Lot 3573

Description

Trio: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 1005 Dvr. A.H.Weatherhead. 23. Bn. A.I.F. All medals impressed. Display mounted, toned, very fine.

Together with Anzac Commemorative Medallion 1915, issued 1967, in bronze (50x75mm) (C.1915/3), named to A.H.Weatherhead.

Alfred Herbert Weatherhead, bullock driver, age 19, born at Lyonville, Daylesford, Vic; Enl.13Feb1915 at Tynong, Gippsland, Vic; Emb.08May1915; to 23Bn; WIA 30Nov1915 GSW left hand at Gallipoli; WIA 19Jun1916 shell shock, France; to 2nd DAC 29Dec1916; mustered as Driver 12Feb1917; to 4th FAB 18Jan1918; RTA 30Apr1919; Disch.29Jun1919.

In 1938 Alfred Weatherband made a Statutory Declaration to the effect that his medals and discharge certificate had been stolen from his residence which was broken into while he was in Caulfield Repatriation Hospital between February and May 1936. Finally in 1940 he forwarded the declaration to Army Base Records requesting a duplicate discharge certificate but stating that he was not going to worry about the duplicate medals as he did not have any spare money to pay for them (the cost was 15 shillings and 10 pence). He pursued the matter again in 1950 supplying a new Statutory Declaration along with the price quoted in 1940 but unfortunately he received a letter acknowledging his payment but was advised that the price had gone up and he would need to forward an additional 8 shillings and 6 pence. It was some years later but finally he paid the money and acknowledged receipt of a new issue of medals on 16 January 1961.

With copy of Service File.