain: Bamforth Songs collection (115) inc 22 diff comp sets, plus odds & extras. Difficult assembly inc WWI Separation themes, Religion & Romance. Mostly VF UN. | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
20522 Click to enlarge photo | Army. Training manuals. Lot of 3 original dress regulation related manuals (1912, 1935 & 1973) & 2 Cadet Record of Service books (1911, 1928). The 1912 'Standing Orders for Dress & Clothing' is soft cover, 19pgs. Appears complete in nice, undamaged condition. The 1935 'Stand Orders for Dress' is hard to find & is an excellent source of information. The soft cover is reinforced with tape on the spine. It has various (period) updates added. No colourised colour patch chart. The 1973 manual is a 'Catalogue for Clothing & Necessaries' for ceremonial uniforms (full dress). The Cadet service books are named to cadets inducted in 1911 & 1928. Nice, clean condition. A nice selection of Army manuals/books. The dress manuals are hard to find. (5) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20527 Click to enlarge photo | Australia: Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, Vol III, 'The AIF in France 1916' of C E W Bean's Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18. 11th edition 1940, 1036 pgs, hard, cloth bound. Covers practically unmarked but some toning to pages. Overall VGC. | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20535 Click for more photos | Australia: WWII POW Collection (20) inc Prisoners of War From Gallipoli to Korea (Patsy Adam Smith, 600 pgs, hard cover with DJ, pub 1992). The Diggers of Colditz (Jack Champ, one of 19 Aussies imprisoned there, hard cover with DJ, pub 1985). Dangerous Days - A Diggers Great Escape (E Brough, 2009). POW-Australian Prisoners of War in Hitler's Reich (Monteith, pub 2011). Hellfire, The Story of Australia, Japan & the POW's (Forbes, hard cover with DJ, pub 2005). The Changi Brownlow (R Perry 2010). The Rats of Rangoon (Wing Commander L Hudson). Sandakan - A Conspiracy of Silence (Ramsay-Silver). The Duke, A Hero's Hero at Sandakan-Caption Lionel Matthews GC MC (D Matthews, pub 2008). Hells Heroes - The Forgotten Story of the Worst POW Camp in Japan (Maynard, pub 2009). Plus 11 others. Mostly VG-near new, retail $550. Also 10 others, mostly British inc 'The Wooden Horse (Williams), Miracle on the River Kwai (Gordon) & Return from the River Kwai (retail $150). Great lot of good reading, total retail/original cost $700. (30) | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
20538 Click for more photos | Australia: Vietnam War Australian Regimental/Unit Histories inc The Team (AATTV) 1962-72, Ian McNeil, pub AWM 1984. Vietnam Task, 5th Battalion RAR 1966-97, PUB 1968. We Too Were ANZACs (6th Battalion RAR 1969-70) by Col B Avery, pub by Slouch Hat 2004. Vietnam Shots (A Photographic Account by McKay & Stewart, pub 2002). Mission Vietnam, RAAF Operations 1964-74 by G Odgers, pub 1974. Long Tan & Beyond, Alpha Company 6 RAR 1966-67 by Col CS Mollison, pub 2005. The Battle of Long Tan 1966, as told by the Commanders to Grandin. The Battle of Coral, 1968 by Lex McAulay, pub 1988. The Battle of Ngok Tavak 1968 by Bruce Davies, pub 2008. First to Fight -Australian Diggers, NZ Kiwis & US Paratroopers Vietnam 1965-66 by Bob Green, pub 1988. The Nasho's War - Australian National Servicemen & Vietnam by M Dapin, pub 2014. Ghost Platoon 1969 by Frank Walker, pub 2011. Vietnam, the comp story of the Australian War by Bruce Davies, pub 2012. Tiger Men by Barry Petersen & signed by author 1988. Viet Cong - The Organisation & Techniques of the NLF of South Vietnam, pub by M.I.T. Press 1966 & others inc 'Select Documents in International Affairs (No 18) Vietnam Jan 1968-Dec 1969, released by Department of Foreign Affairs, Canberra 1972. Mostly VF-near new condition, retail $800+. (23) | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
20544 Click to enlarge photo | Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards to the Australian Army during the First World War. Volume 3. British Orders and Other Awards by Michael Maton, 2006, H/C, 911 pgs. No 31 of only 100 printed. Covers awards and recipients of The Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael & St George, Order of the British Empire, Air Force Cross, Air Force Medal, Albert Medal, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Order, Meritorious Service Medal, Royal Red Cross and Victoria Cross, with a full list of winners in alphabetical order and their citations. Out of print. The standard reference. New. | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20552 Click for more photos | Great Britain/Australia. Special Air Service Regiment collection (32) from foundation in WWII to operations in Iraq 2005 inc David Stirling, The Authorised Biography of the Creator of the SAS (Hoe, 500pgs hb pub 1992), Ghost Force, the Secret History of the SAS (Connor, 375pgs hb, pub 1998), Who Dares Wins, The SAS 1950-Gulf War (Geraghty, 600pgs, pub 1983), Eye of the Storm - 25 Years in Action with the SAS (Ratcliffe DCM, 336pgs, pub 2000). The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS (Barry Davies, BEM, 375pgs, pub 2001), SAS - The Soldiers Story (Ramsay, 250pgs hb, pub 1996). SAS Sniper (Rob Maylor, 330pgs, pub 2010). Seven Troop (A McNab DCM, 420 pgs hb, pub 2008). Warrior Bros, My Life in the Australian SAS (Fennell, 334pgs, pub 2008). General Sir Peter de la Billiere - Storm Command, a Personal Account of the Gulf War (350pgs hb, pub 1992). Willie Apiata VC - The Reluctant Hero (Little, 255pgs hb, pub 2008). Also contemporary books (18) inc Phantom (Warner, 200+pgs hb, pub 1982). PARA! Fifty Years of the Parachute Regiment (Harclerode, 400pgs hb, pub 1992). 3 PARA - Afghanistan Summer 2006 (Bishop, 280pgs, pub 2007). Squaddie - A Soldier's Story (McLaughlin, 320pgs, pub 2006). SBS, The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service (Parker, 310pgs hb, pub 1997). First into Action, A Personal Account of the Life of the SBS (Falconer, 338pgs hb, pub 1998). The Gurkhas (Parker, 276pgs hb, pub 1999). The Gurkhas-Special Force (Bellamy, 414pgs, pub 2011). A great lot of military history from WWII to recent Middle Eastern conflicts. Mostly VG to near new, total retail/original cost $1650. (50 books) | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
20557 Click for more photos | Library reduction - 2 books with Hard Cover (11) inc 'Adolf Hitler, My Part in his Downfall' (Milligan, 1971, 1st edition), 'History of the United States Marine Corps' (A.R. Millett, 1980), 'Immediate Action' (McNab, 1995), 'Flames in the Sky, WWII Aerial Battles (Closterman, 1952), 'Naval Ratings Handbook' (1938) & 5 others. Soft Cover (17): 'Nancy Wake' Fitzsimons, 2001), 'Dusty Warriors' (Holmes, 2007), 'Sniper One (SGT Dan Mills, 2007), '3 Para, Afghanistan 2006 (Bishop), 'Inside the 3rd Reich (Speer), 'Origins of the 2nd World War (Taylor), 'True Stories of the SAS (Hunter, 1998) plus 10 others. Mixed VG-VF condition with more recent titles as new. Retail $300+ (28) | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20616 Click for more photos | Imperial Baden Infantry enlisted ranks model 1895 pickelhaube, a lightly restored example in full parade configuration, all original black patent leather body refinished in a high gloss black with evidence of older age crazing underneath, original brass front peak mount & rear model 1895 spine, a nice large gilded brass enlisted ranks helmet plate with lacquered finish, fitted with a brass plume holder (Haarbuschtrichter) with white horse hair parade plume, no chinstrap & missing both side cockades, original leather liner in good condition, underside of the rear neck guard with various ink depot stamps & unit makers for Infantry Regiment 113. Extremely fine. | AVAILABLE at A$1200 | ||
