Lot 5077

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Group of Four: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; Pacific Star; British War Medal 1939-45. 17836 Pte E. Le G. Troughton 4 F.Amb. A.I.F. on first two medals, E. Le G. Troughton on last two medals. Impressed. The second mdal withll spot of tarnish on upper edge, otherwise fine.

Ellis Le Geyt Troughton, C.M.Z.S., F.R.Z.S. (1893 - 1974) served longer on the scientific staff of the Australian Museum than any other person and he was the first full-time Curator of Mammals in any museum in Australia. He was a significant author on the subject of mammals and discovered numerous rats, many bats, some whales and several marsupials from Australia and the Pacific. During the final phases of WWII he served in New Guinea with the Tropical Scientific Section, A.I.F. investigating the mammal reservoirs of scrub typhus, on the recommendation of, and reportiing to, the U.S.A. Typhus Commission. Included is a full article of his life-time achievements. Ex Tom Hanley Collection.