Medals

Memorial Plaque: Correct one piece cast named to THOMAS CLARKE.

2041 Pte Thomas Clarke embarked on the 16^th August 1914 from Thursday Island with the 41^st Battalion AIF.

Private Clarke died of Illness (Cerebrospinal meningitis) on the 12^th April 1916 in the Brisbane General Hospital Australia

Cemetery details:  Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Place of association: Cairns, Queensland

Note: Private Clarke saw initial service with the ANMEF

Slight surface marks otherwise VF $245

Four: British War, Victory, War Medal 1939/45 and Australian Service Medal 1939/45. WW1 medals impressed to 3331 PTE. S. K. KLEMM 42 BN AIF. WW2 medals impressed Q121440 S. K. KLEMM.

National Archives States "Records Lost" but we are able to work out the following from the AWM and a Newspaper article surrounding his death.

EMB: 14th June 1917 as a SGT with the 42nd Bn

Previous service stated "INSTL STAFF". This explains no 1914/15 star and his embarkation as a SGT if he had stayed back to train soldiers at the outbreak of war

WIA: Gassed (Newspaper article mentions this, no date given)

WW2 service states Stanley Karl Klemm enlisted as Q121440 Warrant Officer Class 2 with 6 Bn Vol.Def Corps on the 13th Jan 1942.

Newspaper article mentioned above is an extract from the Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser 17th September 1943 which outlines WO2 Klemm's death whilst in service in 1943. "He was appointed to the 6th Battalion. Regarded as a specialist in demolition work, he also instructed in other sections." WO2 Stenley Klemm (49 years) collapsed and died at the Nambour railway station.

Note: Comes with a stunning crossed rifles gold fob "To S. K. Klemm from residents of Jondaryan, District 1919". A lot more research is required with this group which can only enhance what appears to be outstanding service.

VF $1100

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 7440 A-CPL J. H. FORD 44/BN AIF.

EMB: 29^th Jun 1917

Transferred to 44^thBN 4^th Dec 1917

Discharged 5^thM.D 10^th Apr 1919

Note: Comes with services rendered badge.

SOLD

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 2224 PTE H. A. PAYNE 45 BN AIF

EMB: 22^ND August 1916

Accidental wounding: 29^th March 1917 (Severed hand) listed as accidental sawing of hand in the field?

RTA: 22^nd July 1917 medically unfit due to injury 

 Good VF  $325

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal both correctly impressed to 2031 PTE R. BYRNES 45 BN. A.I.F.

Previous service noted as "8th Hussars, 7 yrs active reserve, 9 yrs reserve. Discharge on completion of time."

Emb. 22nd April 1916

Acc. Injured 15th October 1917 "Injuries to muscles of lumber region"

Transferred to the Australian Corp School from the 45th Bn on the 7th July 1918

Discharged 21st July 1919

Bathurst enlistment.

 Good VF  $425

Pair: British war medal and Victory medal impressed to 3860 A-SGT F. E. DOCKERY. 51 BN A.I.F.

Previous service stated as “88^th Infantry, 1 year 8 months”

Emb. 30^th November 1917

Appointed acting Sergeant 17^th February 1918 (after time he reverts back his rank ending up a lance corporal)

WIA: 25^th April 1918 “G.S.W. Back”

RTA: 18^th December 1919

SOLD

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 2891 PTE F. V. DRIVER 54/BN AIF.

EMB: 26^th Oct 1916

W.I.A: 14^th Aug 1917 (trench fever)

RTA: 21^st Dec 1917 (as a result of trench fever)

Discharged (medically unfit) 19^th Mar 1918

GOOD VF $400

Pair: British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 2708 PTE. W. PALFREY 54 BN AIF.

