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Lot | Description | Status | ||
20007 Click for more photos | Badges. Extensive collection of Club Membership Badges Majority Gilt & Enamel inc Rugby Leagues Clubs inc St George 1970s-90s, Souths Juniors, SCG Membership badges, St George Budapest Soccer Club, Transport Workers Union badges & various Bowling Club badges (c160 badges). Some RSL. Then stick pins, tie clips & others. Nice lot. (c250). | SOLD at A$220 | ||
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20043 Click for more photos | Cricket. Autographed Book Grassy Pitches & Glory Years - Grand Visions of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Medium size Coffee Table style tome, with 178 pgs & illustrated throughout. A limited Edition only 250 copies, this is No 210 with 5 diff Autographs/Signatures inc Sir Don Bradman, Richie Benaud & Mark Taylor. Brand New as published. | SOLD at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
20055 Click for more photos | Cricket. Autographed Book Grassy Pitches & Glory Years - Grand Visions of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Medium size 'Coffee Table' book, 178pgs & illustrated throughout. A limited edition only 250, this is no.227 with 5 diff autographs/signatures inc Sir Don Bradman, Richie Benaud & Mark Taylor. New. | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20068 Click for more photos | Olympics. Autographs inc Ian Thorpe signature across large photo of him winning World Championship 400m 1998 overall dimensions 430x600mm, Sally Pearson signed action photo/poster LE 40/200 (approx 250x550mm), Michael Klim signed framed photo, Jana Pittman signed, framed photo. Then multiple signed swimming cap, framed signed by Petria Thomas, Giaan Rooney, Share Gould, Libby Lenton etc. (5 items). | AVAILABLE at A$140 | ||
20095 Click for more photos | Rugby League Autographs & more. Interesting range of items inc signed Footy Cards inc Brad Thorne (Broncos, Crusaders, Kangaroos, All Blacks). Jason Taylor signed footy cards various clubs, Allan Langer, Sam Backo etc signed covers (49), Harry Wells, Arthur Summons signed PPC, cover, Melb Storm signed photos, Big League Annual 1991, 1998 Illawarra Division bound volume. Large qty of team posters & player posters (ex RL week). 25 laminated. North Queensland Cowboys signed cap inc Luke O'Donnell. (ca 100). | SOLD at A$95 | ||
20103 Click for more photos | Rugby League News 1946 1st Test Australia v England (tatty), 1961 Vol 42/No7, 1961 Grand Final Program St George v Wests, 1962 selection 9 different from Vol 43 No23, 1963 10 magazines all different except Vol 44, No 25 (2 of), 1964 13 different inc Vol 45/No 8, to Vol 45/No 27, 1967 Grand Final Program Souths v Canterbury, Vol 48/No 38, 1968 Grand Final Programs Souths v Manly. Mostly G-VGC. (35). | SOLD at A$140 | ||
20104 Click for more photos | Rugby League News 1946 Australia v Great Britain First Test June 1946, 1954 Grand Final Program Souths v Newtown (Vol 35 No 31), 1958 Grand Final Program St George v Wests Vol 39 No 37, 1961 Vol 42/No 18 inc Balmain v Wests, 1961 Grand Final Program St George v Wests Vol 42/No 25. 1965 Grand Final Program St George v Souths Vol 46/No 31, 1967 Grand Final Program Canterbury v Souths, Vol 48/No 38. 1968 Grand Final Program Manly v Souths Vol 49 No 39. (8). | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20107 Click for more photos | Rugby League News. 1952 vol 33 no.1-10, 12-14, 17-21, 24-29 (extra no.27), inc commem programs NSW v Queensland, NSW v NZ, Australia v NZ 3rd Test Program. Also semi-final programs. Usual sl aging, the odd fault, generally G-VGC. (25). | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20116 Click for more photos | Rugby League News. 1961 vol 42 Editions 1-25, & March 1962 vol 42 no.31, inc Commem Programs Country v Sydney, NSW v Queensland, Grand Final Program St George v Wests (St George Premiers). Odd flts, 1 taped spine o/w overall G-VGC. (26). | SOLD at A$140 | ||
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 | ||
20214 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Italian National Tricolour flag, with Savoy shield to centre. Reputed souvenir from Bardia, but not annotated. Applied, paper backed Savoy shield. Cotton tape hoist with 5 x separate tape ties 1500mm x1250mm. Fade, particularly to one side. Moth to areas of wool mix bunting cloth. Probably intended as an (office) wall hanging. Generally VGC. Overall. VGC. Nice veteran bring back. Scarce | AVAILABLE at A$350 | ||
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 | ||
20226 Click for more photos | Army Nursing Service. 2 large framed & glazed portraits of a WWI Australian Nursing Service 2nd Lieutenant . 1st, lady wearing white head scarf with a red Nurse's cape over a grey tunic, with badge to right sleeve of the AANS. Rising sun clearly displayed at cape opening. 2nd same lady, this time wearing the grey nursing tunic, Nurse's pattern hat & rising sun to collar. Sizes, frames 770mm x 480mm, picture 300mm x 250mm. Matching frames. Not opened by us to check for names. 6cm scratch to bottom of 1st does not detract o/w very nice. 2 rare & desirable portrait photos. | AVAILABLE at A$300 | ||