20620 Click for more photos | Imperial Prussian Guard Kurassier Regiment model 1862 enlisted ranks metal helmet, a restored example original German tombak metal body with stepped tombak front peak & lobster tail' neck guard edged in German silver trim, old solder repairs to the underside of the front peak within the stepped recess, the front rim is faintly marked with makers name, possibly Wunderlich, a Berlin supplier & '119' lower section of the lobster tail stamped 'G K R. 5E' (Guard Kurassier Regt 5th Squadron), body with one large hole on the top for attaching a top device the usual 4 small holes to attach the everyday removable spike with extra holes added to accommodate the newly mounted everyday spike, reproduction enlisted ranks spike with steel oval spike base plate secured by mismatching replaced studs, a museum quality reproduction guards helmet plate with sunburst star on the front body, brass convex leather backed chin scales secured with old reproduction officers trefoil side rosettes & reproduction state & national cockades, original leather liner with heavy wear, age & with old repairs to the tongues. Light dents to the front peak & overall tone to the tombak body. VF. Two Prussian Regiments were entitled to wear the tombak metal helmet, Regiments Garde de Corps & the Garde-Kurassier Regiment & are most often seen with the eagle parade mount. Rare. | AVAILABLE at A$2500 | ||
| 20640 | Army. 1939-45 'Africa Korp' type tropical Helmet, 2nd Model, pressed, stiffened green/brown felt, green brim underlay, with green leather trim. Felt covered zinc dome-vent to top. Army & National shields in painted aluminium intact to sides. Tan leather sweat band (marked 'JHS') with red felt liner/vent. Green leather chin strap in situ, but this now torn. Minus 11cm of leather trim to front. VGC. Worn by most Army units in temperate climates, most famously by the Africa Corps. | SOLD at A$250 | ||
20671 Click to enlarge photo | Army/Navy belt buckles/buckle halves (11) with 3 snake clasp buckles/buckle halves & a Pattern-03 belt buckle. Together with over 25 useful belt related pieces of hardware. Dating from 1880s-caWWII. Inc a complete General Service brass Army buckle with QV crown (worn in Australia), nice condition. The female buckle halves inc a blank generic motto example, as worn in Australia. The Pattern-03 buckle is useful, as is the brass snake clasp set. There are 3 half RAN Dockyard Police buckles in nickel, a KC RN/RAN Officer's half buckle & half RAN band buckle. The Turkish Navy half buckle is a nice cast example & there are 2 Indian Navy buckles also. (40) | SOLD at A$210 | ||
20678 Click for more photos | Army. Compasses & navigation items. British/Australian WWI Artillery Trough Compass by F. Barker & Sons, London 1917, as marked on brass case, fitted in Mahogany box, which is stamped A.R.T.S.C. WWI/II ship or aircraft compass in brass case by Esdaile, Sydney works OK 11cm dia x 4.5cm ht, GC. Book - Manual of Map Reading War Office, 1929, Fair/ Good. Brass wrist compass, larger size, glass displaced but present, needs resetting, leather wrist strop, rare. Perspex "doubles as" combined protector & parallel rule, I cardboard slip case. First VGC, others Fair-Good. (5). | SOLD at A$180 | ||
20691 Click for more photos | Army Aust/GB WWI style British Officer leather gaiters. This style was a popular private purchase by officers. 1916 dated Webbing Rifle sling. 5 WW2 & later army rifle slings. Leather Sam Brown sword frog & leather strap. 1915 & 1916 dated leather bayonet frogs. These have hardened with age. Need cleaning & oiling. 3x1906 dated ammunition pouches by English markers. 1 x 1916 dated ammunition pouches by Australian Maker. 2 Sam Brown straps both D^D stamped. 1 being dated 1908 & 1916. 1911 dated ammunition pouch as issued to cadets Made by Forster Melbourne. Fair-GC. Some nice items in this lot. (16). | SOLD at A$425 | ||
20692 Click for more photos | Army. Belt, NSW Scottish belt & buckle named to A. D. McDonald Pipes & Drums, pre 1900 white leather sword belt with plain buckle, with two sword straps, these don't match the belt & are both long strap, missing one strap attaching stud plus 2 sets tan spats (military?) & 7 tassels for sporran. Fair-GC. Nice NSW Scottish belt. (11 items) | SOLD at A$150 | ||
| 20745 | SA Sturmfahne (Sturm flag, or company flag). This is a very scarce Sturmfahne for an SA Group (apple green insignia) The flag was for Sturm 5 of the 252nd Standarte, meaning the 5th company of the 252nd Regiment. The unit numbers on the patch are machine loop embroidered, & the flag is a 100% original. The flag suspension rings are still attached, which is also rare to find, soldiers usually either tore or cut the flags off the poles, leaving the rings. This is a stunning example of a rarely seen SA company flag, & would make a splendid edition to any SA collection. Approx 52 inches wide & 45 inches deep (1400mm x 1125mm). Overall GC. Very rare. | AVAILABLE at A$2500 | ||
| 20751 | 1939-45 Army waist belt & plate. A superb combat example, light brown inner face, rough finish exterior face. Aluminium belt hook. Tab stamped with Ludenscheid maker, buckle end '110'. Bright aluminium 2x piece Army plate (bend-tab fastening for centre device). VGC. Good large size with sound leather. | SOLD at A$170 | ||
20829 Click to enlarge photo | Army Korea/Vietnam era uniform. 1953 Khaki cotton shirt. 1966 Jungle green trousers, 1954 shirt. 1970 Khaki raincoat, 2nd Pr Vietnam Era trousers. Battledress jacket with Australian Legal Corps titles. 1969 dated battledress trousers. 1966 cleated black boots for jungle. size 6/6. Pr black gaiters. Pr 1953 khaki gaiters, MTX size 2. Undated pocket knife. Overall GC. Some nice kit. (11). | SOLD at A$240 | ||
20853 Click for more photos | Army. Vietnam era uniform. Inc green jungle shirt dated 1965, this has texta name above left pocket, 2nd shirt with an Air Wing badge on left pockets, dated 1968. 1967 jungle green trousers. 2nd pair dated 1967. US 1970 green water bottle with an undated cup. 7/6 cleated jungle boots. 5 pouch belt/bandolier. Undated 1937 pattern belt. Pair black gaiters, knife, fork, spoon set. Vietnam era shovel. Undated pocket knife. Overall GC. Some good Vietnam kit here. (11 items) | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20856 Click for more photos | Army Women's Red Cross khaki wool 2 pocket tunic. Tailor made cWW2, with a rank of one red service dress bar on the shoulder boards. Tailored jacket by Claude M Eatt, 113 Crawler Place Adelaide' Oxidised buttons are all present. It once had metal collar badges (now removed). No other badges evident. Made with 2 lower pockets & an open lapel. Nice gabardine wool material. Minor scattered mothing. GC. | SOLD at A$400 | ||
20867 Click for more photos | Army WW2 khaki wool 4 pocket Service dress jacket. Enlisted ranks. Unissued example with paper stores label & contract label for Q73 in 1943. A good size (height 5'11" & 41" chest). Later, post 1942 style. 13 brass/gilt buttons by Stokes in pocket. With a pr of unissued 1942 dated Australian trouser. VGC. Good size WW2 jacket, worthy of little work. (2 items) | AVAILABLE at A$140 | ||
20876 Click for more photos | Army, Navy, RAAF. Kitbag lot with clothing from all 3 Services from about 1960s-2000. Interesting lot, total of 19 items (inc jumpers, Auscam, boots (1 pr), shirts, trousers etc). The WWII kitbag market to NX 116226 (F. K Walis). Useful lot. (19) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20884 Click to enlarge photo | Navy: Buttons pre Federation-1920s with NSW Naval Brigade gilt Officer's (4) in 3 sizes - 25mm, 20mm (2) & 16mm (2). The gilt on all but the larger size is perfect. Also RAN bi-metal mess dress uniform buttons (6) in 2 sizes (20mm & 12mm). All scarce. (11) | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20924 Click for more photos | RAAF. Air Training Corp (ATC) uniforms. 2 dark blue wool battle dress jackets, 1 khaki shirt (post WWII) & an overcoat (WWII & post). To Enlisted rank. Dark blue wool battle dress jacket made by CGCF. Date obscured by owner's name & number (Gamsby 110245). Probably 1960s. Has 2 ATC RAAF slip-ons & rank for LAC. Comes with an RAAF khaki polyester shirt dated 1975, which has khaki ARC RAAF slip-ons & brown LAC rank. No moth/damage, light wear (collar). Has 3x propeller rank badge in pocket. Dark blue wool battle dress jacket by CGCF dated 1969. Named to G. Aitkin 79166. Has wool ATC shoulder titles. QC buttons. No mothing/damage. Heavy dark blue wool ATC overcoat. Short length with wool ATC wool shoulder titles. Mothing to front. Made by Rockingham Clothes Ltd. Several issue names. Missing 2 KC buttons. Greatcoat GC but some minor moth. Other items near excellent condition. Interesting ATC ensemble. (4 items) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20939 Click for more photos | Army. 1939-45 Greatcoat to Pioneer Oberfeldwebel, Helmsman & Fortifications Specialist. Standard pattern Army greatcoat (15cm cuff turn backs) in field-grey wool with dark blue-green cloth collar. By R. Schmidt, Ehrfert 1938 (sizing:'43-50/94/119-65'). Name tag to interior breast pocket: 'HILD'. Sewn-in shoulder straps of dark blue-green facing-cloth, black Waffenfarbe with silver aluminium NCO tress, 2 aluminium rank stars with gothic script 'Sp' aluminium insignia. Specialist patch in aluminium bullion on dark blue-green facing-cloth of Steuermann (Pioneer Helmsman) to left sleeve & Wallfeldwebel (Fortifications Sergeant-Major) with bullion trim to right cuff. All buttons (grey-green painted alloy) intact. A beautiful, near mint example. VGC, seldom offered for sale | SOLD at A$700 | ||
