Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (3) (2148 Pte. W. J. Dobson. 6/Bn. A.I.F.; 2564 Pte. I. Balmain. 21/Bn. A.I.F.; 1712 Pte. E. Torr. 26/Bn. A.I.F.) nearly very fine (3) £100-£140

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

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William John Dobson, a native of Benalla, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 6th Infantry Battalion during the Great War, subsequently transferring to the 58th Infantry Battalion. He died of wounds on the Western Front on 20 July 1916, and is buried in Estaires Communal Cemetery, France.

Ivor Balmain, a native of Mildura, Victoria, attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 21st Infantry Battalion during the Great War, subsequently transferring to the 7th Infantry Battalion. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 11 December 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

Ernest Torr, a native of Maryborough, Queensland, was born in Wairoa Hawles Bay, New Zealand. He attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 26th Infantry Battalion during the Great War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 29 July 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

Sold with copied research.