Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (Sub-Lieut. J. D. Cunningham. R.A.N.; 4286 Pte. J. R. Payne. 6-Bn. A.I.F.) good very fine (2) £60-£80

James Richard Payne attested for the Australian Imperial Force and served with the 6th Battalion, A.I.F. during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 26 October 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.