Lot 3673

Description

Pair: British War Medal 1914-18 (entitled to MID but no emblem); War Medal 1939-45. 25 CPL G.Groundwater 11 L.H. Rgt. A.I.F. on first medal, Q140258 G. Groundwater on second medal. Both medals impressed. The first dark toned, otherwise very fine.

MID: CAG 6/7/1917.

George Groundwater, telegraphist and later public accountant, born 16May1893 at Tiaro, Queensland; Enl.01Mar1915 in AIF; Emb.02Jun1915 for the Middle East with the 11LHR and operations in Gallipoli with 2LHR from 29Aug1915; to 11LHR at Heliopolis 22Feb1916; to Serapeum and Tel El Kebir in Apr and May1916; awarded Mentioned in Despatches 06Jul1917; operations including the Charge of Beersheba 31Oct1917 and further action in the Jordan Valley and Damascus; RTA 18Mar1919; Disch.16May1919; WWII: Enl.25Feb1942 in 2nd AIF and training at Foster Commando School on Special Reconnaissance Duty 27Feb to 6Apr1942; Lieutenant in the Volunteer Defence Corps on full time duty 28Jul1942; Tactics Course at Chermside 23Jan - 22Feb1943; to 7Volunteer Defence Force Battalion (VDFB) as Adjutant and QM 25Sep1943; to 15VDFB 31Jan1944; Captain 03May1944; to 16VDFB 01Mar1945; Disch.22Oct1945.

Medal entitlement: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19 with MID; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45.

Cpl George Groundwater's sons, QX2077 Murray Groundwater and NX14353 Ronald Groundwater, both awarded the Military Medal during WW2.

With research.

See lot 3687 for medals to his son, Murray Groundwater.