20960 Click for more photos | Army: Mess dress waist jacket, vest & trousers to Royal Artillery circa 1910s, damage to red satin lapels which could be repaired. Tailors tag Calcutta dated 21-12-11, named to KH Banks. Indian Auxiliary Forces (with 'A' on shoulder boards) with Lt Col rank insignia. Complete set of RA/KC buttons for mess dress. GC. (2). | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20978 Click to enlarge photo | New South Wales: ca 1875 Newcastle Volunteer Artillery large button by Stokes. Rare, Cossum buttons, page 8. Large Victorian Rifle Regiments 1880-90 by Stokes, Cossum page 10. NSW Artillery 1871-80 large white metal for Volunteers by C.K. Moore Sydney, Cossum page 8. Small Victorian Volunteer Service ca 1875 by treble rich standard, Cossum page 9. Victorian Military Forces small brass, Cossum page 11 & 7 other buttons 3 QVC VR, 3 Edward VII all small & medium 1911-12, George V, Cossum page 30. VGC. First is very rare. (12) | SOLD at A$575 | ||
20999 Click for more photos | Army. Epaulettes. Collection (55) mostly pairs but 11 are singles, some for blues, polys, tropical & a couple unknown. Also 35 diff rank crowns dating from early 1900 to present day. 2 proficiency stars in oxy. Mostly GC. (82) | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||
21000 Click for more photos | Army. Trade badges. 9 diff Pipers badges inc an Highland Society Pipe Band plaid brooch, some rare items of regular & Cadet related Pipers badges. Comes with a Cadets Highland pattern waist belt with chromed thistle buckle. Also 100 various Scottish Piper pattern buttons, some generic & some Cadets etc. Overall GC. Some scarce items here. (110 pcs) | SOLD at A$150 | ||
21023 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1914-18 'Australia' shoulder titles, cloth embroidered near matched pr. Worn 1916-17 as greatcoat sleeve-top titles, unofficial (see Glyde #373). White worsted embroidered on khaki wool, each approx 110mm, curved. gVF.(2) Glyde: 0373. Very scarce. | SOLD at A$130 | ||
21066 Click for more photos | Army Cadets. 1913-14 Commonwealth of Australia Senior Cadets Brigade Competitions stg silver badge to a Cadet who later served in WWI as a regular. Reverse engraved officially: 'CADET W.G. BANFIELD, C.COY.69TH BATT'N, BRIGADE SERIES, 1913-14', 48mm. William Gay Banfield, born 1897 Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Enl. AIF, 36th. HAG S/No. 848, 1/111916 having served with Aust Garrison & Royal Australian Garrison (permanent) Artillery 1½ years, stating 'Soldier' as occupation, to France 24/5/1917, RtA & disch med unfit 5/4/1918. EF. With copies of AIF archive file. Only 485 issues of the Brigade series 1913-14 badge, few survive. Rare. | SOLD at A$475 | ||
21074 Click to enlarge photo | Navy, RAN/RN cap/hat badges (6) WWII era. Inc 2 bullion Officer's badges on bands, 1 of these mothed heavily to the velvet backing. Also economy all metal Officer's KC badge & 5 WWII cloth ratings/trade badges. Overall GC. A must for WWII collector. (11) | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21099 Click for more photos | Navy: Naval Reserve Cadets & Sea Cadets flag. Large (approx 1800 x 900mm), RAN marked, well made with multiple pieces, white ensign in corner. Flag is used & frayed at the end. Has age. Included is a lot of 29 N.R. Cadets & Sea Cadet cloth ensign. From ca1960s-ca2000. Badges inc 5 sets of diff Naval Cadets shoulder slip-ons, 2 diff Naval Reserve Cadets tally bands, 4 diff Training Ship patches, 2 generic patches, 11 Sea Cadet rank insignia & tally bands inc 'S.L. Sea Cadet'. Am impressive flag, together with useful badges to the RAN Naval Reserve Cadets & Sea Cadets, some very scarce. (30 pieces) | AVAILABLE at A$140 | ||
21120 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Bavaria. 1914 Enlisted Ranks Shako plate. Brass, State Arms. Small size 111mm x 85mm. Minus cross & orb from crown. Lugs resoldered. Still retaining curvature from Shako. Near VF. | AVAILABLE at A$80 | ||
21137 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Prussia. ca 1900-10 Dress shoulder straps. 1/ Yellow with red applied crown over script 'E' = 3rd. Garde Gren Rgt Konigen Elisabet; 6th Baden Inf Reg, Kaiser Friedrich III no. 114 = Green ground with red applied & Chain stitched crown over cypher, black backing cloth. Both stitch in varieties. Fade to 2nd. Overall GVG (2) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21138 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Prussia. ca 1900-10 Dress Shoulder straps for Enlisted Ranks in Saxon blue cloth with red applied designations. 1/ '113' with black/white cord trim for 1 year volunteer, 5th Baden Inf Regt no.113 (attached to XIV Armee Korps, Freiburg w. Br) black cloth backed; 2/ Flaming Grenade over '7' = 1st Westphalian Field Artillery Regt no. 7 (less backing cloth). gVF (2) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
| 21186 | WWII 1940-42 Black Wound Badge Type II (tombac) with maker's mark L/11 for Wilhelm Deumer in Ludenscheid, in LDO box of issue. 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords, also War Merit medal. Plus Commemorative Medal for 1 October 1938 (Sudetenland Medal). EF. (4). | SOLD at A$180 | ||
21249 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 Prisoner of War Camp ID. Rectangular, zinc alloy, horizontal slots. Impressed: 'STALAG VIIIN/Nr 11445'. Stalag VIIIB, POW camp for enlisted men & NCOs was located at Teschen, Poland, in the district Wehrkreis VIII Breslau (Wroclaw). It opened in 1943 & was closed early 1945. Possibly ground dug. gVF. | SOLD at A$90 | ||
21252 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 Prisoner of War Camp ID tag. 'KR.GEF/STALAG 315/Nr. 11323'. Rectangular, zinc alloy with horizontal slots. Comp. Stalag (POW camp for Enlisted Men & NCO's) IIF (315) was established at Hammerstein/Schlochau, Poland in Aug 1941. It ceased to exist in early 1945. Appears ground dug. VF | SOLD at A$60 | ||
21320 Click to enlarge photo | Army.1939-45 Royal Army Chaplain Department Hat badges, 1939 patterns: Christian Chaplain in bronze (for Service Dress), blades absent from rev; Jewish Chaplain, oxidised bronze with rev blades intact; Jewish Chaplain, blackened brass on slider. gVF/aEF. K & K: 2110 (3) | SOLD at A$60 | ||
21373 Click for more photos | Bayonet 1842 Spike Socket Bayonet with triangular blade engraved '18', perhaps unit numbering. No other markings visible. Brass & leather scabbard marked 'WD' on scabbard & stamped 1164 on lug. Blade in good order with minor discolouration & surface rust. Leather scabbard bent above brass tip. Prevents 50mm of blade fully seating in scabbard. Other than this bend, brass fittings leather in good order. Bayonet LOA 55cm. Overall GC. Scabbard needs repair. | SOLD at A$140 | ||
21385 Click to enlarge photo | Sword: 1901-11 British India Army Officer Sword, pattern 1897 with 'E.R.I.' (Edward Rex, Imperial), cypher to sheet steel guard, blade marked 'Wilkinson, London' (dubious?) & 'I/ISI' beneath broad arrow with date stamp: 'I/09' (January 1908) to opposite ricasso face. Plain, straight blade, fullered each side, plain sheet steel guard with pierced decoration, sharkskin bound wood grip in its broad, brown leather covered wood scabbard with sheet steel locket & chape. Locket with ovoid frog stud. Blade worn, chips to sharkskin, overall VGC. Possibly intended for use by local officers or senior NCO's. | AVAILABLE at A$400 | ||