20239 Click for more photos | Army Aust/GB Rare 'tissue paper' 'Souvenir of Commemoration of the Australian March around London on ANZAC DAY 25th April 1915. Has been laminated to protect it. But would not have survived without it. (wrinkles). Plus 3 framed WWI love related postcard of Soldier, in uniform, loved one in frame & sentimental poem & 3 framed Old Bill cartoon pictures in glass frame Approx 470x220mm. All are typically humorous scenes of trench life. Typical of Age. Overall GC. First is very rare survivor. (3 items). | SOLD at A$110 | ||
20241 Click to enlarge photo | Army. Aust/GB, WWI black & white water colour/ink cartoon's of army life in WWI. (3). Largest 310x250mm, title 'An (Hair Raid at Hurckott' dated at top 4/7/15. 2 smaller frames 310x195mm 1st is Captain H O'Connell 'What is the Meaning of this Orderly Sergeant" There's a pin in the lines. 2nd 'Capt Akeroyds New Reveille Raid' featuring 2 officer & a bugler minus pants. Framed & glazed. Good. (3). | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
20244 Click for more photos | Autographs 1979 Federal Cabinet Ministers signatures on 2 pgs inc Malcolm Fraser (Prime Minister), John Howard (Treasurer became 25th PM), Andrew Peacock (Foreign Affairs Minister) etc Together with letter from Peter Nixon (transport minister). (3 sheets, 14 autographs). | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20247 Click to enlarge photo | Autograph - Bob Hawke (Australia's 23rd Prime Minister) signed photo. 180x125mm. | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
20249 Click for more photos | Autographs - John Howard (Australia's 25th Prime Minister) signed letter from 1979 whilst John was treasurer in the Fraser Government, letter relating to Taxation policy. Also John Howard autograph on 2003 'Australian Test Cricketer's Cap Presentation! Invitation. (2). | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
20270 Click for more photos | HMAS Australia Post WWI memento Ash tray, 125mm dia, made from Brass salvaged from WWI Battle cruiser HMAS Australia, RAN's first flagship from 1913-1920. Would benefit from a mild polish/clean. Very scarce. | SOLD at A$180 | ||
20272 Click for more photos | HMAS Australia 1925 Walking Stick made from Wood salvaged from the AUSTRALIA (Mk I) prior to her scuttling in 1924. Stg silver, presentation plaque 'H.J.ARMITAGE, GLENUNGA CENTRAL, from Bill 1925' 'Timber from HMAS Australia 1913-25.' Pleasing patina/wear to the timber. Very scarce. | SOLD at A$250 | ||
20281 Click for more photos | Merchant Navy, WWII? large red ensign flag as used on a merchant navy vessel. Made of cotton & measuring 2600mmx1250mm. Some minor repairs holes etc. Has some age. Overall GC. | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
20290 Click for more photos | Photographs: Army Cadets, 20 pre Federation to 1940s photos ranging in size from 250x200mm to ½ postcard size. Many great Cadet photos, some are group shots & some portraits. Selected for quality of uniform shots. Some surrounds damaged as are a few of the photos. Overall Fair-GC. 20 great photos plus 5 reprints. | SOLD at A$400 | ||
20291 Click for more photos | Photographs: Army Cadets, 18 photos mostly 1900-14. Ranging in size from 300mm-250mm to postcard size. The 3 largest are Scotch College Melbourne Officers & Warrant Officers from 1953, 1952 & 1970. All named, the 1952 photo with autograph of all present on reverse. A must have photograph group for the Cadet collector. Some surround faults, odd photo flts, mostly G-VGC. Wonderful lot of rare early Cadet photos selected for quality. | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
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 | ||
20310 Click for more photos | Trench art. Victory cup. Chromed 25 pdr shell with bullet handles made from 8mm Lebel rounds, one missing its projectile tip. Etched with large tree 'Lebanon 1941 from Rev T. Quinn CM to Mrs W Harney' Scarce. | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20318 Click for more photos | WWII New Guinea over 200 photographs taken by an Artillery AIF soldier. Also an envelope filled with related negatives. Photos are of Torokina & Bougainville, many soldier photographed. Approx 20 are 125mm square, 20 are 85x65, 160 are 60x60mm. Also 1941 AMF Fitting of Boots & Care of Feet booklet. Overall CG. May be researchable. (200+) | SOLD at A$180 | ||
20354 | WWII. 1944 Armed Forces & Heroes Day stamp sets of 12 & 13 (25 stamps), stuck on pages plus 1939 covers with special cancels (8) & 2 propaganda postcards with special cancels. VF. (12 items). | SOLD at A$50 | ||
