Lot Archive

Lot

№ 293

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5 November 1991

Hammer Price:
£550

Family Group

Four: Corporal John Brown, Australian Engineers, late 18th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces
MILITARY MEDAL, G.V.R. (4070 Cpl., 4/Fd. Coy Aust. E.); 1914-15 STAR (827 Pte., 18/ Bn. A.I.F.); BRITISH WAR and VICTORY MEDALS (827 Sjt., 18 Bn. A.I.F.) together with the lids only from card boxes of issue.
M.M., Commonwealth Gazette, No 1, 2 January, 1919, Corporal John Brown, 4th Australian Engineers.

Three: Private George Brown,18th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces
1914-15 STAR TRIO (177 Pte., 18 Bn. A.I.F.) together with the lids only from card boxes of issue.
Private George Brown died at sea on 28 August, 1915, from wounds received at Gallipoli. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on Panel 60 of the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli.

Both groups extremely fine (7)