Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian

Sale 103    13–15 Aug 2013   Dallas Brooks Centre   Melbourne

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Lot 3857    Session 12 (11:30am Thursday)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian

Estimate $3,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $3,500

GROUP OF EIGHT: Order of the British Empire (MBE) (2nd type) (Military); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, - clasp - 8th Army; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Tobruk Siege Medal 1941. NX57320 E.C.Lecky on fifth, sixth and seventh medals, E.Lecry on last medal, (note incorrect spelling). First to fourth medals unnamed, fifth to seventh medals impressed and last medal engraved. Extremely fine.

Ex Ross Sutton Collection.

Together with Record of Service Book (pg 36 medals confirmed); Demobilization procedure book; photocopy of map and details of Finschafen; official letter from General Blamey; A.I.F. Schools & Courses Certificate 1 Aust. Corps School of Signals.

MBE: LG 8/3/45 'Most efficient devotion to duty at Finschafen (Pacific Area)'.

Major Edmond Crawford Lecky, 20 Aust Inf Bde Sig Sect.; Enl.12Feb1940; transferred to Reserve of Officers 19Jan1947.

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