Lot 3691

Description

Group of Nine: 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star, - clasp - Burma; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service Medal 1915-62, (GVIR Fid:Dei:), - clasp - Minesweeping 1945-51; Greek Commemorative War Medal 1940-41 (Navy type 2). A.J.Murray 21289 on the first eight medals, the last medal unnamed as issued. All medals engraved and all official replacements. Swing mounted in two groups, toned extremely fine.

Note: Entitled to Defence Medal 1939-45. Replacement medals issued 2 April 1979.

Alan John Murray, born 10Aug1918 at Warrnambool, Vic; Enl.27Oct1936 at the Port of Melbourne in RAN and to HMAS Cerberus as Ord Seaman; to HMAS Australia 19Jun1937; Deserted in 1938 but ruled that could count time prior to this towards seniority; to HMAS Canberra 27Apr1938; to AB Seaman 17Jun1938; to HMAS Penguin 30Sep1938; to HMAS Cerberus 21Oct1938; to HMAS Penguin 25Feb1939; to HMAS Adelaide 13Mar1939; to HMAS Perth 19May1939; to HMAS Kuttabul 14Oct1941; to HMAS Geraldton 06Apr1942; to HMAS Nile 01Jun1943; to HMS Napier 01Oct1943; to HMS Norman 15Dec1943; to HMAS Cerberus 23May1944; to HMAS Moreton 11Nov1944; to HMAS Whang Pu (river boat of China Navigation Company that was commissioned into RAN) 31Mar1945; to HMAS Lonsdale 25Aug1945; to HMAS Ararat 14Jul1946; to HMAS Deloraine 04Jan1947; Disch.26Oct1948 as Able Seaman ex HMAS Lonsdale.

With research and copy of Record of Service.