Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private N. Brown, 23rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 1 September 1918
British War and Victory Medals (5312 Pte. N. Brown. 23 Bn. A.I.F.) extremely fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (189 Sgt. S. Fry, 1-36 B.N. Ry. Bn. I.D.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (86763 Sjt. J. O. Edlin. C.F.A.); 1939-45 Star (M13018 K. Abdul); Pakistan Independence Medal 1947 (2) (84208 Spr Rashid Ahmed RPE.; 7859472 Sepoy Khushal Khan Baluch R.); Confederation of Canada Centenary Medal 1967, unnamed as issued, good very fine and better (8) £80-£100

Nemiah Brown was born at Ultima, New South Wales, Australia, and attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Waitchie, Swan Hill, Victoria. He served with the 23rd Infantry Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was killed in action on 1 September 1918. He is buried in Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, France.

James Oliver Edlin was born in Streatham, London, on 15 November 1892 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He served with the 5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 2 September 1918. He is buried in Sun Quarry Cemetery, Cherisy, France.

Sold with an unofficial white metal Canadian Boer War tribute medal.