Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War D.C.M. pair awarded to Lance-Corporal T. G. Mullane, 5th Australian Infantry

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (4008 Pte. T. G. Mullane, 5/Aust. Inf.); British War Medal 1914-20 (4008 L.-Cpl., 5 Bn. A.I.F.), the first with attempted erasure of naming and thus surname a little weak, contact marks and one or two edge bruises, otherwise very fine (2) £400-500

D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919.

‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 9 August 1918, near Vanvillers, in leading a charge against a machine-gun post, which was causing heavy casualties. After capturing the post he rallied a few men and cleared the trench to his flank for several hundred yards. He continued his untiring efforts the next two days and set a fine example to his comrades.’