Lot 3308

Description

Group of Four: 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45.VX61446 E.H.Bromley. All medals impressed. Ribbons fitted and sewn but the first and last two have ribbons out of order as worn, some contact marks, otherwise very fine - good very fine.

Together with original medal delivery box and leaflet confirming entitlement.

Also, half hunter pocket watch in gold (9ct; tot wt 54.74g), dial marked Lavina, with patterned face, black Arabic numerals and hands and a small seconds dial also with black Arabic numerals, machine turned case with three wreaths around the rim and the reverse with a patterned series of lines with a shield in the lower half, the reverse inscribed, 'Presented by/Fremantle Cricket Club/To/Ernie Bromley/Australian Eleven' and then in the shield, '1934', appears to be in working order; a silver fob in the shape of a cross with a cricketer in the centre, with loop suspension, reverse hallmarked for Birmingham 1896 by maker J.C (Joseph Cook).

Ernest Harvey Bromley, born 02Sep1912 at Fremantle, W.A.; Enl.14Aug1941 at Royal Park, Vic; Disch.11Apr1946 as Private ex 2/33 Aust Infy Bn.

Ernest Harvey Bromley, nicknamed Slogger, started to play representative cricket for Western Australia in 1928. He represented his country on two occasions (1933-34), playing alongside Don Bradman. In 1933 he became the first Western Australian to play for Australia. His test debut was Australia v England at Brisbane, 10-16 February 1933, and the second occasion was England v Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, England 22 June 1934. He also played 52 first-class cricket matches. He was a left hand batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He scored 38 test runs, 2055 first-class runs for an average of 28.54, top score in first class matches was 161. He also delivered 60 bowls in his test matches and 3,217 bowls in first-class matches for an average of 42.33 runs. His best bowling effort was 4 for 50 in first-class cricket. He died at Clayton North, Monash City, Victoria on 1 February 1967 at the age of 54. He is buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria.

With research and a small jewellery box of Wm. Drummond & Co. Ltd., Jewellers, Melbourne.