British War Medal 1914-20 (6) (Lieut. J. Gillespie. A.I.F.; 6369 Pte. T. C. Wilson. 7-Bn. A.I.F.; 139 Pte. H. Barber. 8 Bn. A.I.F.; 1685 Dvr. W. Nolan 14 Bn. A.I.F.; 1346 Pte. F. Stewart. 24 Bn. A.I.F.; 1743 Pte. A. E. Sainsbury. 55-Bn. A.I.F.) nearly very fine and better (6) £180-£220

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

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Timon Claude Wilson, a native of Glenthompson, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 7th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 April 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

Harold Barber, a native of Betley, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 8th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 25 July 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

Francis Stewart, a native of Carlton, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 24th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He suffered shell shock and deafness in Gallipoli on 4 October 1915, almost certainly at Lone Pine, and was later twice wounded on the Western Front.

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