20365 | Book - Mein Kampf, volumes 1 & 2. By Adolph Hitler, 1933 Reprints of the original 1925 & 1927 editions published in Germany, a total of 780 pages. Covers worn, spines taped, dust jackets glued to covers, Vol 2 with the LR cnr of the dust jacket missing. Contents generally GC, fresh & clean. (2 vols) | SOLD at A$130 | ||
20366 | Book -. Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler. 1992 reprint of the original 1969 English translation by Ralph Manheim of Hitler's original 1925 & 27 books, now in 1 volume. Soft cover, 636 pgs. Minor cover marks & water stains to edges of first few pages, insect spotting to inside back page. Also bronze Mother's Cross medal, enamel damage, no ribbon & a Faithful Service Cross with swords medal in bronze with Iron Cross ribbon. (3 items) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20379 Click for more photos | Imperial: WWI collection of covers, cards & related material inc lovely colourful range of 25 propaganda PPC, 3 covers with tied Anti-Italian propaganda labels, 5 cards with "Feldpost" labels, Registered cover from Kiel Submarine Docks Inspector with "Marinesache" & "Inspektion des Unterseebootswesens" cachets & similar official seal on rear, Balfour Declaration leaflet in French for dropping from Balloon, etc. Attractive lot, all scarce with some rare cards included. (48) | SOLD at A$400 | ||
20384 Click to enlarge photo | Impressive lot of WWII & post WWII shoulder straps & other insignia. Inc 3 trade & proficiency badges, 5 collar tabs inc pr & 17 shoulder boards (collar pr). Noted Luftwaffe Flight Section, Tropical Engineers, Medical, Artillery & Police. Also inc a rare SS trade patch. (Total 25 items) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20388 | Medals. 1918-45 Copies (mostly) or harshly treated originals. Inc WWI Honour Cross, West Wall, Eastern Front, Spanish Blue Division Volunteer, Anschluss, Austria, 1938 Sudetenland, German-Italian medal for Africa, Blood Order, Wehrmacht Long Service 4 yrs & SS Long Service 8 years plus SS Totenkopf badge (no lugs) & 3 swastika badges & DAP Party badge made by Millers Sydney!! Lastly 2 fantasies? Multi rayed Maltese Cross, maroon enamel cross, black centre with SS runes, screw back, the second adapted from unknown (Imperial?) medal struck in .925 silver (37.4g) with brass central eagle & swastika surrounded by brilliants. (16 items). | SOLD at A$180 | ||
20389 | Medals 1933-45 with problems or fake (mostly) inc War Merit Cross with swords with swastika removed, War Merit Cross & medal both no rings, no ribbon, infantry assault badge, no pin swastika removed, West Wall, Eastern Front, Italo-German medal for Africa, Sudetenland, Red Cross medal, no ribbon, Blood Order, with full service 4 yr medal & 25 yr Cross SS 8 yr medal. Spanish Blue Division in Russia plus SS Totenkopt & 4 badges inc DAP party badge maker by Millers Sydney. Lastly fantasy multii rayed Maltese Cross orange enamel, black enamel centre, SS runes. (21 items). | SOLD at A$220 | ||
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 | ||
20437 | WWII medals. 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords, maker's mark 127 for Moritz Hausch A.G. Pforzheim. 1939 (1941/2) Eastern Front medal (Ostmedaille) plus Unofficial Stalingrad medal with broken suspender. 1938 Commemorative medals 13 Marz 1938 & 1 October 1938. Faithful Service Cross 2nd Class silver for 25 years. 1939 War Merit medal. Wound badge in tombac marked EH for Eduard Hahn stripped of black paint, appearance of gold grade plus 1938 Mother's Cross gold class. VF-EF. (9) | SOLD at A$400 | ||
20440 | WWII Occupation of Channel Islands, Guernsey & Jersey WWII tokens. Jersey 5RM, Brot (bread). St Heliers Revenue Paid, Wheat & Tobacco, 25RM, 3RM. Guernsey International Red Cross Parcel, St Peters Port pint milk Channel Islands 5RM Ausweis. Brass or plated & zinc. Attractively mounted, framed & glazed. (10 tokens). | SOLD at A$140 | ||
20466 Click to enlarge photo | Great Britain. Map (1915) Gallipoli Peninsula 8th Army Corps showing (Australian), British & French Trenches 7th July revised July 28, August 6, 17, 23, 31, Sep 25, Oct 25. Shows Y Beach, Gully Beach, X Beach at left, Morto Bay right trenches to top & right. Printed in black on a type of oil cloth, sea tinted blue, trenches hand drawn in magenta. Scale 6 inches to a mile. The Krithia Rd & Nullah are connected/crossed by No 1 Australian Line & Bo 2 Australian Line. Also noted Boomerang Rd. Edges but dirty/stained, rotting crease. Map overall GC. Approx 590x600mm. Rare. Plus large C19th plans for house in Gulistan Lucknow. (2) | SOLD at A$160 | ||
20489 Click for more photos | Japan. Imperial Edict of Declaration of War by the Empire of Japan on the United States & the British Empire & its interpretation with Asia-Pacific war map by Yasushi Makino, published in Japanese by Kokushin Sha. Printed 20th Jan 1942, published 25th Jan 1942. 17 pgs, 2 maps. Includes translation from Wikipedia. Paper aged but GC. | SOLD at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
