Lot 3776

Description

Trio to Mont St Quentin casualty: Military Medal (GVR) Type 1; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 985 Cpl C.F.Morrisby, 33/Aust:Inf: on first medal, 985 Sgt. C.F.Morrisby 33 Bn. A.I.F. on last two medals. All medals impressed. Uncirculated.

Together with;

1. Mother's and Widow's Ribbon with two stars, no.26022 on reverse of suspender bar.

2. Memorial Plaque named to Clement Fairfax Morrisby.

3. St James Holy Bible, inside endorsed, 'Presented to/C Morrisby/Christmas 1911/All Saints S S Moree/Jas Brand/Supt'.

4. Church of England Common Prayer Hymns A & M, inside written, 'C.F.Morrisby/S.C.E.G.School/North Sydney/C.F.Morrisby/Auburn St./Moree./N.S.Wales'.

5. Booklet titled, 31 Views The Cities of Our Allies & Our Enemies, McCathies Ltd War Publications, souvenir of The Great War of 1914, printed in Australia by Marchant & Co Ltd.

6. Program for In Memoriam 'Order of Service' held at Commonwealth Parliament Houses, Thanksgiving Sunday, 17th November 1918 after signing of Armistice in memory of fallen Australian soldiers (last page missing).

MM: LG 21/8/1917, p8647, posn 32; CAG 20/12/1917, p3379, posn 8.

Mentioned in RO237 (21.3.17) 'for bravery and dashing and fearless behaviour in a raid on the night of the 24-25 Feb 1917.'

Mentioned in RO312 (19.6.17) 'for conscientious bravery and gallantry in offensive 7-11/6/17.'

Clement Fairfax Morrisby, age 18, station hand, born at Goulburn, NSW; Enl.20Dec1915 at Moree; Emb.04May1916 ex Sydney; L/Cpl 10Apr1917; Cpl 02Jun1917; T/Sgt 04Aug1917; Sgt 01Nov1917; WIA on three occasions the last time a GSW to the head on 31Aug1918 during fighting near Mont St Quentin; DOW 04Sep1918 at 3rd Stationery Hospital, Boulogne; In a report on his death, one of his fellow soldiers, Cpl H.H.Weekes, 976, 33Bn C Coy made the following statement, 'He was leading his men at the time he was hit; the enemy were in a trench about 30 yards in front. He was a good, game soldier.'; Buried at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen.

With research.