21397 Click for more photos | Japan. Samurai Yari pole arms collection. 1600-Late 1890s First pole arm has a total length 103'. Blade length 22', cutting edge 5'. Has been cut in centre for ease of travel. Dates from mid to late 1600s. Part of pole was originally covered in abalone, but now missing some parts. Heavy pole with iron cap & thick copper bands, surface scratches with some light pitting, complete with original blade cover that is made from boar hair. Overall in very GC. Second is Edo period Japanese Samurai Yari Boar Hair Cover. Nice original cover 11' in length with hair set into a wood centre, width is 5'. Complete with Wooden Yari Blade & Handle. Overall length with cover is 27'. Also a pr of Japanese Samurai Rain Covers for wet weather. Leather shaped covers 9' & 10' long, both date to around mid 1700's. F. Japanese Yari Pole Arm, length 99', with cover. Heavy wooden pole with gold lacquered vines & family crests. Iron fitting to end, other fittings are of copper. Museum grade copy, late 1800's to early 1900's. VGC. A great display piece. Lastly a Yari Pole Arm similar to above, with cover, wooden blade & lacquered matching blade cover. Total length 90'. Another museum grade reproduction that displays well. VGC. (6 items) | AVAILABLE at A$1000 | ||
21403 Click for more photos | Sweden Bayonet, M1896 bayonet for the Mauser. Scabbard marked D/1.18 No 1149. Blade marked EAB on one side, & crown over 520 on the other. 3 digit number is probably WWI issue. Channelled blade is sharp with no dings or pitting. VGC. | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
21428 Click for more photos | 1940-45 Danish Resistance Armband 'Saxon' blue felted cloth (140mm) overlaid centrally with red wool cloth band (43mm) with central white tape stripe (11mm). Applied to the centre of this is a white bronze disc bearing the 3 lions & hearts within a shield from the Danish Royal Coat of Arms (40mm dia). A scarce & original armband from a Resistance Veteran who later settled in Sydney (name withheld by family request). gEF. Scarce & desirable | SOLD at A$150 | ||
21454 Click to enlarge photo | Turkey. 1917 Austrian made Kappenabzeichen for Turkish Troops of Heersesgruppe Bohm-Ermolli (zinc version). Introduced July 1917. Die struck 'war-metal' 34mm. Brooch pin back. Sunburst with titles 'Weit Heeres Gruppe Bohm Ermolli-Krieg' over 3 x shields (inc Ottoman) on ½ wreath. Historical note: 'Kerensky July 1917 Bohm-Ermolli's Austrian 2 Army was facing the Russian 11 Army. On the right flank was the German Sud Armee which incorporated the Turkish XV Corps led by General Major Javid Pasha. The Russians suffered enormous losses during their assault, in the first week of July & their offensive stopped within a few days. By 19 July the Germans launched a counter-offensive that broke the Russian front. Bohm-Ermolli's troops advanced parallel to the Sud Armee over the next 2 wks, & Tarnopol (occupied by the Russians since Sept 1914) was recaptured by Bohm-Ermolli's troops on 26 July 1917. gVF. Scarce | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
21468 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Air Force Cross & King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air recipient Log Book, original citations, pilot licence & investiture documents. To Wing Commander Egbert Ralph Griffith, 260440, RAAF. Log Book with entries from Jan 1942 to Sept 1945 indicating a grand total flying hours of 2555hrs, 20mins. Born 1905, resident Mosman. Gained Pilot Cert/Licence Feb 1937. Enl RAAF 1940 as Flying Instructor at Parafield, Narromine & Benalla. S/Ldr 1/10/42. Wing Commander 1944. Disch 21/9/45. Awarded King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air per citation: 'Griffith Egbert Ralph, Squadron Leader (260440), 11 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF. After a 6 mth conversion at Camden in Feb 1942, he was posted to No 3 SFTS & on the 5th Apr 1942 to No 1 SFTS. On the 1st Oct 1942 he was posted to No 11 EFTS as Chief Flying Instructor & Officer Commanding Flying Squadron. In this post, his skilled judgment & experience together with his keenness & determination have made a most valuable contribution to the high std of training achieved. Squadron Leader Griffith's devotion to duty has at all times been outstanding. (LG 8/6/1944 p2647)'. AFC awarded per citation: ' Griffith Egbert Ralph, Squadron Leader (260440), 11 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF. After 6 wks conversion in Feb 1942, he was posted to No 3 SFTS & on the 6th Apr 1942 to No 1 SFTS. In Oct 1942 he was posted to No 11 EFTS as Chief Flying Instructor & in this post, his sound judgment, long experience & skill have contributed considerably to the excellent std of training achieved. Squadron Leader Griffiths has at all times displayed outstanding enthusiasm, determination & devotion to duty. (LG 1/9/1944 p4077).' Paperwork inc original signed copies of the above (with further detail); Comm of Aust Pilot Licence 1937-40 (with ID photo); letter of congrats & signed by Air Vice Marshal G. Jones, Chief of the Air Staff & enclosing an original length of AFC ribbon; letters relevant to his investiture & of notification of awards; Co No I (T) Group address 11/5/45 (5 pgs). Griffith's medals (AFC, War & Australia Service medal) were donated to the Australian War Memorial by the family, who later sold this paperwork. VGC. Extremely scarce documentary grouping to double decoration RAAF pilot. Only 146 GVIR AFC awards & 145 WW2 Commendation awards | SOLD at A$500 | ||
21471 Click for more photos | 1899-1902 Severely Wounded In Action, Wonderfontein, Queen's South Africa medal to Victorian Imperial Bushmen. QSA & 3 clasps: CC, RHO, TRA. Impressed officially '252 TPR. G. W. RICKARD, VICTORIAN M.R.' George William Rickard, a Boundary Rider, born Jeparit, Vic, 1877, enl Melbourne, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushman Contingent, to South Africa 23/5/1900, OP's against the Boers near Ottoshoop & Zeerust. Severely Wounded in Action, Wonderfontein 9/11/1900 when attacking a Laager, returned to Aust as invalid 12/7/1901 & discharged. Also entitled to clasp 'SOUTH AFRICA 1901'. Together with an 18ct gold fob inscribed 'G.W.R.' & 'T.F.C. Best All Round Player, G.W. Rickard, 1902. Presented by H. Heath.' With brief research notes. Bars loose as issued, on original frayed ribbon, with pin clasp as worn. Toned, gVF. Scarce Boer war casualty. | AVAILABLE at A$1500 | ||
21478 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Memorial Plaque to 31st Inf Bn. Died of Wounds near Morlancourt. Named: 'RAYMOND HENRY RIES'. No. 3027, Private, born Albury, NSW, 1894. Enl AIF 23/11/15, 5th REO's, 31 Bn. To France 12/11/16. WIA. (Bomb wound, chest, penetrating right lung) 31/5/18. Died 2/6/18. Buried Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme, France. Plaque sent to brother 2/11/22. gVF. With comp copy of archive file, Unit Diary entry & AWM print out of photo at Broadmeadows | SOLD at A$600 | ||
21479 Click to enlarge photo | 1916 Killed In Action Fromelles Memorial Plaque 'HENRY LOCKETT'. Born 1891, Manchester UK. Enl AIF, resident in Kew, Melbourne 27.07.1915. Number 3400, 11th Reinforcements to 7th Infantry Bn. To 59th Inf Bn as Corporal, March 1916. To France 18.06.16. Killed in Action 19.07.1916 near Fleurbaix in the Fromelles attacks. Buried VC Corner Cemetery. With research notes. gVF. | SOLD at A$550 | ||
21490 Click for more photos | 1911-62 St John Ambulance Association Proficiency Cross Lot of 5: Silver Cross (h/marked Birmingham 1911) engraved to '151297 Henry Sheader'; miniature silver cross (h/marked Birmingham 1939) engraved '477569 Janet M Merewether'; bronze cross with 3 clasps (dated 1917, 1918, 1919) engraved '196904 Anna Harrington' (ea clasp engraved with her service number; another engraved '416456 Edward Christie; another with 10 date clasps (numbered consecutively from 1953-62) engraved 'A167083 Reginald Ethiele'. gVF. The large silver & miniature silver crosses scarce. (5) | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