20510 Click to enlarge photo | World. Wonderful group of scarce cloth patches etc, mostly Australian, GB, Canada & USA, c.1950-2000 inc many with retail prices up to $20 each, some even higher, ranks slides, trade & specialist badges, unit identification badges & more. Too numerous to list. EF. (About 250 pieces in total). | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
20528 Click to enlarge photo | Australia: Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Vol. V 'The AIF in France 1918:'. By CEW Bean. 1941 8th edition. 825 pgs, H/C VGC, pgs minor tones, o/a VGC. | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20534 Click to enlarge photo | Australia: WWII 1939-45. Australia In The War of 1939-45 Official AWM publications RAAF set of 4 'Royal Australian Airforce 1939-42' (Gillison), Air War Against Japan 1943-45 (Odgers), Air War Against Germany & Italy (Herington), Air Power Over Europe (Herington) all VGC comp with DJ. (Retail $400). Also 'Pictorial History of Australia of War 1939-45' set of 5 (retail $125). Worn spines, GC, plus 'With The Australians In Korea' (Bartlett) with orig DJ. All official AWM publications, total retail around $550. (10) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20545 Click for more photos | Australia: Larger-size books (18) with 'British Battles & Medal (Spink, 1988), 'Aces High - The war in the Air over the Western Front 1914-18' (1973, 192 pgs); 'Knights of the Air 1914-18' (1981, 192 pgs); 'Battle of Britain' (by Len Deighton 1980, 224pgs) ; 'Fighter & Bomber Squadrons at War' (by A Brookes 1995), 'A Pictorial History of Australia at War' (1980, 324 pgs); 'Army Australia - an Illustrated History' (Odgers, 1988, 280pgs); 'Diggers - The Australian Army, Navy & Airforce in Eleven Wars 1860 - 1999 (Odgers, 544 pgs); 'Charles Kingsford Smith (1988, 160pgs); 'Heroic Australian Air Stories (1981, 192 pgs); 'The Royal Australian Airforce (Oxford University Press, 2001, missing front fly page o/w as new); 'Encyclopedia of the World's Special Forces (2003, 256 pgs, as new); ; 'Atlas of C20th Warfare' (2005, 352 pgs); 'The Eastern Front (Soviet-German War) 1941-45' (1984, 192 pgs); 'Stalingrad - The Vital 7 Days' (2005, 192 pgs); 'The Vietnam War' (1979, 248 pgs). Plus AWM publications 'Soldiering On' (1942), 'Khaki & Green' (1943), & 'Jungle Warfare' (1944). Mixed VG-VG condition, some near new. Retail $700+. (20) | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
20550 Click for more photos | Great Britain: WWII RAF group of 10 with Bader-The Man & his Men (Burns, 1990). Bomber Crew - Taking on the Reich (Sweetman, 2004). Claims to Fame - The Lancaster A History of the 34 Aircraft that Flew 100+ Missions, (Franks, 1994) Churchill's Few - Battle of Britain Remembered (Willis, 1985). Fight for the Sky - The Story of the Spitfire & Hurricane (Douglas Bader, 1973). Fighter Boys - Saving Britain 1940 (Bishop, 2003. Fly - True Stories from the Airmen of WWII (Veitch, 2008). The Few - Americans Who Fought in the Battle of Britain (Kershaw, 2006). With Wings Like Eagles - A History of the Battle of Britain (Korda, 2009). The Reconstruction of Warriors (Mayhew, 2004). Also Tigers - The Story of No 74 Squadron RAF (Cossey, 1992). Whirlwind - The Air War Against Japan 1942-45 (Tillman, 2009). MIG Pilot (J Barron, 1980), The Story of the Escape & Defection of Lieut Belenko with his MIG-25 from the USSR to USA via Japan. Hell-Fire (Ed Macy, 2009) plus 3 paperbacks inc Bomber Offensive Sir Arthur Harris Marshall of the RAF & The Spitfire 50 Years On (1986). Except for the last 3, all hardcover with dust jacket, mostly VF-near new, retail $500+ (17) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
20559 Click for more photos | Vietnam War USA Point of View (25) inc Vietnam-A History (Karnow 1983), Vietnam-The Ten Thousand Day War (Maclear 1981), American Soldier (General Tommy Franks 2004), A Bright Shining Lie (John Paul Vann) & America in Vietnam (Sheehan 1988), Anatomy of A War (Kolko 1985, Vietnam-Conflict & Controversy (Elliott 1996), Air America from WWII to Vietnam (Robbins 2001), Spies & Commandos-How America Lost the Secret War in North Vietnam (Conboya Andrade 2000), Line Doggie-Foot Soldier in Vietnam (Gadd 1987), Steel My Soldier Hearts (Col. Hackworth 2003), Cheating Death-Combat Rescues in Vietnam & Laos (Marrett 2006), Tiger Force (Sallah & Weiss 2006). Plus others of interest inc 'Coffee Table' size books. Roll Call Thud-A Photographic Record of the F-105 Thunderchief (Campbell & Hill 1996) & The Vietnam Experience - Images of War (Fisher & Stone 1986). Very diverse group inc strong Political overtones. Mostly F-VF condition inc some near new. Retail around $500. (28). | AVAILABLE at A$80 | ||
