Lot 3924

Description

Wartime engraved souvenir coins, includes, Great Britain penny, 1874, obverse inscribed, 'May26/Mafeking/1900', and reverse inscribed, 'E M S'; Great Britain penny of Edward VII (1902-10), obverse inscribed, 'F.Ely', reverse shaved and inscribed, '8 (looks like 6)474/F.G.Shard/16.Bty 6.Brg/A.I.F./C.E.'; Great Britain penny, 1910, scratched onto obverse, 'Give this to the first young lad on board xxxx', and scratched onto reverse, 'A63 J.Hopper Qld/5 LH AIF/15-6-15'; Australia penny, 1922, obverse inscribed, 'BJ./11-5-9'; Australia penny, 1943, reverse impressed, 'New Guinea/14'. Poor - fine. (5)

8474 Dvr Frank George Shard, packer, age 35, born at Adelaide, Sth Aust; Enl.07Sep1915 at Adelaide with previous service of 3 years in Field Arty; Emb.22Nov1915; WIA 07Nov1917 GSW chest and body, severe, in France; RTA 09Jun1919; Disch.11Jul1919.

The only J.Hopper in 5ALH has service no.1410 and enlisted 04Aug1915. He was from Silver Spur via Texas, Queensland; RTA 03Aug1919; Disch.04Oct1919.