Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 3782    Session 13 (2.30pm Thu 27th March)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $750

GROUP OF SEVEN TO ARMY NURSING OFFICER: 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Australian Service Medal 1945-1975, - clasp - SW Pacific; Netherlands Commemorative War Cross, - clasp - South Asia - South Pacific 1942-1945. NFX132268 J.Cupit on first six medals, last medal unnamed. The first five medals impressed, the sixth medal pantographed. The first five medals swing mounted, the sixth medal in case of issue, the Dutch medal loose for wear on left breast, extremely fine.

Together with matching set of swing mounted medals for first five medals, separate miniature for sixth medal; Medical Red Cross uniform patch.

Lieutenant Joan Cupit, Junior Theatre Assistant at Wallsend District Hospital, born 31Jul1916 at West Maitland, NSW; Enl.20Dec1940 at Paddington, NSW in Australian Army and to Australian Army Nursing Service; 13Jan1941 to duty at Tamworth; 01Apr1941 Staff Nurse 119th Aust Gen Hosp; Emb.17Apr1941 for Darwin; served in operations during air raids from 19Feb1942; 15Jun1942 to 2/4th Light Field Ambulance, Sydney; Enl.03Nov1942 at Sydney into AIF as Sister 1 and to camp at Sydney Showground; Emb.02Dec1942 for Port Moresby on hospital ship, Manunda, and to duty at 2/9th Aust Gen Hosp and operations against Japanese; 23Mar1943 appt'd Lieutenant; 29Oct 1943 emplaned for Townsville; Emb.14Jan1944 for Port Moresby on hospital ship, Canberra; Disemb.27Mar1944 at Townsville; 27Apr1944 to 12th Camp Hosp; 20May1944 to 2/6th Aust Gen Hosp; 09Sep1944 to 113th Aust Gen Hosp, Concord; 09Apr1945 to 118th Aust Gen Hosp; Emb.18May1945 for Morotai on 2/2 Hospital ship; 01Jun1945 Disemb. Morotai and operations in Dutch Borneo; 03Nov1945 sick at 2/9th Aust Gen Hosp; Emb.20Nov1945 from Morotai on 2/1 Hospital ship; 01Dec 1945 Disemb. Sydney and to military hospital sick; 09Apr1946 to duty at 113th Aust Gen Hosp, Concord; Disch.13Jun1946.

Together with research.