Australian Medals

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 1949 PTE L. M^CDONALD 57/BN AIF.

EMB: 4^th May 1916

Transferred from 59^thBN to 57^th BN 10^th Dec 1916

RTA: 15^th May 1919

Discharged 15^th Aug 1919 2^ndM.D

 VF $400

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 3358 PTE J. BUCHAN 58/BN AIF.

EMB: 16^th July 1917

T.O.S 58^thBN 18^th Jan 1918

Transferred to the 5^th M.G BN 18^th Jan 1918

Discharged (medically unfit) 8^th Nov 1918 3^rdM.D

GOOD VF $400

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 34604 GNR. D. C. ARMSTRONG 4 D.A.C. A.I.F.

Cane Farmer Douglas Cave Armstrong enlisted in Cairns Qld 4^th November 1916

Emb: 21^st June 1917

Transferred to 11^th F. A. Bde 4^th November 1917

RTA: 23^rd September 1919

Note: Gunner Armstrong applied for his medals in the U.K. in 1939 where he resided at that time.

 Good Very Fine $375

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 3432 SPR. C. W. KING 6 F. C. E. AIF.

EMB: 23^rd November 1915 after enlisting in Geraldton Western Australia

WIA: 4^th May 1916 (G. S. W. Rt. Arm) France. Due to poor admin there appears to conflicting dates so we can only go off the earliest dated entry. At some stage after his arm needs to be amputated due to this injury.

RTA: 3^rd July 1917 and subsequently discharged in Western Australia as "medically unfit" due to amputation 

VF $785

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 18493 PTE R. R. COOPER 1 A. G. H. AIF

Private Coopers service is best summed up in his own words whilst applying for a new discharge paper....

"I enlisted Adelaide 1917 and left for England the same year. I was then attached to the Army Medical. On arriving in France I was sent to 1st Aust. General Hosp. I stayed until we came back to England.

GD VF $375

Trio: 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 6184 PTE. H. A. MCKENZIE 4 FD AMB. AIF.

Herbert Arthur MacKenzie was born at Adelaide in 1895 and was a tailors cutter upon his enlistment on 14 June 1915. He had a note from his mother and father giving their consent for his enlistment. He had served for two years in the A.G.A. Langs Bay Volunteers and a further four in the 10th Australian Imperial Volunteers.

Embarked at Adelaide aboard the Benalla on 27 October 1915, he joined his unit at Alexandria on 4 December and was taken on the strength five days later.

Mackenzie sailed for France in June 1916 serving until his discharge on the 10^th August 1919. He had applied for his Medals in May 1919 

Good, Very fine $625

Trio: 1915/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal correctly impressed to 1735 PTE W. H. BOWIE 1/G HOSP. A.I.F.

Previous service: 5 years RAMC & 2 years RE (Scotland). Not stated as operational, so it appears that it is militia service.

Enlisted on the 20^th September 1915

RTA: 11^th April 1916 (nursing duties)

Note: William Harry Bowie was a carpenter from Glasgow (Scotland) who had worked in the shipyards on the River Clyde for five years (Clyde Shipping Company). Bowie was living in Park Street, Kelvin Grove, Queensland when he enlisted in the A. I. F. Interesting fact on his Attestation he provides his Religion as being 'Socialist' and in one letter he states that he has spent the last eight years in China (1931)

Over the years he loses his Discharge Certificate "eaten by white ants in North Queensland" (1949) and his brass "Returned from Active Service" badge "stolen from his coat by a member in the cricket dressing room Mount Lawley” (WA 1958)

GD VF $625

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 28673 GNR. J. PALMER 2-D.A.C. AIF

Emb. 25 October 1916

Hospital sick 20 October 1917

RTA 3 March 1919 and discharged as "Medically unfit"

Gnr Palmer also served in the 4th F.A.B and the A.M.T.C.

 VF $350

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 27596 DVR F. G. LINTON 6 F.A.B. A.I.F.

Emb. 20th October 1916

RTA 18th July 1919

Comes with three hallmarked silver prize fobs. The engravings on each are as follows;

1. P.C.F.W.A. SAILORS HORNPIPE 2ND F.G. LINTON 1:1:10

2. P.C.F.W.A. IRISH JIG UNDER 14 F.G. LINTON 1:1:10

3. S.D.F.S.A. ANNUAL SPORTS JANUARY 29TH 1906 1ST PRIZE CLOG DANCE WON BY F. LINTON

 VF $425

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 31148 GNR R. J. WHITE 36 H.A.G. A.I.F.

Emb. 19^th December 1916 with the 338 Siege Bty

WIA: 23^rd October 1917 (G. S. W. Jaw)

RTA: 19^th June 1919 2^nd Military District

VF $400

Five: 1939/45 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal (M.I.D.) and Australian Service Medal 1939/45. All medals Officially impressed to WX27990 T. H. Kenafick. (13 Field Coy. AIF).

MID "For exceptional service in the field in S.W. Pacific area"

London Gazette 6/3/1947. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 6/3/1947.

Complete with his original pocket watch "To T. Kenafick railway picnic Committee Southern Cross September 28th 1903"

Records show that Sgt Kenafick was part of a bomb disposal unit in LAE

EF $2200

Group of Four : 1939/45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939/45 and Australian Service Medal 39/45. Both the War Medal and ASM are correctly impressed to F. 5172  A. W. H. JOHNSON with the stars being unnamed as often found.