20637 | Army. 1939-45 Mod 1942 steel helmet. Smooth Continental finish (possibly cleaned back) with evidence of single decal. Liner size 59 by 'DRP 1942'. chin strap stamped 'JLN 1942'. Helmet rim stamped '2520' & 'ET 66'. Small fracture to rear rim - not affecting. VGC. | SOLD at A$400 | ||
20656 | Luftwaffe. 1939-45 Mod 1940 single decal steel helmet. Q66 - batch run DN257. Size 59. Liner & chin strap comp showing little wear. 99% original blue/grey paint finish intact, decal 99.9% intact. Light scuff to surface paint areas. VGC. | SOLD at A$1250 | ||
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 | ||
20741 Click for more photos | RAAF kitbag to 69801 Ross Palmer . Kingaroy Qld. Stuffed with 24 items of mainly RAAF uniform items. Inc RAAF battledress jacket & NSW Air League pattern jacket & lot more. Fair-GC. (25 items inc bag) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
20793 Click for more photos | Army. Rare WWII uniform group to Lt Col E.T. Dean. DSO, MID. Dean was an Artillery Officer who again served in WWII as Commandant Loveday Interment Camp & POW Camp. Included is a detailed research folder with WWI & WWII service data, pictures (copies) & details on Loveday Camp. In 1914 Capt Dean had 10½ years of Artillery experience. He was in command of the 35 Bty AFA. Commissioned as 2nd Lieut in the AIF he was Lieut Col in 1918. Lt Col Dean received MID (X4), DSO (for bravery), Legion D'Honneur (Chevalier), 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal, ASM, War Medal. In WWII Dean was commissioned a Lt Col. Tunic 1 ca WWII Officer's khaki wool tunic named to Lt Col Dean, made by 'Myer Store for Men'. All oxidised KC buttons, colour patches (mini WWI 1st Aust Div Artillery & 25 Garrison Bn), a cloth wound stripe, KC oxidised rising sun collars & its cloth belt. Ribbon bar & metal rank insignia have been removed. Light wear around collar & a snag to the material bottom/front. No fade to tunic. Undated. Tunic 2 WWII worn tunic attributed to Lt Col Dean. It is unknown if this is his original WWI tunic. Insignia & buttons complete & correspond to WWII, same as tunic 1. Made by 'Charles Moore and Co Adelaide'. Not named. Complete with its cloth belt. Tunic has heavy sun fading but this is over all the exposed areas. Minor mothing to front/bottom. WWI ribbon bar present. WWII medal bar missing. Excellent colour patches on both uniforms. Tunic 1 excellent fresh condition (only needs ribbon bar & crown/pip). Tunic 2 complete but shows heavy fade & light mothing. 2 tunics to a decorated Officer who served in both World Wars. Well researched with comprehensive details on WWI & WWII research. One wound stripe on left sleeves of both uniforms. (2) | AVAILABLE at A$1700 | ||
20825 Click for more photos | Army. Kitbag, brown, large stuffed with various uniform items (25 items) inc Auscam, school cadets, commemorative, NSW Air League & more plus a pair Auscam boots size 8. Fair-GC. (26 items) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20875 Click for more photos | Army, Navy, RAAF. Kitbag to 'R.A.A.F. 412509' filled with 27 items of uniform. Inc RAN overalls, pair Auscam size 6 boots, St Aloysius College Cadet jungle shirt etc & lots more. Overall GC. (28 items inc kitbag to Aircrew). | SOLD at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
20934 | Army. 1939-45 Infantry Officer 476th Infantry Regt Service Dress Tunic. c/.Mid-War period, tailor made of fine quality wool cloth with a definite greenish hue, no maker label evident. 4 pleated patch pockets with scalloped flaps, 6 button front. Painted, pebbled buttons, hand embroidered bullion Officer's National Emblem on dark blue-green cloth, shoulder straps of subdued aluminum cord, rank of Lieutenant on white waffenfarbe, gilt metal numerals of Regt 476 (attached 256th Infantry Division which saw heavy action at Rzhev, Eastern Front). Award loops to left pocket (centrally, & to LR of left pocket - perhaps Iron Cross or Combat Badge & Wound Badges). Dark blue-green stiffened collar, subdued aluminum bullion & white waffenfarbe Officer's collar litzen, sateen lined with internal breast pocket, integral internal waist belt & hanger & clip for Officer Knife, deep 'French' cuffs to sleeves. Exc. A beautiful tunic showing only minor wear & light interior stains, no mothing. | SOLD at A$1700 | ||
20991 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1930-42 29th Infantry Bn (East Melbourne Regt ) Hat & Collar pr set, oxydised brass & enamels. Enamel chips to hat & one collar. VF. Cossum: 255. | SOLD at A$130 | ||
20992 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1930-42 32nd Infantry Bn, Footscray Rgt hat & collar pr, set of 3. Oxidised incorporating 'Rising Sun' badge design. Near matched set. gVF. Cossum: 259 | SOLD at A$100 | ||
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 | ||
21068 Click to enlarge photo | Army. Cadets. Badges. Collection of 25 diff inc 7 numbered Cadet metal/Staybrite titles. 4 diff cloth badges & 5 hat badges. Useful lot. (25) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