21493 Click for more photos | 1914-37 Military Cross for Zonnebeke & 1937 Coronation group of 4. MC, GVR, unnamed as issued; British War & Victory Medals impressed officially: 'CAPTAIN W. J. ROSE, AIF'; 1937 GVIR Coronation, unnamed as issued. Walter John Rose, born Dunedin, New Zealand. Previous service 2 years with CMF. Enl Adelaide 27.11.1915 aged 30 as 2/Lieutenant 3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF. Lieutenant April 1916, Captain May 1916. Returned to Australia and disch 07.07.1919. Awarded MC [Lond Gaz 18.01.1918 p959]: 'ROSE, Walter John, Captain, 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion. On the 12th Octr 1917 in the vicinity of Zonnebeke on account of the weather conditions, artillery roads & mule tracks became objects of exceptional care & attention. Their grave condition required constant repair & supervision by an officer at all hours. The work involved much danger from shell fire & aeroplane attack & and many difficulties due to the scarcity of material & the constant stream of traffic. He had charge of his work & supervised the repair & construction of the roads & tracks, during the whole period of attack & counter attack. He remained with & moved about his men cheering & encouraging them & showing then the need for extra & unusual effort. His good judgment avoided casualties. His ingenuity in the employment of whatever material came handy for repairing the road, his soldierly bearing & gallant conduct, hour after hour, under constant shell fire, his determination to complete the work, set a most worthy & excellent example to the men & enabled the roads to be kept open for traffic at all hours.' Toned gVF/aEF. Received Coronation Medal as member of the Canberra Tariff Board. | AVAILABLE at A$4000 | ||
21494 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Military Medal GVR & British War Medal . MM. impressed '1318 SJT. F.PITCHER, 12/F.A. AUST. AMC.', BWM impressed '1318 SJT. F.PITCHER, 4/F.AMB.AIF.' Also entitled to 1914-15 Star & Victory Medal. Frank Pitcher, born UK, enl Perth 11/9/1914, OP's Gallipoli with 4th Field Ambulance from 25/4/1915 to 7/10/1915, France & Flanders from July 1916 with 12th Fld AMB. OP's inc Pozieres, Somme, Messines, Ypres, Passchendaele, Villers Brett, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, disch Sydney 27/2/1919. Recommended for Distinguished Conduct Medal but awarded MM vide LG 21/8/1917: 'During operations at Messines on 8th & 10th June 1917, he showed great devotion to duty & bravery in supervising stretcher bearers & assisting in the collection of wounded under very heavy fire. He remained constantly in most exposed positions & by his coolness greatly encouraged his men in carrying out their work.' On remains of original ribbons. gVF. | SOLD at A$1300 | ||
21496 Click for more photos | 1899-1918 Military Mounted Policeman Boer War & WWI Mentioned in Despatches group of 2. Queen's South Africa, no clasps (entitled to CC; OFS; TRAN; RHOD; SA01) impressed officially:'116 TPR. T. J. CONNOLLY, NSW BUSHMEN'; 1914-1918 War Medal impressed officially:'1044 T/SJT. T. J. CONNELLY, 17 BN. AIF'. (Also entitled 1914-15 Star & Victory Medal). Thomas James Connolly born 1877 Dungog NSW. Enl Sydney for South Africa March 1900, 'B' Company NSW Imperial Bushman. Ops against the Boers in Rhodesia from 17.05.1901. Ret to Aust July 1901 & disch. Re-enlisted as 'Connelly' 25.02.1915, 'C' Coy, 17 Bn. To HQ 5 Brigade on Gallipoli as Corporal. To the Military Mounted Police Dec 1915. ANZAC Provost Corps Sep 1916 as Lance Sergeant. Mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches VID LG 11.07.1919 & CG #124 30.10.19. Returned to Australia and discharged May 1919. With copies of archive file. gF. Sold with replica 1914-1915 Star, Victory & MID oak leaf. MID to Provost Corps & Military Mounted Police scarce. | AVAILABLE at A$900 | ||
21501 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Wounded In Action, Bullecourt, 2nd Bn, later 53 Bn trio. 1914-15 Star impressed officially "3409 PTE. F. SEWELL, 2/BN. AIF."; British War & Victory the same. Frederick Sewell, from Grafton, NSW, enl 9/8/1915, 11th Reo's 2nd Bn, to Egypt Nov 1915, then to 53rd Bn, 5 Div at Zeitoun 16/2/1916, Canal Defences then to France from 28/6/1916, WIA shrapnel neck & chin, Bullecourt 9/5/1917, rejoined unit for OP's Ypres/Passchendaele, RtA & disch med unfit 25/4/1919. On original ribbons. gVF. With research notes & archive file printouts. | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
21503 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Gallipoli first day lander & WIA same day trio. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal. To '2080 A.E. DEAN. 6th BN AIF'. Dean was born near Melbourne & enlisted on 11th Sept 1914. He landed at Gallipoli on the 25th April 1915 with 6th Bn & soon after was seriously wounded by a shell burst. He RTA 25th Aug 1915 & was discharged on the 21st Jan 1916 medically unfit. Comes with copies of more than 60 pages of service records. gVF. | SOLD at A$1200 | ||
21504 Click to enlarge photo | 1914-15 Star trio to Wounded In Action, Messines, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, ex-17th Inf, Bn. 1914-15 Star impressed officially '2689 PTE. L.N. JONES, 17 BN. AIF.'; British War & Victory '2689 A-CPL. L.N. JONES, 17 BN. AIF.' Leslie Noel Jones, born Ashfield, resident Glebe, NSW, 19/7/15, to France 23/3/1916 & to 2nd LTMB 10/4/16 & Ops Flers, WIA (shell shock) 11/6/16 near Messines Corp 24/6/16, ret to unit but ret to Australia (recurrent hernia) & disch med unfit 14/11/1917. On original ribbons. gVF/aEF. With research notes. | AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
21508 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Camel Corps & 11th Light Horse Regiment 1914-15 Star trio. Impressed officially '1134 PTE. F.C. MOORE 11 LHR. AIF.'. Frederick Charles Moore, born Alberton, SA, 1888, enl. Keswick Bks 2/6/15 to 5 Reo's, 11 LHR, to Egypt Jan 1916 & transferred to 3rd ANZAC Camel battalion, I.C.C. (12th Company) 9/9/16. To 15th LHR. On Disbandment of I.C.C. 1/7/1918, RtA & disch medically unfit 20/6/1919. Together with his original pay book (named to Camel Corps) & copies of archive file. On original ribbon. gVF. Scarce. | AVAILABLE at A$1500 | ||
21510 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Light Horse Officer Mentioned in Despatches pr, British War & Victory Medals impressed officially: 'CAPTAIN W.H. KILNER, AIF.' William Hirst Kilner, born Ipswich, Qld, 1885, previous service with AAMC reserve, enl AIF, Ipswich 28/10/1917 as Lieutenant, AAMC, Dental Reinforcements, Suez 10/12/17 to 2nd LH Training Regt, to 56th Mounted Brigade (Yeomanry) Field Ambulance 17/2/1918, duty with 103 Dent-Unit,1 4 AGH & 2nd Stationery Hospital July-Sept 1918, Captain 2/11/18 to 2nd LH. Field Ambulance 3/11/18 & to Tripoli, returned to Aust, discharged 26/10/1919, awarded MID 28/1/1918 per London Gazette 31138 in light of General Allenby's Despatches - but no surviving recommendation located. With research notes. On original ribbons, sl ek, gVF. A scarce, Palestine decoration group | SOLD at A$1500 | ||
21514 Click for more photos | 1914-45 Australian Army Medical Corps & 1st Australian Railway Survey Company Africa Star group of 7. British War & Victory Medal pr impressed officially '18718 PTE. E. J. MULCAHY, 2 AGH, AIF.' 1939-45 Star & Africa Star unnamed as issued, Defence, War & Aust Service Medals impressed officially 'NX12695 E.J. MULCAHY' - Defence Medal unnamed as issued - an unusual, but recorded happening. Together with a set of miniatures as above, card, boxes of issue & comp with Dept. of Army cards & official eligibility slips confirming awards. Edward James Mulcahy, born 1898, Kyabram, Vic, enl Bendigo 2/5/1917, Army Medical Corps, August 1917 Reinforcements, to UK, via Taranto, Italy 21/11/1917, to France & 2 Aust General Hospital 2/4/1918, RtA 12/7/1919, re-enl 13/4/1940, Cootamundra, NSW, disch 10/10/1947 as Sergeant, 1st Aust Railway Survey Company. With Research. Miniatures mounted as worn, all on original ribbons. gVF/aEF. Provenance - by direct family descent. | AVAILABLE at A$450 | ||
