Lot 291

Description

Australia, WWI postcards (15) including several silk issues, noted one Christmas card from 2345 Pte J.H.Butler, 9 Battalion, AIF in France; 3rd Battery A.F.A. Christmas Dinner 1918 at Mettet, Belgium dinner menu; 1st Australian Artillery and 3rd (Army) Brigade Racing Club Race Book, 4 January 1919 at Mettet, Belgium; small booklet of Diggers' Poems including "The Landing at Gaba Tepe" by Returned Soldiers; The Soldier's Guide booklet of 159pp; WWII, The Australian Soldiers' Pocket Book, a gift from The Australian Comforts Fund, 126pp, with some writing inside including the name R.G.Hambling; VB drink coasters for the 2011 Raise a Glass Appeal by Legacy (2). Many items with foxing and the cover of the Diggers' Poems booklet with tears around edges, otherwise good - fine. (22)

2345 Pte John Henry Butler served with 9 Infy Bn.

QX53165 Pte Robert George Hambling served in New Guinea and Borneo with 33 Aust Works Coy.