21088 Click for more photos | Navy: RAN tally bands collection. One is faded/tarnished, most are unissued. Quite a few training ships are represented, as well as the Navy League, Sea Cadets, RANR cadet. Most of the TS tallies scarce. (25). | SOLD at A$120 | ||
21094 Click for more photos | Navy: Trade & Proficiency badges. 25 different WWII - modern cloth RAN badges. With 18 red on blue badges for trades of torpedo, signalling, photography & surveying. 5 have KC. Plus 10 blue on white trade badges for surveying, signalling, engine room, electrical. Plus 3 rank badges. Mostly unused, 3 have holes from a sealed sample. Good selection of torpedo badges. Make a good display. (25) | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
21110 Click for more photos | Commonwealth of Australia 1925 Peace Officer (Guard) Cap badge. King's Crown, silvered/chromed bronze & enamel by Stokes & Sons, Melb, unnumbered. Early version ca 1925-40 (pre-1948 Stokes & Sons maker mark). Note: Formed initially in 1925 when NSW Police refused to serve Commonwealth Warrants on striking Dock Workers. Also worn by members of the Defence Establishments Guard (DEG) during WW2. Minor wear to finish. gVF. Scarce | SOLD at A$450 | ||
21130 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Prussia. 1895-1910 Enlisted Ranks Shoulder Straps (2). 1/ Infantry Regt Kaiser Friedrich, Konig Von Preussen (7th Wurttemberg) No. 125 (Stuttgart). Red with yellow applied crown over cypher. Black backed; 2/ Dragoon Regt No. 26 yellow with applied red crown over 'W' cypher. Blue backed. VGC (2) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21173 | 1925 Der Stahlhelm 'Tradition', Year of Membership badge. 1925, 30mm silvered & enamel, 2 x piece, 'GES Gesch' & 'Sth' (Stahlhelm Logo) marked. Vertical, flat pin rev. gVF | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
21217 | 1939-45 Hitler Youth (Proficiency) Leader 'Rune' badge. Silver grade, silvered aluminum, by 'RZM. M1/34', number '92254', brooch pin reverse. aEF. | SOLD at A$110 | ||
21242 | Ca 1943-45 Waffen SS Enlisted Man's belt plate. One piece iron, not maker marked. Variety with 'stepped foot' hook catch. Evidence of original silver wash finish (25% obverse, 90% reverse). gVF. Scarce. | SOLD at A$300 | ||
21275 Click to enlarge photo | Luftwaffe. 1939-45 Luftwaffe ID tag, Headquarters Unit. Aluminium, ovoid, horizontal slots. Impressed: 'A 2501.Fl H Kdtr A 20/x1 Rotenburg/Hann'. Flieger Horst Kommandantur A20/XI (HQ unit of airforce base) was raised April 1944 & ceased May 1945 based at Rotenburg/Hannover. Corrosion to areas. aVF. | SOLD at A$60 | ||
21311 Click for more photos | Army. WWI & later hat badge collection plus a few other badges. Mostly originals with some later strikings. Inc Officer's Royal Army Dental Corps QC, Officer's GVR Royal Engineer, bronze on blades. Royal Monmouthshire Engineer KC, slider by J R Gaunt London, Liverpool Scottish pre 1926 missing horse tail plus many other scarcer badges. Overall GC. (25 diff) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
21317 Click for more photos | Army.1912-18 Territorial Force 'Imperial Service' badge ('Tablet'). Solid brooch-pin reverse. Silvered brass (issued to members of the Territorial Forces who had volunteered for service outside the UK. Instituted 1912, but issued into the early WWI period). Together with a 'National Reserve-London' lapel badge by Gaunt. Button-hole '½ moon' fastening numbered '22325'. Gilt brass & enamel. gVF. (2) | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
21335 Click to enlarge photo | Buttons: KEVIII 1936 EVIIIR or E1R cypher. Royal Engineers Brass 25mm by Firman, JR Gaunt 14mm by Pitt & Co London. Army Service Corp 26mm & 19mm by Gaunt, London. Honourable Artillery Co Volunteers chrome plated. Uniform Livery Officer by JR Gaunt. Supply & Transport by Towell & Co. Gilt & brass Tunic button 14mm. All VGC. Vendor cost $270+. All scarce-rare. (10) | SOLD at A$50 | ||
21336 Click for more photos | Northern Ireland. Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) Lapel badge & fob, bronze. Lapel in form of 1913 Patt badge but in solid bronze finish 28mm with brooch-pin fitting reverse, unnumbered. Fob in same, ovoid 1913 Patt. but smaller, 25mm, with loop (now removed) at top. EF. Scarce. (2) | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
21387 Click to enlarge photo | Cambodia. Pole Arms: ca 1500 Khmer Empire pole-arm heads (2). Spear head, iron. Blade leaf shaped with low medial ridge, double edged 280mm, on round, iron tang 160mm D440mm overall); Lance head, iron. Solid diamond cross section base tapering to leaf shaped blade 325mm. Round, tapered tang with 'cork-screw' twist 165mm (490mm overall). Browned with age, surface pit. GC. Scarce early Cambodian weaponry, possibly pre-dating the above age estimate. (2) | AVAILABLE at A$300 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
