Lot 2414

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BEM Group of Five: British Empire Medal (EIIR) (Civilian); 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; War Medal 1939-45. Lindsay Alfred Buncle on first medal, O.N. 2937 L.A.Buncle. Ord. Sea. on second medal, 2937 L.A.Buncle. A.B. R.A.N. on third and fourth medals, 207757 L.A.Buncle on last medal. All medals impressed. Swing mounted, contact marks, otherwise very fine.

BEM: Supplement to LG 31/12/1960, p8926, CAG No.15 9/2/1961, p502 - to Lindsay Alfred Buncle, Supervisor, Aircraft Maintenance Department, Australia National Airlines Commission - awarded in the Queen's New Year Honours List.
Lindsay Alfred Buncle, born 22Oct1897 at West Brunswick, Melbourne, Vic; Enl.27May1913 at Melbourne, Vic in RAN and to Tingara as Boy II; to Boy I 12Mar1914; to Ord Seaman II 22Oct1914; WWI: Enl.22Oct1915 as Ord Seaman while serving on HMAS Encounter; involved in salvage claim on SS Zambesi carrying Germans from Nauru; to AB 07Apr1916; to HMAS Psyche 13Nov1917 with salvage claim on SS Changoa 25Feb1918; to HMAS Sydney 16Apr1920; to Petty Officer 23Aug1920; to HMAS Cerberus 12Oct1920; Disch.31Jan1923. WWII: Enl.11Sep1939 at Canberra, ACT in RAAF (207757); Disch.31May1940 as Aircraftman 1 ex 8 Sqn, Canberra; post war worked in Civil Aviation.
With research.