Lot 4400

Description

WWI ID tag, made from an Egyptian silver ten qirsh, reverse shaved and crudely inscribed, '1567/S.C.Hill/56 Battn/AIF'; silver fob featuring arms of Bradford City in England, hallmarked for Birmingham 1916, reverse inscribed, 'No.3077./J.E. Lewis./36th Battn./C of E.'; 19th Battn colour patch in frame under plastic for wear as brooch. Fine - very fine. (3)

Samuel Clement Hill, cook, age 29, born at Norwood, Adelaide, SAust; Enl.07Dec1914 at Liverpool, NSW; Emb.11Feb1915; to Gallipoli 06Sep1915; RTA 24Jun1916; Disch.15Mar1917 Medically Unfit with TB.

John Ernest Lewis, clerk, age 30, born at Waterloo, Sydney, NSW; Enl.01Dec1916 at RAS Showground, Sydney; Emb.10May1917; WIA 09Jun1918 GSW head; RTA 04Sep1919; Disch.04Oct1919.