Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 5182    Session 19 (4.30pm Friday 25 November)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200

FAMILY GROUP: Group of Five to KIA: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. NX7572 J.Brabin. All medals impressed.; also Pacific Star. Unnamed (issued to 67783 R.G.Brabin); Nearest Female Relative's badge with five stars, numbered on reverse A.15850; Mother's and Wife's badge with one star, numbered on reverse A.1706. The medals in original boxes with leaflets of issue, uncirculated.

Together with Memorial Scroll named to Private J.Brabin, Australian Military Forces; a pair of aluminium dog tags for 67783 Brabin R.G., RAAF, on woven cloth neck cord; RAAF cap badge with RAAF Airman's metal hat badge (KC), inside marked, 'No.451 Made in Australia, Size 6 7/8; RAAF Movement Order for 67783 R.Brabin and other badges including plastic Tobruk sweetheart badge and embroidered Aust Women's Land Army badge; puggaree colour patch for 17 Bn; pennant of black felt and embroidered in yellow is a Rising Sun badge (KC) and letters M.G : A.I.F., and in the top left corner is a colour patch of 2/2 MG Bn (type used before unit served in Tobruk); small framed photo of the five Brabin boys; four photo albums - (album 1) includes an address made to AIF (ME) by Gen. Hon. Sir Harold R.L.G.Alexander KCB, CSI, DSO, MC Commander-in-Chief MEF at a parade of the AIF held in Palestine on 22 December, 1942 in commemoration of the Fallen Comrades (written at top - Pte. D.Donaldson. 2/2. M.G Batt NX79734 Held at Gaza Aerodrome); various greeting cards, some military unit issues, and photos of sights and people in Egypt and Israel; (album 2) 2/2 MG Bn T(obruk) shaped colour patch, also various photos, cards and letters; (album 3) seven wartime and earlier banknotes from Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, and Russia, all glued into album; (album 4) photos, cards, telegrams, newspaper clippings, mostly relating to the Brabin family with many photos featuring the Brabin brothers, names marked, colour patches for 2/23 Bn and 2/3 Pioneer Bn, also small white over purple satin ribbon marked, 'N.X.53788 Pte. R.Brabin/2/3 Pioneer Sydney, August, 1940'.

Pte Jack Brabin 2/1 Bn, served in Tobruk and later KIA 23May1941 in the Battle of Crete.

The Brabin family of five serving brothers included:
Pte Cecil Albert Brabin NX17510, 2/17 Bn (Rat of Tobruk) (born 14Oct1911)
Pte Jack Brabin NX7572, 2/1 Bn (served in Tobruk) (born 27Mar1914)
Spr Bruce Brabin NX71699, Sch of Mily Engineering (served in Tobruk) (born 31Dec1917)
Pte Frank Brabin NX2773 (Pte 2/1 Bn) & NX42107, 28 Trg Bn (born 17Jul1919)
LAC Ronald Goodwin Brabin NX53783 (Pte 2/3 Pnr Bn) (9/7/1940-3/12/1940), N103477 (Gunner RAAH) (14/2/1941-30/5/1941) & 67783 (RAAF), Base Torpedo Unit (17/7/1942-11/1/1946) (born 07Jun1924 - enlisted three times, twice while under age by stating an incorrect birth year, the first time at age 16 and the second time aged 16 years & 8 months. He was finally successful on the third occasion as he was 18.)

Note: Pte Douglas Donaldson NX79734, 2/2 MG Bn (born 24Sep1906 at Edinburgh, Scotland) married Marion Brabin (served in Aust Women's Land Army), the widowed mother of the Brabin boys.

See lot 5233.