21515 Click for more photos | 1914-18 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column/4th Field Artillery Brigade, AIF Pr, ID tag & badges. Pr Impressed officially: '10248 A-Sgt T.A. Coughlan, 2 DAC., AIF.'; ID tag (aluminium) stamped: '10248 DVR T.A Coughlan, 2 Div AFA' with next of kin details lightly scratched to other side; pr AIF Rising Sun collar badges & pr 'Australia' titles. Thomas Arthur Coughlan, born Waverly, NSW. Enl 2/11/1915. To Egypt & crimed for stealing a mule & saddle from No I section!! To France & UK. RtA & disch 13/4/1919. gVF. With copy of archive file (7) | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21516 Click for more photos | 1914-45 Father & 3 sons groups, inc Wounded In Action, 2/7th Infantry Bn, Buna & a Darwin Air Raids Trio. (1) Father: 1914-18 British War & Victory Medals impressed officially: '4883 DVR. S.F. PHILLIPS, 11 FAB. AIF' - Stephen Frank Phillips, born Callington, SA 1892, enl AIF 11/10/15, 6th Inf Bn to Egypt & 4 DAC, France & Flanders inc Pozieres, Somme, Ypres & Hindenburg Line, 43 Bty, 11 FAB 4/12/17, RtA & disch 23/7/1919. (2) Son No 1: 1939-45 & Pacific Stars, Defence, War & ASM, all impressed officially ' VX 37046 E.J. PHILLIPS' - Eric John Phillips, born Windsor, Vic, 1920 enl 11/7/1940, 2/7th Inf Bn, to Palestine 3/5/41 to 12/3/42, Ceylon from 28/3/42 to 12/7/42, to New Guinea 13/10/42, Wounded In Action at Buna 21/12/42, disch med unfit 9/10/1944. Medals issued 1954. (3) Son No. 2: Defence, War, ASM, all impressed officially: 'V186047 R.T. PHILLIPS'. Roy Trevor Phillips, born 1923, Prahran, Vic. A munitions worker, enl AIF 6/1/1942, to AASC, to Qld 12/5/42, 130 Aust Gen Transport Coy 8/3/43, to Darwin during Air Raids 5/5/43, to 118 GT Coy 18/4/44, disch 3/7/45. (4) Son No.3: War medal 1939-45 impressed officially: '147916 N.C. PHILLIPS'. Norman Charles Phillips, born South Yarra, Vic 1926, enl RAAF 17/3/1944, 9th Transport & Movements office, RAAF, disch 11-4-16. All on original ribbons. gVF/gEF. Scarce Buna WIA. (10) | SOLD at A$700 | ||
21521 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Darwin Air Raids/Balikpapan group of 4. Pacific Star, Defence Medal, WM & ASM all impressed to 'NX141142 S. W. NICHOLS'. Court mounted. Pte. Stan Nichols enlisted in the AMF 9th October 1941 & to AASC. To AIF August 1942. To Duty in Darwin during the Japanese Air Raids. To 2/6th Fld Amb. & operations Balikpapan 20/6/45. To Macassar with Makforce 30/9/45. Disch. 30/9/45. Comes with research notes. gVF. | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21525 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 Syria & Kokoda Track 2/5th Infantry Bn & 2/5th Field Ambulance Group of 5: 1939-45 & Pacific Stars, Defence, War, Aust Service Medals. All impressed officially 'VX 54012 H.P. WAGNER'. Harry Pacific Wagner, born Mildura, Vic, 1919, enl AIF 22/7/1941, to Middle East 3/9/1941, Palestine & Syria with 2/5th Inf. Bn. from 23/9/41 to 25/11/41, to 2/5th Fld Amb. RtA 28/3/42, Cook 7/7/42, to New Guinea & operations inc Kokoda Track & Gona 16/8/42 to 12/3/43, Corporal Cook 3/7/43. OP's Finschaffen & Nadzab Areas from 17/8/43 to 17/5/44, Morotai, Borneo from 21/5/45, RtA 22/11/45, disch 6/12/45, medals issued 1955. All on original ribbons. aEF. | AVAILABLE at A$350 | ||
21528 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Pacific Star group of 4. Impressed officially 'NX112240 JK Duncan'. Sergeant John Kenneth Duncan born Hurstville NSW 1916. Enl Chatswood 4/8/42. Disch 11/1/46. Posting at disch 4 Aust Ships Staff AIF. | SOLD at A$120 | ||
21531 Click to enlarge photo | 1941-77 Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam (AATTV). World War 2, Malaya & Vietnam Wounded in Action group of 11: 1939-45, Atlantic (France & Germany clasp), Africa, Pacific & Italy Stars; Defence & War Medals; General Service Medal 1918-62 clasp 'MALAYA'; Vietnam Campaign Medal; Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, Australia suspender, QEII; South Vietnam Government Star & clasp impressed officially, last engraved officially '210581 V.A. WATTS'. Together with Infantry Combat Badge, Meritorious Unit Commendation & Viet Gallantry Cross with palm Unit Citation. Victor Anthony Watts, born London, 1927, served with British Merchant Marine Service from 1941 & with British Army from 3 May 1945-28/4/1948. To ARA 1951 in UK then to Aust as Corporal. Service in Malaya with 3 BN, RtA 17/11/1959, OP's Thailand Border 1961-63, to AATTV & OP's South Vietnam from 8/8/1964, WIA but remained on duty - 2 burnt fingers due to sniper fire 10/9/1964, RtA 1965, WO 2 1965, Lieutenant 1972 as SO HQ 1 Div Captain; 1st Military Corrective Establishment (MCE), Holsworthy 18/6/74 & Officer Commanding 1975, Retired List 1977. Court mounted for wear. gVF/aEF. Extremely scarce WW2, Malaya, AATTV, WIA & Officer of MCE. group | AVAILABLE at A$5000 | ||
21535 Click for more photos | 1939-45 RAAF Flying Officer Pacific Star group of 5, together with his original set of miniatures, disch certificate & Dept of Air Eligibility letter 1949: 1939-45 & Pacific Stars; Defence, War, Australia Service medals all impressed officially: '11299 C B Searl'. Clifford Burton Searl, born Croydon NSW 1913. Enl RAAF 25/7/1940. Appointed Pilot Officer 24/4/1943. Disch 'surplus to present personnel requirements' 20/8/1945. Disch certificate lists campaigns Stars & medals, dated 6 Dec 1945. Dept of Air Medal Eligibility letter dated 5/1/1949. Miniatures with wear. All on original ribbons. Stars retaining original gilt wash. | AVAILABLE at A$350 | ||
21537 Click for more photos | 1939-45 HQ New Guinea Force Driver Pacific Star Group of 4, comp with diary, photo, disch cert, large coloured City of Coburg appreciation cert & his embarkation tags. Impressed officially: 'VX 132462 A. A. Pettigrew'. Alan Atholstone Pettigrew, born Melbourne, 1922, a 'Christadelphian', he enl 27/11/41, HQ Southern Command (motor transport). To New Guinea 12/8/42. RtA 2/11/43. To Lae 24/4/44 & HQ. NG. Force. To Torokina, Bougainville. RtA & disch 4/11/45. The diary is particularly fine & detailed also used as his training notebook, Pettigrew has kept detailed entries from 25/12/1942 to 1945. B/W small photo of Pettigrew standing on a downed tree at Torokina, 1945. The 2 berthing cards are for his trip home from Bougainville Sept 1945. On original ribbons with home made, improvised pin arrangement. gEF. Scarce with diary, a great read & interesting lot | AVAILABLE at A$400 | ||
21540 Click for more photos | 1940-51 Tasmania 40th Infantry Bn, Darwin Air Raids & British Commonwealth Occupation Force Japan & 'BCOF Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes' group of 9: Pacific Star (unnamed); Defence, War, ASM (all impressed officially: 'TX10245 L.L. CARR'; UK, Korea Medal (impressed officially); Aust Service Medal 1945-75 clasp 'JAPAN'; Aust Defence Medal (last two pantographed as issued). Together with a scarce Japan BCOF Chapter RAOB, GLQ, GLE. Medal in gilt & enamel & a Grand Lodge of Qld, Jewel named to Carr, 1951. ASM & ADM, issued 2009 & in boxes of issue. His RAOB. GLQ, membership card dated Kure, Japan 21/6/51. Leonard Luke Carr, born Castle Forbes, Tas, 1916, enl Geeveston, Tas. 21/8/1940, L/CPL, 30/5/41, to Darwin (during Air Raids) 24/6/43. To Japan & 66th Inf Bn, BCOF 18/11/46, St/Sgt, 13/3/48, BCOF Press & Printing Unit 1949. WO II 25/10/51, disch in Japan 20/12/51 - club manager of Kobe Country Club. First 5 mounted on original ribbons as worn. EF. With research. Scarce complete lot including current issues. | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
21542 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 Darwin Air Raids Anti-Aircraft Company, Engineer Officer's group of 3: Defence, War, Australia Service Medals. All impressed officially: 'VXII0863 B Kidd' Bruce Kidd, born 1916, Glenferrie, Vic. Enl 15/5/1941 as Militia Corporal. Full time duty 28/5/1941 with 65th Anti-Aircraft Co Engineers. Lance Sgt. 14/8/1942. To Darwin 18/11/1942 to 14/11/1943 (Thus there for Japanese Air Raids Nos 47 to 63 inclusive). Lieutenant 12/3/1944, 1st Search Light Training Rgt Disch 17/5/1946 as 2nd Fld Regt, Artillery. On original ribbons. gVF-aEF. With research notes. | SOLD at A$180 | ||
21543 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Royal Australian Airforce attached Coastal Command UK group of 3. 1939-45 Defence, War & Aust Service Medals. Impressed officially: '13245 J.E. LEFOE' John Frances Lefoe, born Chiltern, VIC 2/3/1908. Enl RAAF 3/3/41. To UK. Ground Crew with 455 (Beaufighter) Sqn, Coastal Command from 13/9/41. Sergeant 1/9/44. RTA & disch 27/11/45. Died 1967. With box of issue. With research notes. gVF | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21546 Click for more photos | 1950-53 Korea pair. Korea Medal impressed ('1/1193 D. S. IRLAM') UN Korea medal (unnamed), US Presidential Unit Citation. Pte Douglas Irlam enlisted 20/11/49. Operations Korea with RAR from 28/9/1950. . C/W research notes. EF. | SOLD at A$500 | ||