21472 Click for more photos | 1914 Western Australia HMAS Sydney Victory over the Emden silver medal & ribbon, 32mm by Whittenbach. gVF. Unnamed as issued. Rare. Johnson cat value $2500. | SOLD at A$1600 | ||
21482 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Frontline Service Medal (unofficial - but 1st original issue & impressed 'copyright + assigned to 2/12 Bn Association' by A.J. Parkes) engraved 'J.F.KIRTON, NX175884'. Together with his original 1939-45 Ret from Active Service badge no A346745. John Frederick Kirton, born Katoomba, NSW 1925. Enlisted 2/AIF as Private in Cowra - ex Militia, 9/9/43. Served with 2/2nd Machine Gun Bn. Disch 16/10/46. EF | SOLD at A$75 | ||
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 | ||
21497 Click to enlarge photo | 1906-45 Permanent Forces Long Service/Meritorious Service group of 5 to Captain George Sibthorpe, Army Meritorious Service Medal (GVR)('No254 WO(1) E R SIBTHORPE A.I.C), Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond The Seas LSGC Medal (GVR) ('No 254 WOII GR SIBTHORPE, AIC 27-3-24') 1935 Jubilee Medal (unnamed as issued), 1939-45 BWM, ASM ('NP254 G. R. Sibthorpe'). Captain George Sibthorpe enlisted in the Permanent Military Force 1/2/1906 & to RAE. Cpl 1909, CSM 1914, WO CL II 1915. In various districts. District Sgt-Maj 4MD. (SA) 1938. Captain 1941. Camp H/Q.(SA) Loc. 1942. Staff Officer Graves Registration 1943. Disch. 17/12/45. A scarce & unusual group. EF. C/W research notes. | AVAILABLE at A$2000 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
21520 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Africa/Pacific, group of 6 to 2/25th Infantry Bn. 1939-45, Africa & Pacific Stars, Defence, War & Australian Service medals. All impressed officially: 'QX7995 A Walker'. Albert Walker born Lawnton QLD 1901. Enl Cairns 2/7/1940. To Middle East 7/4/1941. Suez & Egypt May 1941. To Palestine 25/5/1941 & Ops in Syria against the French 10/6/1941. RtA 10/3/1942. To New Guinea 31/8/1942, L/Cpl 1/2/1943. Disch med unfit 27/1/1944. On original ribbons. gVF. With copies of service records. | SOLD at A$350 | ||
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 | ||
21527 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Pacific group of 5 to BIPOD Platoon. 1939-45 & Pacific Stars, War Medal, Australian Service Medal. All impressed officially to 'NX146625 D G ADAMS', Australian Service Medal 1945-75 clasp 'PNG' pantographed officially 'NX146625 D G ADAMS'. The last unmounted & in its box of issue. Desmond Gaylius Adams born Melbourne 1924. Resident of Rooty Hill, NSW on enlistment 30/1/43. Disch 14/2/46 as Pte, 68 Australian BI POD Platoon. First four swing mounted as worn. gVF or better. (5) | SOLD at A$300 | ||
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 | ||
21544 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 Aust Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) pr with badges, box of issue & entitlement slip. British War & Aust Service Medal impressed officially: 'NF451825 M.G. NAPIER'. Sergeant Mary Graham Napier, born Scotland 1900. Enl Paddington, NSW 15/2/43. Named entitlement slip, cap badge & pr of collars (AIF Rising Sun) & pr of curved titles 'AAMWS'. On original ribbons. EF | SOLD at A$170 | ||
21558 Click for more photos | South Africa. 1939-45 Medal for War Services. Sterling silver, unnamed as issued; SA Police Faithful Service Medal, 1963-2004 bronze, impressed '125188 B/KONST. C.LEBEKO, 1.1.65.'. EF. | SOLD at A$110 | ||
21571 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Prussia 1840 Officer's Long Service Decoration for 25 years , type III, cypher of Frederick William III. Frosted & polished gilt. EF. | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
21579 Click for more photos | Imperial Prussia: 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class with 25 years anniversary Oak Leaves^ (1895) Court mounted. Medal is original but oak leaves are possibly a copy. gVF. | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
21581 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Prussia. 1888-1918 War Merit Medal, Type II, 'WR', ('large' monogram), silver, small (25mm) on full-length ribbon of Iron Cross 2nd Class, hoop & pin suspension. aEF. | SOLD at A$95 | ||
21582 Click to enlarge photo | Imperial Prussia. 1888-1918 War Merit Medal, Type II, 'WR', ('small' monogram), silver, small (25mm) on small triangular 'court' mounted ribbon for Iron Cross 2nd Class. EF. | SOLD at A$110 | ||
21621 | 1938-45 Faithful Service Decoration 2nd Class in 'silver' for 25 years. Silvered bronze & enamel. Wear & stains to ribbon. gVF. | SOLD at A$75 | ||
