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20207 Click to enlarge photo | 1914-18 Souvenir Cushion Cover, or display. Egyptian bazaar made in silk & embroidery with B/W photo set in centre. Green silk (with original paper backing & protection to edges) with chain stitched 'Souvenir of Egypt, 1916' with the flags of Allied Nations around, King's crown at top. Silk photo frame set into centre with B/W photo postcard of 4297 Pte George Lake, 10th. Reinforcements to 28th Inf Bn AIF from Trafalgar, WA. Lake, a Miner, enl 9/1/1916 previous service with 86th Inf Reg, born in Newcastle NSW. Returned to Aust & disch medically unfit 13/4/1917, 530 x 520mm. Storage folds. Generally VGC. Wonderful attributable WWI souvenir with research notes. | SOLD at A$150 | ||
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20211 Click for more photos | ca 1919-30 Official 'Trench-Art' Jardini?re made from a German 9 inch Mortar/Howitzer shell case. Head stamped: '93 Polte Dez 1916 Magdeburg Sp 289'. Large brass handles attached to sides (1 nut missing) & custom-cast bronze floral garlands applied front & back antiqued/shellac or lacquered finish overall. These Jardini?res were officially converted from war trophies brought home & were sold to the public ca 1920-30 to assist with fund raising for the Australian War Museum (at a time when the War Museum collection was still stored in Melbourne). These Jardiniere were advertised in period veterans' publications along with other souvenir items. Overall rare & impressive. | AVAILABLE at A$350 | ||
20212 Click for more photos | 1919-20 England-Australia First Aerial Mail. booklet signed by Sgt WH Shiers, DFM & Bar, the Flight Engineer of Vickers-Vimy no. G-EAOU flown by Sir Ross & Sir Keith Smith. 'The first Aeroplane voyage from England to Australia by Sir Ross Smith, KBE, MC DFC AFC with aerial views by Capt Frank Hurley'. Personally signed in ink: 'Sgt WH Shiers 14/8/20' (on page 5).Sergeant Walter Henry Shiers, AFM & BAR, 1889-1968. Born Adelaide, enl 1st ALF 9/4/1915. To no.67 (Australian) Sqn, RFC (later 1 Sqn AFC) July 1916. Flight Engineer with Sgt J M Bennett on the historic 1919 'Air Race' flight. VGC. Scarce signature of this historic flight. | AVAILABLE at A$300 | ||
20232 Click for more photos | Army. Book 'The All Australia Memorial.' Named on card to front page with photograph & service/death details, for 'Oscar Waldemar Frank Detmers killed in Action 5th December 1916, (from Paddington NSW). Cover now detached but still present o/w GC. A must have book. | SOLD at A$200 | ||
20233 Click for more photos | Army. WWI Censored on Active Services YMCA postcard dated May 1916 to NSW & a pictorial lettersheet to a Victorian recipient with views of Australian Auxiliary Hospital No 1, Haverfield, Middlesex with photos & letter. Sender writes going home as discharged unfit. A Record of Service with Cadet service from June 1912 until 1915 then CMF service in 74th Inf & 2/27th Bn to Herbert Henry Bruhn. WWII Record of Service Book & Demob Book with 8 other pieces of paperwork to N263453 Cpl 'A J Williamson'. Average-GC. Interesting paperwork lot. (13) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
20279 Click for more photos | Maps: WWI GB Ordnance Dept Survey Maps. France sheet 62D First Edition. Inc Villers-Brettoneux & Hamel. Pub March 1918, scale 1:40,000. Sheet 66D, NW Edition April 17. Showing enemy trench, British front line trenches found cut up by artillery fire, mine craters etc. Scale 1:20,000. Belgium Valanciennes 2nd ed. War Office 1916. Inc Cambrai. Scale 1:100,000 & March 1912 showing German & Luxembourg borders. Scale 1:100,000. All multi-colour printed on linen lacked paper, overall size 850mmx610mm. The last with some flts, others some age stains, minor faults but generally GC. The first map a must have for any WWI collector. (4 maps) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20327 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial: 1914-18 souvenir belt. Equipment waist belt, leather with iron hook prong (no plate) dated 1916. Set overall with 20x buttons, all German. Inc 10x silvered Kaiserliche Marine NCO type large buttons, 2x silvered officer KM, 8x nickel Hussar type buttons. All KM button EF+. Exc. Reserved at the value of the buttons only. | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||