Seaman Johnson served on multiple Aux. Minesweepers including the HMAS Bendigo as the first Australian Minesweeper to take up duties between Milne Bay and Manus.

After New Guinea patrols, Seaman Johnson was deployed in various anti-submarine roles in the Philippine waters and then on to Hong Kong.

VF $375

FAMILY GROUPING;

Pair: War Medal and Australian Service Medal. All medals correctly named to S212133 L. W. SANDO

Enlisted 27^th September 1939 into the Australian Army at Echunga, SA

Discharged 6^th Jan 1944 as a Captain

Unit on discharge listed as “HQ (WE) 4MD”

Note: Captain Sando’s record is open and shows WW1 service as a Sergeant with the 48^th Battalion number 3304 and entitled to WW1 trio

2^nd Pair: Defence Medal and War Medal All medals correctly named to SX14678 V. G. SANDO

At the time of listing these medals, Private Sando’s service records were still sealed. The following was taken from the WW2 nominal roll.

Enlisted 25^th September 1941 into the Australian Army at Clarence Park, SA

Discharged 29^th November 1945

Unit on discharge listed as “1 AUST BULK PET STORAGE COY”

Note: As the Australian Service Medal was issued last out of all the campaign medals, there is the possibility that the medal was not issued.

VF $275

Three: Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal. All medals correctly named to SX15900 R. R. BLIGHT

Enlisted 3^rd January 1942 into the Australian Army at Bowden, SA

Discharged 10^th December 1945

Unit on discharge listed as “10/48 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION”

Note: Private Blight’s records are open which shows service at home in various infantry units before being posted to Darwin where he qualifies for the Defence medal. This is his full entitlement.

VF $285

Group of Five:1939/45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal 39/45 and QE11 Coronation medal. First four medals correctly impressed to V145395 P. R. SMITH. Coronation medal un-named as issued.

Enlisted on the 5^th January 1942 into the Australian Army Canteens Service for service in Port Moresby. Commissioned as Lieutenant shortly after.

Embarked 25th February1943 for PNG

Returned to Australia due to “Dengue” August 1943

Discharged 9^th August 1944 as Captain.

Unit on discharge listed as “3 MD AACS”

Note: Records show previous service in WW1 with 36 H.A.G A.I.F. as regimental number 31424

Coronation medal came with the group and is not confirmed if it was awarded to Captain Smith or a relative.

EF $325

Four : 1939/45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939/45 and Australian Service Medal 39/45. All medals are correctly impressed to SX39356 L. R. PRINCE

At the time of listing these medals PTE Prince’s service records were still sealed. The following was taken from the WW2 nominal roll;

Enlisted 6^th November 1943 16^th AUST. STG CAMP QLD

Also served as S16381

Discharged 7^th March1946

Unit on discharge listed as “7 DOCKS OPERATING COMPANY”

 Further research required

VF $250

Four: 1939/45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal and Australian Service Medal. Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal all correctly named to VX142345 G. E. DUNN

Enlisted 18^th November 1942 into the Australian Army in Victoria, with previous service in the militia number V33357 (8^th Field Regiment)

Initially assigned to the 2^nd Field Regiment before embarking in Cairns for Milne Bay and operations in New Guinea on the 14^th August 1943 per ‘Howell Cobb’ and then 2/4^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment on arrival.

Sadly it wasn’t long before Gunner Dunn was killed in action at Finschhafen on the 23^rd September 1943

Buried Finschhafen, map reference 269226 and then reburied Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea Plot EE, Row C, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads duty nobly done. He was 32 years old. Son of Edward Henry and Gertrude Grace Dunn, of North Richmond, Victoria. EE.C.2.

“The Battle of Finschhafen was part of the Huon Peninsula campaign during WW2 and was fought between Australian and Japanese forces. The fighting took place between 22 September and 24 October 1943 following the landing at Scarlet Beach, which was followed by a two-pronged advance on Finschhafen as the Australian 20^th Infantry Brigade advanced on the town from the north, while the 22nd Infantry Battalion drove from the south, having advanced from the landing beaches east of Lae. After the capture of Finschhafen, the Japanese forces in the area withdrew towards Sattelberg where they sought to hold the Australians before launching a counteroffensive, which subsequently threatened the landing beach. This attack was repelled by American and Australian forces, with heavy casualties being inflicted on the Japanese. In the aftermath, the Australians went on the offensive, capturing Sattelberg, and then advancing towards the Wareo plateau”.

Note: Medals come in frame as pictured along with research

Medals in frame near EF $1800

Pair: War Medal and Australian Service Medal. Both medals correctly named to 80636 H. C. COLLINS

At the time of listing these medals Corporal Horace Cecil Collins’s service records were still sealed. The following was taken from the WW2 nominal roll;

Place of birth Coolup, Western Australia

Enlisted 27^th May 1942 into the Royal Australian Air Force

Discharged 25^th November 1945

Unit on discharge listed as “4 CENTRAL RECOVERY COMPANY”

Note: Further research required

Comes with badges and 1964 Discharge certificate for a Private Helen May Collins who served as F51811 with the 14^th WRAAC (Karrakatta).

Near EF $225

Pair: Australian Defence Medal named O510027 J C CRAIG and Anniversary of National Service Medal to 549137 J C CRAIG with both medals correctly named.

Note: The “O’ in front of his service number denotes an Officer and are seldom seen on the market.

VF $385