Lot 5761

Description

4th Military District sports medals, includes 1924 silver medal (25x31mm) including scroll suspension, obverse with wreath and inscribed, 'Dvr./T.J.A.Hill.', reverse inscribed, '4th M.D./1st/Artillery Driving/1924'; 1924 bronze medal (25x31mm) including scroll suspension, obverse with wreath and inscribed, 'Dvr./T.J.A Hill.', reverse inscribed, '4th M.D./2nd/Field Gun/in Action/1924'; 1925 silver medal (29x37mm) including scroll suspension, obverse with wreath and inscribed, '4th M.D./Sports/1925', reverse inscribed, 'D'vr. T.J.Hill/Art.Action/50th. Bty.' Very fine. (3)

The 4th Military District (South Australia) Mounted Sports and Gymkhana was held at Jubilee Oval, Adelaide on Saturday 22 November 1924 and the following year on Saturday 21 November 1925. In the 1925 competition, the field guns in action event was won by 50th Field Battery (Prospect), second was 48th Field Battery (Keswick) and third was 113th (Heavy) Field Battery (Kilkenny).