Lot 5044
Sale 111 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals, Tokens & Banknotes (40th Anniversary Sale)
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Australia, WWI, tribute fob, in gold and enamel (9ct, 6.7g, 39x24mm), obverse, standing soldier at top in front of rising sun, below 'The Great War', above a shield with engraved initials 'L.B.', a wreath around, at the base a boomerang 'Returned With Honor', reverse inscribed 'W.C.A./to/L.Brayley'. With brooch mount, very fine.
721 Leslie Keith Brayley, 15th Battalion, labourer, age 21, born at Bourke, NSW; Enl.24Sep1914 at Mitchell, QLD; WIA 07Aug1915 Gallipoli, bomb wound right hand; right hand amputated 16Aug1915; RTA 30Sep1915; Disch.09Feb1916.
- Estimate
- $300
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $400