Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Victory Medal 1914-19 (6) (Lieut. J. H. Bate. A.I.F.; Lieut. H. T. Williams A.I.F.; 2406 Pte. T. W. Board 3 Bn. A.I.F.; 6522 Pte. R. Huggins 8 Bn. A.I.F.; 766 Pte. W. H. Sentance 20 Bn. A.I.F.; 3160 Cpl. O. J. Kiellerup 59 Bn. A.I.F.) generally nearly very fine and better (6) £160-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late Ron Wright.

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John Henry Bate served with the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company during the Great War on the Western Front, and was promoted Lieutenant on 13 August 1917. He was severely gassed on 13 March 1918, and was discharged from hospital two months later.

Thomas William Board, a native of Sydney, New South Wales, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 3rd Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 22 July 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

Roy Huggins, a native of Warrenheip, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 8th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He died of wounds on the Western Front on 12 February 1917, and is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Ernest Betland, a native of Forbes, New South Wales, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 17th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He died of wounds on the Western Front on 15 May 1917, and is buried in Grevillers British Cemetery, France.

Walter Horace Sentance, a native of Waratah, New South Wales, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 20th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 August 1918, and is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France.

Otton James Kiellerup, a native of Melbourne, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 59th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 119 July 1916, and is buried in VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France.

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