20516 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Lot 'The ANZAC book' 1916, compiled by C.E.W Bean. Paper covers (minus back cover), 170pgs. Original edition; 'From the Australian Front' 1917, 128pgs. Paper covers contemporary bound in hard, cloth covers; 'History of the World's Greatest War' 1914 by Jay Jenry Mowbray. Leather bound; 'The Man with Donkey - John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the Good Samaritan of Gallipoli', by Sir Irving Benson, 1965. In its original dust wrapper. VGC. (4) | SOLD at A$80 | ||
20518 Click for more photos | 1916 The ANZAC Book, written & illustrated by the men of ANZAC , 170pgs. History, stories, poems, drawings etc. Cover wear, minor flts, pages aged but reasonable condition plus 1917 Christmas, from the Australian front, 128pgs. Predominantly a photographic coverage of the troops & the battle fields they fought on plus numerous drawings & paintings. Complete, card cover detached, pages are loose & cotton binding has broken. Both books printed by Cassell & Co Ltd. (2) | 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 | ||
20532 Click to enlarge photo | Australia: 'The ANZAC Book' facsimile edition with forward by Les Carlyon, 3rd, edition, 2010, edited by Australian War Memorial. A faithful reprint of the original 1916 edition. Brand new. Sealed in clear plastic wrapper. | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20560 Click to enlarge photo | World. The Great World War, a History. Volume 1, 2; 3; 8; 9; 10; All card covered 1915-1916 dated. Very interesting insight into the origins, conduct & personal lives of those in WWI. Overall GC, light spine damage to 1 or 2 vols Lots of great coverage here. (6 books). | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20645 | ca 1936-39 Protection Police Model 1916 'Austrian' re-issue steel helmet with light green finish. Double decal (Police Eagle Shield without border as common with this type). Liner with replaced 2 x pad leather harness & brown leather chin strap. No size stamp evident but about size 64 judging by the vent lugs. VGC. | SOLD at A$1000 | ||
20676 Click for more photos | Army WWI Officer's travel pannier case to 'F.H. Naylor Camel Corps" Broad arrow over 15 all under the letter 'A'. In black capitals. Captain Frederick Henry Naylor served in the Boer War with the 4th Victorian Contingent. He embarked for WWI in May 1915 with 21st battalion HQ staff & in March 1916 transferred to the Camel Corp. While servicing with the Camel Corp he was mentioned in dispatches for Gallantry Captain Naylor was killed in Action near Gaza on 19th April 1917. Heavy wooden board & steel chain loops to bottom. Made from leather & canvas materials. When rolled measures approx 930mmx240mm. Size 930mmx520mm when unrolled. A very desirable Camel Corps casualty item. | AVAILABLE at A$800 | ||
20679 Click for more photos | Army 1914-18 WWI Australian Entrenching tool, with WWI Australian handle marked A.A.O.D, 1916 tool Comes with WWI patt 08 carrier. Good. Very hard set to get. (3 pieces). | SOLD at A$325 | ||
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 | ||
20722 Click for more photos | Army 1945 dated brown leather armoured crew boots with fibre soul approx size 7. Rare. WW2 entrenching tool handle & cover only with cut down/worn 1916 dated tool. WW2 British Water bottle & cover with 8 mostly signals related webbing items, including patt 37 belt with metal plate to take signalling wire roll/equipment. Good. Nice WW2 lots. (13). | SOLD at A$200 | ||
20730 Click for more photos | Light Horse WWI Pistol holster & rod, this with issue stamp for 15th light horse crossed out. Possible date of 1916, rear strap needs restitching. Also Pistol lanyard. 1916 dated pistol ammunition pouch. Pr of live coloured puttees, long. Pr of 1916 dated brown. AFA stamped stohwasser army leggings. Overall GC. 6 WWI items, holster is nice. (6). | SOLD at A$350 | ||
