Lot 5080

Description

Family Group: Trio. 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 1730 Pte O.I.Rea 2 L.H.Rgt. A.I.F. on first medal and 1730 Pte O.I.Rea 2 L.H.R. A.I.F. on second and third medals. Impressed. 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 967 Pte W.Rea 19/Bn. A.I.F.All medals impressed. Uncirculated.

Together with the following items, 1. Memorial Plaques in original package. 2. Mother's & Widow's Badge (A.M.F.) with two stars numbered 26514 on back with original box of issue. 3. Female Relatives Badge A.I.F. with three bars numbered on the reverse of each bar top to bottom - 102324 102323, 102322. 4. Memorial Scroll named to Pte William Rea 19 Bn A.I.F. together with accompanying letter from King George V. 5. A Tribute Certificate from Diocese of Grafton Sacred to the memory of Private Oswald Ivan Rea. 6. Memorial Card for Pte O.Rae by the Memorial Card Co, 142 King St, Sydney. 7. Dog Tag for 1730 O.I.Rea 4 D.C.C. / P / A.I.F. 8. Individual studio photos of Oswald and William in uniform, photo of Oswald's grave, photo and message from Lord Kitchener, postcard from a girlfriend with good wishes to keep safe, wallet of Oswald Rae with his name written inside and a small paperback book titled 'The Deathless Army' by Herbert Scanlon. 9. A timber framed mirror made by Oswald before leaving Australia and carried with him and a small copper boomerang with the name Imshiyallah on the front and ANZAC day 1916 on the back. The Rea brothers, from Grafton in New South Wales, all enlisted in the A.I.F. William joined the 19th Battalion and while serving in France he was despatched to 2 AMG Coy. It was with this unit that he was killed-in-action at Flers on 14 November 1916. Oswald joined the 2nd Australian Light Horse and after arriving in Egypt he caught the mumps. He was transferred to the Cyclist Battalion, then to the Light Horse Training Unit and finally to 17 Battalion. While with this unit he was killed-in-action at Bullecourt on 15 April 1917. The third brother John, R.T.A. 21Jul1917.