Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Eight: Warrant Officer 1st Class B. G. Heweston, Royal Australian Signals, attached 3rd Royal Australian Regiment, wounded in action at Kapyong, 15 February 1951

1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War and Australia Service Medals, these officially named ‘VX126945 B. G. Heweston’; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (3/400123 B. G. Heweston); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (3/400123 B. G. Heweston); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Australia (34034 B. G. Heweston); Commonwealth of Australia Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (34034 B. G. Heweston) good very fine (8) £1600-1800

Brian Geoffrey ‘Lofty’ Heweston served as a part-time member in the Citizen Military Forces as a Signaller, 1 April-9 December 1942 and as a full-time member, 10 December 1942-11 June 1943. With the Australian Imperial Forces as a Sergeant, 12 June 1943-17 January 1947 and with the Regular Army Special Reserve (Special Force) as a Temporary Corporal, 14 August 1950-13 January 1953. Served with the Australian Military Forces from 14 January 1953, being discharged as a Warrant Officer 1st Class on 14 November 1975.

A specialist signaller, Heweston served in Korea as a regimental signaller attached to the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment. With the regiment he saw action at the battle of Kapyong and was wounded in that action, 15 February 1951.

In the battle, the Chinese 118th Division, making a push towards Seoul, was held by the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade (2nd P.P.C.L.I. and 3rd R.A.R.). Both units were subsequently awarded the U.S. Presidential Unit Citation for the action.

With copied Certificate of discharge; copied casualty roll extracts, and extracts for The Last Call of the Bugle, by Jack Galloway and In Valiant Company, by Ben O’Dowd in which Heweston is mentioned - from the latter is a copied photograph of the recipient. Also with a group photograph which includes Heweston.

Now sold with recipient’s uniform jacket bearing metal and cloth insignia, riband bar and US Presidential Citation; also Cap and group photograph including the recipient