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 | ||
21026 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1914-18 Colour patch, Australian Sea Transport Service 1916- (Permanent Staff on Transport at Sea). Dark blue triangle with white 'T' to centre. Original. EF. Glyde: 0263. Ex Glyde collection. | SOLD at A$75 | ||
21027 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1914-18 Colour patch pr 4th Aust Pioneer Battalion 1916, original. Locally produced variants. Chain stitched crossed axe & pick & numeral '4' in purple on black ground. Near matched pr - 1x piece with more fade & edge wear. Glyde 0250. Extremely scarce. (2) | SOLD at A$275 | ||
21030 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1914-18 Colour patch, original. 2nd Aust Mobile Veterinary Section, AAVC 1916-19. Deep maroon cloth diamond. EF. Glyde 0339. | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
21031 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1914-18 Colour patch, original. 3rd Aust Mobile Veterinary Section, AAVC 1916-19. Deep maroon oval cloth. EF. Glyde 0340. | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21032 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1914-18 Colour patch, original. 4th Aust Mobile Veterinary Section, AAVC 1916-19. Deep maroon cloth disc. EF. Glyde 0341. | SOLD at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
21316 Click to enlarge photo | Army. WWI/WWII & later Military hat badge collection. A mix of originals & a few copies. 3 badges missing lugs are Glasgow Yeomanry, Tenth London, enamel Royal Army Service Corps. 2 sand-cast are Berkshire I.Y. & Royal Scots greys. Scarce badges inc Cheshire Regt post 1916, all brass. Loyal Suffolk Hussars missing flags o/w GC. Some scarce badges. (28) | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
21323 Click to enlarge photo | Army. Collection of 28 diff Military badges, predominantly WWI & WWII era. Mostly original with a few later manufactured. Of note are Military Foot Police, South Irish Horse. All brass 1916 Suffolk Regiment, this varnished. Also Territorial Royal Field Artillery WWI. RMP & HAC badges missing sliders. Malta Regt & Welsh Guard sliders repaired. Mostly GC. (28) | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
21343 Click for more photos | Bayonet 1914-18 Imperial German mod 98/05 'Butcher' bayonet & metal scabbard. Made by Deutsche Maschinenfabrik AG, Duisburg. The blade is bright with proof marks on spine & date 1916 or 1918. Wood grips are dark & not cracked. Handle & cross guard have been cleaned & show staining but no pitting. Cross guard numbered 823. Pommel well marked. Original scabbard has been re-painted. GC. | SOLD at A$275 | ||
21424 Click to enlarge photo | Austria. 1914-15 Scarce pre-1916 Other Ranks brass Jager shako plate. Crowned dual headed eagle. 2 X lugs to rev. Attractive badge. GC | SOLD at A$190 | ||
21467 Click for more photos | 1914-50 Zeebrugge Raid Distinguished Service Medal, Croix de Guerre & 1939-45 RAN Officer's MID. group of 12: DSM, GVR - impressed officially 'LZ3892 C.E. PAGE, SIG., RNVR, ZEEBRUGGE - OSTEND, 22-3, APL, 1918'; British War Medal 'LZ3892 C.E. PAGE, SIG. RNVR.'; Mercantile Marine 'Clement E. PAGE'; Victory 'LZ. 3892 C.E. PAGE, SIG, RNVR.'; 1939-45, Africa & Pacific Stars unnamed as issued; War with MID emblem & ASM 1939-45 'C.E. PAGE, RAN' (c/1970 impressing); 1937 Coronation engraved 'C.E. PAGE, C.Y.S., ON 13583'; RN. LSGC, GVR (type II): '13583 C.E. PAGE, CH. YEO. SIGS., RAN.'; French Croix de Guerre, 1914-18 dates, with Palme (unnamed as issued). Clement Edward Page, born Grays, Essex 1897, enl Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Royal Naval Division) Nov 1915, 'Merchant Service as Seaman' stated as trade. To 'Victory VI' Signal School to 1916. Ships HMS's 'VIVID' (Jan-Mar 1916); 'Attentive III' (Mar '16 - June '18); 'Arrogant' (June '18 - Mar '19). Awarded DSM, LG 23/07/1918, pp8586/93 as 'Sig. Clement Edward Page, RNVR, ON London/Z.3892' under listing