EMB: 7^th October 1916

KIA: 24^th September 1917 Belgium

Cemetery or memorial details: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium

VF $675

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal impressed to 5117 DVR S. C. HENDLEY 56 BN AIF

Emb. 1st April 1916

WIA. 8th September 1916. G. S. W. (Left Thigh)

Transferred to 17th BN from the 56th BN 1st April 1917

RTA 1st July 1919

Interesting note: Trade at calling "Jockey"

 VF $400

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

PAIR: British War and Coronation Medal, War Medal correctly impressed to 55424 A-CPL W. H. NEVILLE GSR AIF. Coronation medal un-named as issued (War medal is his full WW1 entitlement)

Previous Service stated as: “S. Cadets 51^st 4 years Albert Park” & “C. Forces ASC 2/years Sth Melb”

EMB: 17^th July 1918, 1 to 17 (VIC) Reinforcements

At Cape Town he is classed as dangerously ill from Pneumonia

Discharged: 22^nd February 1919 Medically unfit

Coronation medal awarded for his service to "SEC, VIC COUNTRY ROADS BOARD"

Note: Comes with coronation medal box and a set of early miniatures.

Near EF $285

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 2437 SPR R. W. ULPH 3 TUN COY A.I.F.

EMB: 31^st March 1916 with the No 1 Mining Corps - 2 and 3 Reinforcements (March-April 1916)

Wounded accidently in the foot 27^th October 1917

On the 18^th October 1918 was charged with Mutiny along with 12 others. The official charge read “Joining in a mutiny in Forces belonging to His Majesty’s Australian Imperial Forces in that they in the field on the 25^th September 1918 joined in a mutiny by combining among themselves to disobey the orders of their superior officers in the execution of their duty”

Initially being sentenced to 1 year hard labour (13^th October) after review or appeal it seems it was increased to 2 years (17^th October). Possibly due to their skill as miners they were sent back to the front where they were needed at the same time their sentences were being finalised. After further reviews and postponements they were finally sentenced with loss of pay.

The whole ordeal seemed to be over an order previously given that all soldiers were to carry their pay books on them whilst on the front line. This is well documented and easy to find by searching 2437 Ulph in your search engine and it is well worth a read. A bizarre occurrence over a trivial matter with such a harsh sentence, which by the final outcome it seems was probably agreed with by some in command. One of the members charged was also a DCM winner.

RTA: 3^rd March 1919

VF $575

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal both correctly impressed to 572. J. C. CLOW 3 PNR BN.  A.I.F.

Emb. 6th June 1916

Transferred to Flying Corps 4th May 1917

Promoted 1AM (CPL Mech) 24th November 1917 A.F.C.

RTA 22nd September 1919

An interesting pair to an extremely rare unit.

 SOLD 

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

Pair: British War Medal and Victory Medal both correctly impressed to 19785 PTE. H. LITTLER. A. H. S.  A.I.F.

 Unfortunately Private Littlers records are incomplete with one of his attestation papers recording his enlistment date as March 1918 with an interesting comment stating previous service as "A.M.C. Hospital Ship 15 months still serving". Making his true enlistment around the end of 1916.

RTA 7th March 1919

An interesting pair to an extremely rare unit.

 Near EF $595

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 and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 5505 DVR E. A. NICHOLSON 1/F.A. BDE AIF

Previous Service: 3 years Naval Cadets

EMB: 11^th October 1915

Accidental Injury whilst on active service in France (crushed foot) 22^nd April 1917

Discharged 13^th January 1920

VF+ $625

PAIR: British War and Victory Medal, both correctly impressed to 12602 PTE P. CARROLL 11- F. AMB. A.I.F.

Previous Service: stated as “12 years RAGA June expired”

EMB: 30^th June1916 with the 11^th Field Ambulance from Melbourne age 43

Transferred to 3^rd San. Sect. 2^nd May 1917

RTA: 23^rd  March1919 due to defective eyes

VF $375

Trio: 1914/15 star, British War and Victory Medal all correctly impressed to 7619 DVR. J. S. McNAMARA 5 F.A.B. AIF.

Previous service stated as “five years Militia”

EMB: 18th November 1915

Transferred to 15^th Battery 11^th November 1916

RTA: 27th April 1919

VF $675