Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private G. Knowles, 9th Australian Light Horse

British War and Victory Medals (1240 Pte., 9 L.H.R. A.I.F.); Tribute Medal 1914-19, obverse: a soldier with rifle, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Pte. G. Knowles by Mardan district & Rifle Club duty nobly done 1914-1919’, 27mm., 9ct. gold, 8.9g., good very fine and better (3) £240-280

George Knowles was born in Cardiff, Wales. Living in Australia and a Labourer by occupation, he attested for the Light Horse at Liverpool, N.S.W. on 18 May 1915, aged 29 years, 9 months. Proceeding overseas, firstly to Mudros and then to Egypt in December 1915, he was taken on the strength of the 9th Light Horse. Several times admitted to hospital during 1916/17, he was invalided back to Australia in July 1917. He was discharged from the Army on 25 February 1918. With copied service papers.