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17 August 2021

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 410

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17 August 2021

Hammer Price:
£120

Pair: Driver H. King, Australian Imperial Force
British War and Victory Medals (11494 Dvr. H. King. 5 F.A.B. A.I.F.) with Commonwealth of Australia enclosure, in envelope of issue addressed to ‘Mr. H. King, 9A The Walk, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland’, very fine

Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (1448 Pte. T. Boast 4Bn. A.I.F.; 3087 Pte. H. T. Bole 16 Bn. A.I.F.) generally good very fine (4) £70-£90

Thomas Boast was born at Manningtree, Essex, and having emigrated to Australia attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Sydney. He served with the 4th Battalion, A.I.F. during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 19 September 1918. He is buried in Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery, France.