21622 | 1938-45 Faithful Service Decoration, 2nd class 'silver' for 25 years. Silvered & enamel. With its original flock-lined, red carton of issue. EF | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21632 | 1914-45 WWI/WWII Group of 5 medals. 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class, 1914-18 Honour Cross, maker mark ESL for Ernst Schneider, Ludenscheid. 1938 Faithful Service Decoration Class II Silver for 25 years. Austro-Hungarian 1914-18 Commemorative Medal combatant. Bulgaria 1915-18 Commemorative medal combatant. gVF-EF. | SOLD at A$275 | ||
21645 | 1938-45 Third Reich Faithful Service Cross in silver gilt & gold gilt, with black swastika for 25 & 40 years long & faithful service. (2) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
21646 | 1938 Faithful Service Cross, 2nd Class, silvered for 25 years. gVF. | SOLD at A$60 | ||
21648 | 1938 Faithful Service Cross 2nd Class Silver for 25 years service in original box of issue (sl flts to lid). Excellent example retaining all silver frosting. | SOLD at A$80 | ||
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 | ||
21700 Click to enlarge photo | WWII 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon, 25 metre roll. Ink number on sticker in ball point pen so probably not period issue. Enough ribbon to mount 150+ medals | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
21701 Click to enlarge photo | WWII 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon, near full 25 metre roll. Comparison with a full roll, estimate 3 metres gone = 22 metres. Ink number on sticker in ball point pen so probably not period issue. Enough ribbon for 140 medals. | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
21702 | WWII 1939 Wound Badge, black, magnetic, 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class, War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords, 1938 Faithful Service Cross 2nd class silver for 25 years, 1939 West wall Medal without ribbon, with packet of issue for Carl Poellath, Schrobenshausen, 1939 (1941/2) Eastern front medal (Ostmedaille). VF-EF. (6). | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21703 | WWII 1939 Wound Badge, black, magnetic, 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class, War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords, 1938 Faithful Service Cross 2nd Class silver for 25 years, 1939 West Wall medal without ribbon, with packet of issue for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, 1939 (1941/2) Eastern Front medal (Ostmedaille). (Last non official ring). VF-EF. (6). | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21704 | WWII 1939 Wound Badge, black, magnetic, 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class, War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords maker marked 10 for Foester & Barth, Pforzheim, 1938 Faithful Service Cross 2nd Class silver for 25 years with non original ribbon, 1939 West Wall medal without ribbon, with packet of issue for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, 1939 (1941/2) Eastern Front Medal (Ostmedaille). VF-EF. (6). | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21763 Click for more photos | 1857-58 Died On Service Indian Mutiny Medal, 2 clasps: 'Lucknow' & 'Relief of Lucknow'. Impressed officially: 'G. ASHTON, 2ND. BN, MIL'Y, TRAIN'. George Ashton, Regt, number 883, enlisted 2nd, Dragoons, 1854 (Rgt'l number 1388) aged 25. To 2nd Bn Military Train 1856, served with the Force under the Commander in Chief at Lucknow in November 1857 & with that under Maj. Gen. Sir. J. Outram at Alumbagh. Died 12 April 1859 on service. Toned EF. With copies & muster & medal rolls for both this Regiments. | AVAILABLE at A$1000 | ||
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 | ||
21807 Click for more photos | 1899-1918. 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers & Special Constabulary group of 2. QSA ('Ghost date' reverse) clasps: NAT, R of K, OFS. Engraved officially '3488 PTE. F.H. BARRATT, 9/Lcrs', Special Constabulary Long Service GVR, type I with clasp: 'THE GREAT WAR 1914-18' impressed officially 'SERGT. FREDERICK BARRATT'. Frederick Herbert Barratt, born Lambeth, UK, 1874, enl Dundalk, Ireland 25/8/1892, service in South Africa 1896-1898, India (no medal entitlement) 1898-1899, South Africa Dec 1899 to June 1900, discharged time expired, 21/8/1904 from the reserve. No details of his Constabulary service. Together with an original card backed photo of 3 Lancers with a 'Tar-Jack' - presume Barratt to be central Lancer in full dress. With copies of service documents & medal roll. On original ribbons, toned gVF. | AVAILABLE at A$400 | ||
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 | ||
21829 Click for more photos | 1962 Malay Peninsula Group of 2 to Royal Airforce Campaign Service Medal 1962 clasp: 'MALAY PENINSULA' impressed officially 'c 0582558 FS. C.L. MILWARD, RAF'; Royal Air Force Long Service & Good Conduct, QEII, pantographed officially '582558 CH. TECH. C.L. MILWARD, RAF.' Attractively toned, EF. Both on original ribbons. | AVAILABLE at A$200 |