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10 November 2021

Hammer Price:
£420

Pair: Private W. Wilson, 1st Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who died of wounds in Gallipoli on 8 August 1915
British War and Victory Medals (351 Pte. W. Wilson. 1 Bn. A.I.F.) abrasion to obverse of BWM, nearly very fine

Pair:
Acting Lance Sergeant T. E. Bowler, 39th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
British War and Victory Medals (2523 A-L-Sgt. T. E. Bowler. 39 Bn. A.I.F.) nearly very fine

Pair:
Corporal F. C. Douglas, 58th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 14 July 1916
British War and Victory Medals (3498 Cpl. F. C. Douglas. 58 Bn. A.I.F.) good very fine (6) £300-£360

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

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Willie Wilson, native of Ballarat, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 1st Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He died of wounds in Gallipoli on 8 August 1915, and is buried in Lone Pine Cemetery, Turkey.

Frederick Charles Douglas, native of Geelong, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 58th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 14 July 1916, and is buried in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Bethune, France.