for 'Picket Boats, Motor Launches and Motor Boats'. To Sydney NSW & enlisted RAN (previous RNVR, service allowed to count as RAN service), Nov 1922. Awarded LSGC 1934; GVIR Coronation 1937. Signalman Service aboard HMAS' 'Cerberus', 'Sydney' (1925), 'Australia', 'ANZAC', 'Stuart', 'Hobart', 'Shropshire' etc. To RAN College 1929, Chief Yeoman of Signals. Signal Boatswain HMAS 'LADAVA', Milne Bay. discharged 1949. No copy of citation to hand, unresearched but with a huge amount of original documentation inc RNVR & RAN, enlistment & discharge certificates, service sheets, Appointment Parchments (19), promotion cert's; Coronation Medal parchment, signal training work & note books; orig photo as Leading Signalman c/1920; copy photo as Officer RAN; his orig rank shoulder boards, buttons, 2 cap badges, Returned from Active Service Badge etc. A wealth of accumulated material relative to Page's service. All mounted as worn on original ribbons, gVF-EF. A scarce complete Victoria Cross Action DSM, to a later RAN Officer with badges & ephemera. Provenance: by descent to son $10000 - | AVAILABLE at A$10000 | ||
21473 Click for more photos | 1914-15 Star to Wounded In Action Gallipoli, 6th Infantry Bn, impressed officially: '2133 PTE. G. BUCKLE, 6/BN. AIF.' George Buckle, born Kyneton, Victoria, enl 9/3/1915, 6th Reo's to 6th Inf Bn, to Gallipoli 19/8/15 WIA GSW thumb 26/8/1915, RtA & disch 17/3/1916, died 1934. EF. With selected copies of archive file. | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
21502 Click for more photos | 1914-18. 5th Bn 1914-15 Star trio impressed officially '3830 PTE. J.A. GRAY. 5 BN. AIF.' James Albert Gray, born Windsor, NSW, 1898, enl 16/5/15, 12th Reo's 5 Bn, to Egypt, then France & OP's from April 1916, later OP's included Broodseinde Ridge, Menin Rd, Wytschaete, Strazeele & Lihons, disch Melbourne 13/7/19, service in WW2, with 1st Vic Bn. VDC. gVF. With research notes. | AVAILABLE at A$550 | ||
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 | ||
21505 Click for more photos | 1914-18 & 1939-45 Family groups. (1) 1914-15 Star trio to twice Wounded in Action, 20th Infantry Bn, impressed officially '2326 SJT. W.H. ALLWOOD, 20 BN. AIF' ('PTE' on star). William Henry Allwood, born Muswellbrook, NSW, resident Newcastle, enl 21/7/1915, 5th Reo's, 20Bn, to Egypt thence to France 25/3/16, WIA (1st occasion) 2/6/1916 (shrapnel, arm & leg), Armentieres sector, WIA (2nd occasion) - remaining on duty 25/2/1917, vicinity of the Butte of Warlencourt. Promoted Sergeant 7/7/1918, RtA & disch 19/6/1919. (2) 1939-45 War & Australia Service Medals impressed officially 'N286065 F.W. ALLWOOD'. Francis William Allwood, born Mayfield, NSW, 1924, enl Wallsend 29/12/1941, Gunner, disch 17/7/1943 with 'N.C.F. AA.GP.'. On original ribbons. gVF. With copies of archive file & research. | AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
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 | ||
21509 Click for more photos | 1914-15 Star Trio to Remount Unit, AIF, Star, British War & Victory Medals impressed officially: '1837 PTE. H.H MORTON, 2 RMT. UNIT AIF' (Victory with '?..2 ARU., AIF.'). Henry Morton, born c/1865, Sydney, previous service 13 years with Aust Engineers (Militia) & intriguingly 'NSW. CONTINGENT TO LONDON FOR 140 DAYS' enl AIF 18/10/15 6th Squadron, 2nd Remount Unit to Egypt RtA & disch 17/6/1916. Some interesting research potential. gVF. | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
21511 Click to enlarge photo | 1914-18 Wounded In Action, Pozieres, 3rd BN pr, British War & Victory medals impressed officially '4478 PTE. A.W. HEWISON, 3 BN, AIF.' Albert Walter, born Sydney, enl 14th Reo's, 3 BN 30/9/1916 aged 22, to France 8/6/1916, WIA gunshot left knee 18/8/1916, AWOL in UK 21-26 Oct 1917, to France 14/2/18, Court Martialled for disobedience & sentenced to 12 mths imprisonment with Hard Labour, reprieved & rejoined unit 28/10/18, disch 28/8/1919, died 1967. On original ribbons with safety pins as worn. aEF. With research notes. | AVAILABLE at A$325 | ||