21552 Click to enlarge photo | New Zealand1914-18 Captain, Twice Wounded in Action (Somme & Passchendaele) Wellington Mounted Rifles & Wellington Infantry, NZ. Territorial Service medal group of 4: 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory. Impressed officially: '11/1276 Capt. V.R. Bond, NZEF'; NZ. TSM (Chas Wright variety 1922-31). Impressed Officially: 'Capt. V.R. Bond, Retd List'. Victor Roche Bond, enl. Wellington (resident Lower Hutt) Wellington Mounted Rifles. Embarked 14/8/1915. 6th REO's as Lieut. Evident transfer to Wellington Infantry & WIA Somme. Ret to NZ Jan 1917. Re-enl as Captain, HQ staff Acting as Ships Adjutant on voyage to UK. Ops France & WIA., 2nd occasion, during Passchendaele offensives with Wellington Infantry Oct 19, 1917. gVF. With internet research. Scarce. | SOLD at A$1150 | ||
| 21616 | 1939-45 Pioneer, Killed in Action Ukraine Grouping, with photographs & letter. Iron Cross 1939, 2nd Class; 1941-42 Russian Front medal; Mother's Cross of Honour 3rd Class (Bz) & (inexplicably-but came as part of the grouping from vendor) a Panzer Assault Badge in 'bronze' (hollow back, war metal, vertical round pin damaged but hinge & 'C' catch intact). All attributed to Reichs Arbietsdienst (RAD) Pioneer Johann Jankovi, born 11/9/20, killed 27/8/41. 9 x original photo's inc photograph of Jankovi's original grave. The other photos are all of Jankovi ca1940 in RAD Uniform in the field, barracks etc. With original letter from an Army Catholic Padre, Dr Alois Beck to Jankovi's family dated 4/9/41. Letter states that Jankovi was wounded by Grenade fragments in the back & thigh at Cherkasy, Ukraine on 27/8/41, dying the same day. He describes Jankovi's place of Burial & states that a photo fo the grave will follow - evidently he followed up on that promise as the photo of Jankovi's grave (along with other comrades) is included. A poignant & interesting group. aEF. (14 items) | SOLD at A$500 | ||
| 21674 | WWII 1939 Iron Cross 1st Class, magnetic centre, makers mark L/11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid, Postfach 161. Flat back, broad tapered pin reverse in an original iron cross case with silver cross on lid. gVF, case some wear o/w GC. | SOLD at A$325 | ||
| 21680 | 1957 Iron Cross 1st Class (no swastika) magnetic centre. An early 1957/58 made cross. Marked L/11 on the reverse at the bottom plus 1957 Long Service Cross for 25 Years also no swastika. gVF. These crosses were only awarded fo the German Veterans entitled to these badge during the War (2). | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21753 Click to enlarge photo | 1914-18 Distinguished Conduct Medal, GVR. To Liverpool Scottish. Renamed, Engraved: '2202 Pte H. Forshaw, 10 Live (Scot) Btn.' Private Henry Forshaw, 2202, 10th Liverpool Regt. Entered French theatre of Op's 1/11/1914. Forshaw WAS entitled to 1914 Star (no clasp), War & Victory medals? but NOT the DCM. On short length of orig ribbon. gVF. With copy of MIC | SOLD at A$350 | ||
21775 Click for more photos | 1899-1902 Modder River Wounded in Action, 2nd Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Queen's South Africa medal. QSA with 4 clasps: Mod R; Paard; Drief; Joh impressed officially: '2804 Pte. W. Russell, A & S Highrs' William Russell, born Falkirk, Sterling. Enl 14/2/1888 aged 18,7 mths to 2nd Bn. May 1888 served Hong Kong 1889-1892, East India 1892-1896, South Africa 1899-1901. WIA Modder River 28/11/1899. Disch 1901. gVF/aEF. With copies of service documents. | SOLD at A$400 | ||
21787 Click to enlarge photo | 1930-50 Efficiency Medals, Territorial suspender, GVR. Impressed officially: '2211184 SJT. E.J. RICHARDSON, RE.'; & GVIR '1430612 SPR. A.G. HOLLAND, RE.' gVF. (2) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
21793 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Member of the British Empire (MBE), Mentioned in Despatches, French Croix de Guerre Royal Artillery group of 8: MBE, Type II, Mil; 1939-45, Africa with 1st Army clasp, Italy & France/Germany Stars; Defence Medal; War Medal with M.I.D. Oak leaf; French CdG.1939 with Bronze Star. All unnamed as issued but with original War Officer letter & M.I.D. Certificate 29/11/1945 & letter from Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood advising sending of MBE insignia 4/12/1948 to Captain Guy Denison Griffith. G. D. Griffith born 16/2/1911, educated Dulwich College 1923-29, to RA as 2/Lieut 1941, Lt 1942, T/Capt 1943; Substantive Capt & Temp Major 1944, retired 1946, MBE vide Lond Gaz 13/12/45; MID 29/11/45; CdG with star 1/12/45. First two awards were for his work from May 1944-June 1945 'For Gallant & Distinguished Services in Italy' as Staff Captain, HQ, 22nd Anti-Aircraft Bde, RA. Court mounted for display. gVF/aEF. With biog notes & original certification. | AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
21795 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Military Cross & Bar, 1914 Star & Bar group of 4 to the Cameronians. MC., GVR, engraved 'FRANCIS THOMAS GOBLE, 9TH. BATT. SCOTTISH RIFLES, ARRAS, 7th.APRIL 1917', 2nd Award Bar engraved 'POIX DU NORD-OCTOBER 23rd-26th 1918'; 1914 Star with 'Mons' Bar impressed officially '479 L.CPL. F.T. GOBLE, 1/16 LOND. R.'; 1914-18 War & Victory Medals impressed officially 'CAPT. F.T. GOBLE'. Francis Thomas Goble entered France Theatre of OP's 1/11/1914, 2nd Lieut, 4th Scottish Rifles 22/10/1915, Lieut 1/7/1917, Temp Captain 24/6/1918, service with 1st, 4th + 9th Battalions, Scottish Rifles (Cameronians). Awarded MC per LG 18/6/1917: '2nd, Lt. Francis Thomas Goble, Sco. Rif. Spec. Res. - For conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty while in command of a daylight raid. He led his men with great skill & gallantry & was able to bring back valuable information.' Bar to MC. Per LG 4/10/1919. 'Lt (ACT/CAPT.) Francis Thomas Goble, MC., 4th.Bn. Sco. RIF, att'd 1st Bn - throughout the operations on Vendegies Wood & Poix Du Nord, on 23rd/26th Oct 1918, he displayed marked gallantry & fortitude in the handling of his company. He repeatedly led them forward in the face of heavy hostile fire. On the occasion when no troops were on his flanks, he led his Company forward & succeeded in capturing his objective & by his initiative & able direction kept down hostile fire. This enabled the troops on his flanks to come forward & make good the line which he has established. Though wounded he remained at duty until the battalion was relieved.'. Still serving in 1920. With copies of MIC, LG citations & Unit War Diary entries for the periods of the actions in which awards made. On original ribbons, gVF. Scarce MC & Bar with 1914 Star & Bar combination & good, fighting, Infantry citations. | SOLD at A$4000 | ||
21796 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Military Medal, Croix de Guerre & Trio to Royal Artillery. MM impressed 'L-10117 GNR T WALLACE H.Q. 149/BDE RFA' 14/15 Star impressed 'L-10117 GNR T WALLACE RFA'. WM & Victory impressed '10117 A CPL T WALLACE RA'. Plus French WWI Croix de Guerre unnamed as issued. Thomas Wallace enlisted 16 Mar 1915 in Manchester. Comes with 1915 'The Small-Book' this in battered condition. Medals VF-gVF. | AVAILABLE at A$900 | ||
21798 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Military Medal for Cambrai to Grenadier Guards group of 4, MM, GVR, impressed officially '20348 PTE. W.J.E. MARTIN, 3/G. GDS.'; 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals impressed officially '20348 PTE. W.J. MARTIN, G. GDS.' William John Edward Martin, born 1895, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, resident Southall, MX. Enl Gren Guards 9/11/1914, to 3rd Bn G Gds, to France 26/7/1915, MM, probably for the 1918 Battle of Cambrai & gazetted London Gaz #.30743 of 11/6/1918, returned to UK 4/3/1919. gVF. Scarce MM to Guards. Together with copies of MIC's, service doc's. | SOLD at A$1100 | ||
21799 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Military Medal, QSA group of 4. Military medal (GVR). 27472 BMBR: D.W. CLARKE 130/BY. R.F.A. impressed. Copy of L.G. 11th Oct 1916. Queen's South Africa medal, 5 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1901, 27472. GNR. D.W. Clarke. 75th BTY RFA impressed. Roll confirms medal & clasps. 1914 Star 27472 GNR: D.W. CLARKE RFA. British War medal 27472 Cpl D.W. Clarke R.A. (no Victory medal). gVF. | SOLD at A$800 | ||
