Auction Catalogue

19 & 20 March 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1350

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20 March 2008

Hammer Price:
£130

Pair: Leading Radio Electrical Mechanic S. E. Bourke, Royal Australian Navy

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (34986 S. E. Bourke), Australian style naming; U.N. Korea, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (2) £120-160

Sebastian Ernest Burke (spelling on paperwork) was born on 1 July 1929 at Carlton, Victoria. He enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy at Melbourne on 14 July 1947 for a period of 12 years. He served in the Korean War, 6 August-17 October 1951 aboard the destroyer H.M.A.S. Anzac with the rank of Leading Radio Electrical Mechanic. Sold with copied service details.