21512 Click for more photos | 1914-18 20th Infantry Bn, Died of Injures 1916 at Colombo, Ceylon pr. British War & Victory medals impressed officially '937 PTE. A.A. MURPHY, 20 BN. AIF.' Andrew Arthur Murphy, born Gosford (parents at Woy-Woy), enl 20/3/15 'C' Coy, 20 Bn, to Egypt 20/7/15, sick to hospital, embarked Suez for Aust 20/1/1916. Died of injuries received, having fallen from a bridge on to the jetty at Colombo 2/2/16, buried Ranatta Cemetery, Colombo, Ceylon. gVF. Also entitled to 1914-15 Star. With search notes. | AVAILABLE at A$300 | ||
21513 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Pair to officer, 38th Infantry Bn, AIF. British War & Victory Medals impressed officially: 'LIEUT G L HUTCHINS, AIF'. George Leslie Hutchins, born Geelong, Vic, ca 1895. Enl Melbourne 18.02.1916 (ex 51st Militia Inf Regiment). To 38th Inf Bn & operations France/Flanders from 18.02.1918. To Officer Training School, Oxford May 1918, passed as 2nd Lieut 18.12.1918. RTA & disch 19.08.1919. On original ribbons. gVF. With copies of service docs. | SOLD at A$375 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
21541 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 Greek born Australian Merchant Navy group of 3: 1939-45 & Pacific Stars, War Medal. All impressed officially: 'G. Paizis, M.N.' George Paizis, born Greece, 1916. Resident Sydney, NSW. A Merchant Mariner by trade, he engaged at Sydney 28/3/1941. Engagements with numerous vessels. In the troopship 'Swartenhondt' to New Guinea. Evident final discharge 1965. Medals comp entitlement & issued 1956. gVF. With research notes. | AVAILABLE at A$180 | ||
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 | ||
21553 Click for more photos | New Zealand1914-18 Wounded in action pair. 1914-18 BWM & Victory Medal to '26/317 RFLM. C. W. NICHOLSON NZEF'. Mounted as worn. Rifleman Clement Nicholson of the NZ Rifle Brigade was WIA (with gunshot wound to thigh) near Amiens 15/9/1916. gVF C/W copies of service records. | SOLD at A$160 | ||
21570 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Oldenburg. 1914 Friedrich August Cross, 2nd Class. Now suspended from a ribbon bar bearing the miniature ribbons of Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd class; Oldenburg F.A. Cross, 2nd class with clasp 'VOR DEM FEINDE'; 1916 War Aid Cross. gVF. | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21794 Click for more photos | 1914-18 Gallipoli Distinguished Service Order, Mentioned in Despatches, Royal Navy - a very rare & exciting group of 4 with an Australian connection. Distinguished Service Order GVR,(unnamed as issued with top clasp); 1914-15 Star, impressed officially: 'Lt. Commr. G.H. De P. Chance R.N.; British War Medal & Victory Medal, with bronze MID Oakleaf emblem : 'Commr G.H. DE P. CHANCE, R.N.'. George Harold De Peyster Chance, born Birmingham 1876. Enlisted Royal Navy as Midshipman 1893. Sub-Lieut 1896, Lieut 1899. Lt-Commander 1907 & full Commander 1916. MID (LG 14 Mar 1916) 'has performed consistent good service on the Beaches', both at ANZAC & Suvla. DSO per LG 14 Mar 1916, also MID of C.in C., Salonika Front for 'distinguished services during the past six months' 18 July 1917.To Emergency List 1919 & granted permission to proceed to Sydney, NSW, Australia 1921 to reside. Died 1953. Together with copies of service dossier & Gazette listings. Some excellent research potential. Court mounted on original ribbons for wear. EF. | SOLD at A$2500 | ||
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 | ||
21840 Click to enlarge photo | France. WWI Battle of Vendun framed shadow box display with 8 different French Verdun medals. The battle of Verdun, between 21 Feb & 18 December 1916, was a brutal battle with nearly 300,000 dead French & German soldiers, many of whom have no grave. It was the main reason for Haig's Somme offensive in July 1916. Very nice display with 8 different medals. Quite impressive. | AVAILABLE at A$350 | ||
21867 Click to enlarge photo | USA. 1916-17 Wisconsin National Guard, Mexican Border service medal. On original ribbon with original brooch clasp. gVF. | AVAILABLE at A$60 |