21800 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Poelcappele Military Medal group of 3 to Special Company, Royal Engineers. MM.(GVR), impressed '193115 2.CPL. H.G. COURAGE, No.2 SPEC. Coy, RE.'; 1914-18 British War Medal & Victory Medal pr, impressed '113763 BMBR. H. G. COURAGE, RE.' MM. gazetted vide LG 25/4/18 for operations Oct 1917 around Poelcappele + Gode in support of 2nd & 5h Australian Divisions. The Special Company, RE, were responsible for the release of gas & supply of gas shells. With research & copies of Unit War Diary for the period within which Courage received his award. gVF. Scarce MM for gas attacks. | AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
21805 Click for more photos | 1882 Grenadier Guards, Died on Service in Egypt, 1882 pr. Egypt 1882 dated rev, clasp 'Tel El Kebir' engraved officially: '6322 Pte G Brooks, Gren Gds'; Khedive's Star, 1882 dated, unnamed as issued. George Brooks, born Hamstead Norris, Berkshire ca 1860. Enl Grenadier Guards, Reading, 11/2/1878 aged 18. Died in Egypt 27/10/1882. Together with early panoramic B/W photo of the Tel El Kebir Cemetery. With copies of service records. Court mounted for display. aEF. | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
21806 Click for more photos | 1882-1914 A Superb Royal Navy Killed in U-Boat Action 1914 Ratings group of 6. Egypt 1882 Pair, LCCM Fire Brigade Jubilee & 1914-15 Star. Egypt, 1882 reverse, clasp: 'ALEXANDRIA 11TH JULY' engraved officially 'W. BURBIDGE, SIG'LM. HMS 'TEMERAIRE' '; 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals impressed officially '103586 W. BURBIDGE, AB, RN', London Country Council Metropolitan Fire Brigades 1897 Jubilee Medal engraved officially 'WALTER BURBIDGE'; Khedive's Star 1882 date, unnamed as issued. Walter Burbidge, born Clerkenwell, Middlesex, UK, 1862. Joined RN as Boy 2 class 1878, full time service from 1880. Numerous Ship appointments inc HMS's 'Impregnable', 'Ganges', 'Temeraire' (15 Dec '79 to 14 April '82); 'Duke of Wellington', 'Excellent', 'Rodney'. Time expired 1890 & disch Royal Fleet Reserve 1903, re-enrolled RN 1907 & again 1911 and to HMS 'Hawke' 7/8/1914. 'Hawke', Commanded by Captain Hugh P.E.T. Williams, was engaged in various operations in the North Sea. On 15 October, on Patrol, 'Hawke' was torpedoed by the German submarine U 9. Her sister ship HMS 'Theseus', which was in company, was attacked at the same time but was undamaged. The 'Hawke' sank in a few minutes, with the loss of her Captain, 26 officers & 500 men - only four officers & about 60 men were saved. Burbidge is noted on his service sheet as having been 'drowned in North Sea when HMS 'Hawke' was sunk', aged 52 at death, commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial. With copy of service sheet & some interesting research. Not entitled to LSGC due to broken periods of service. Usual contact pit to Egypt from Star, court mounted for display. gVF/aEF. Extremely scarce early combination to a victim of the U-boat War 1914. 950 awards of the LCC.MFB. Jubilee Medal. | SOLD at A$1200 | ||
21808 Click for more photos | 1899-1918 Boer War & WWI Group of 5 to Scots Guards & Highland Light Infantry. Queen's & King's South Africa Medals & 1914-15 Star Trio. QSA ('ghost date' reverse) clasps: CC; TRA; WITT & KSA 2 clasps, both impressed officially '1833 PTE. S. WAUGH, SCOTS GUARDS.' 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals: '13497 C.SJT. S.WAUGH, HIGH.L.I.' Samuel Waugh, Dumphries, Scotland, born c/1879, enl. 10/12/1897, service in South Africa from 15/3/1900 to 27/10/1902, disch 9/12/1913, re-enlisted & to France 23/11/1915. CQMS & Colour Sergeant with HLI & King Own Scottish Borderers. With copies of service paper, medal rolls & MIC. Court mounted for display on original ribbons. gVF. | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
21811 Click to enlarge photo | 1914 Mons Star Trio to Army Service Corps, later 2nd Batt 22nd London Regt Star, with replica 'Mons' clasp Impressed officially: 'T-30883 Dvr F (SIC) G. Challen, ASC'; British War & Victory: '30883 Pte E.G. Challen, ASC'. Edward George Challen listed on 'Queens Royal West Surrey Regt medal roll as 'L/11889, 2/22 London'. MIC confirms. gVF. With copy of roll & MIC | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21814 Click to enlarge photo | 1914-18 Royal Engineers Long Service, 1914-15 Star group of 4: '14-'15 Star impressed officially: '11933 SPR R Lancaster, RE'; British War & Victory Medals: '11933 A2 CPL R Lancaster, RE'; Army LSGC, GVIR: '1851513 CPL R Lancaster, RE' Robert Lancaster. Entered French Theatre of Operations 28/6/1915. All on original ribbons & swing mounted on custom bar. EF | AVAILABLE at A$275 | ||
21816 Click for more photos | 1914-52 Acting Brigadier Royal Army Medical Corps group of 9: 1914-15 Star impressed officially: 'LIEUT. J. H. G. HUNTER, RAMC'; British War & Victory Medals: 'CAPT. J. H. G. HUNTER'; General Service Medal 1918-62, GVR clasp Iraq: 'CAPT. J. H. G. HUNTER'; India General Service Medal 1908-35, GVR clasp: 'NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1930-31':'MAJOR J. H. G. HUNTER, RAMC'; 1939-45 Defence & War Medals unnamed as issued; 1937 Coronation & 1953 Coronation Medals unnamed as issued. Service as per RAMC Roll of Officers:' John Henry Graham Hunter; Born 14.03.1891, Argyll, MB, ChB Edinburgh 1913. Lt 11.09.14. Capt 11.09.15. PRAC-Capt 01.08.19 (11.03.18), Maj 11.09.26. Lt Col 09.11.37. A/Col 19.10.42. T/Col 20.04.43, Col 21.02.44 (09.11.40). A/Brig 12.08-21.12.46. Ret 29.03.57. Died 09.11.62 London. Services-RMO 6/Bedf Regt 1914-15. France 1915-16 (invalided). Italy 1918-19. Mespot 1920-21. India 1921-25. Shanghai-Surg Spec 7 Gen Hosp 1927-29. India 1934-36. Surg. To H.E.C-inC AHQ(I) 1937-41. CO PW Gp Hosp. Bangalore 1941-42. CO 4 CGH May-Oct 1942. CO 127 IBGH (BT) 1942-44. CO 133 INGH (BT) 1944-45. ADMS HQ 11 (EA) Div 1945-46. E Africa May-Jul 1946. MELF:DDMS HQ LF Greece Aug-Dec 1946. CO R Victorian Hosp Netley 1947-48. PSMB Northern Cmmd 1948-57. Specialist in Surgery 1927. Medals - 1915 Star, BWM, Vict, GSM & Cl Iraq, IGS'08-NWF.31, Def, War, 1953 Coro'. gVF. | AVAILABLE at A$1200 | ||
21821 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Killed in Action Officer, Middlesex Regt pr. British War & Victory Medals impressed officially 'LIEUT.J.W. JOHNSON'. James William Johnson of Hampshire House, Swadlincote, Burton-On-Trent, enl as Private with 9th Bn, Midd'x Regt 10/9/1914 aged 31 yrs 10 mths, previous service with 1st Bn Northampton VR, service in India from 29/10/14 to 5/7/15, Gazetted 2/Lieut in 8th Bn, Midd'x Regt 6/7/1915, to France 24/5/1917, reported Missing in Action 30/11/1917 - later deemed Killed in Action on, or about, that date. No known grave, commemorated on Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. On original, full length, ribbons. EF. With copies of service documents. | SOLD at A$150 | ||
21822 Click to enlarge photo | 1911-20 Metropolitan Police & Royal Engineers group of 4. 1914-15 Star Impressed Officially: '67663 Cpl FF Fuszard, RD'; British War & Victory medals: '67663 Sjt FF Fuszard, RE'; Metropolitan Police Coronation medal 1911 engraved officially: 'PC F Fuszard' together with his comrades of the Great War gilt & enamels lapel badge, remnants of ribbon bar & ribbons. gVF/aEF. Not researched. | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21828 Click to enlarge photo | 1950-53 Korea pair to Royal Army Service Corps. GB Korea impressed officially: 'T/22111063 DVR M DUFFY, RASC'; UN Korea unnamed as issued. gVF. Unresearched. | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||
21831 Click for more photos | Miniature medals. 1903 KEVII Coronation, bronze; 1911 Coronation, silver (swivel loop);1911 Delhi-Durbar (swivel loop, sliver); 1935 KGV Jubilee (swivel loop, silver). All contemporary on original ribbons. gVF/EF. (4) | AVAILABLE at A$90 | ||
21846 Click for more photos | Japan.1914-15 Parade or Court mounted group of 11: Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th class; Order of the Rising Sun 8th class; 1914-20 War Medal; Taisho Enthronement 1915; 1st National Census 1921; Showa Enthronement 1928; Manchurian Incident 1931-34; China Incident 1937; 2600th National Anniv Commem Med 1940; Manchukuo National Foundation Merit Medal 1933; Red Cross Member. All on original ribbons with rev hooks/eyes. All mounted on aluminium pin back 'parade frame' for wear. The whole contained in their unique velvet lined leather wallet with hook suspension & chromed clasps. gEF. A scarce & impressive long service group, probably for a Junior Army Officer or Senior NCO. | SOLD at A$900 | ||