Lot 3662

Description

St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia, (1915), sport's prize medals in bronze (38mm) (2), one inscribed on reverse, '2nd 220 Yards/1915/G.L.Robley', the other, '2nd 440 Yards/1915/G.L.Robley'; Sydney Technical High School Sports medal, reverse legend, 'FOR KING & COUNTRY 1914', unnamed; also Oakleigh State School Championship medal, undated, in bronze (38mm) with suspension ring; Errol Street School/Aim High, undated, in oxidised silvered (31mm), with suspension ring. Fine - very fine. (5)

Served in AIF (WWI): George Laing Robley, bank officer, age 18, born at Gilberton, Sth Aust; Enl.01Dec1917 at Adelaide, Sth Aust, prior service of 4 years with Senior Cadets and 78th AMF unit; Emb.23Jul1918; RTA 09Aug1919; Disch.20Dec1919.