Lot 1754

Description

Singles: British War Medal 1914-18. 4479 T-Cpl T.R.Doxford. 6 Bn. A.I.F. Impressed.; Victory Medal 1914-19. 1828 Pte C.H.Wilson. 14 Bn. A.I.F. Impressed. (2)

Entitled to Victory Medal 1914-19.

Thomas Reginald Doxford, tram conductor, age 18, born at Sandhurst, Bendigo, Vic: Enl.08Jul1915 at Bendigo, Vic, with previous service in Senior Cadets; to 16Depot Bn 14Jul1915; to 14Reinf 6 Bn 09Dec1915; Emb.28Jan1916; trf to 5Bn 24May1916; to France 13Jul1916; to L/Cpl 15Aug1917; RTA 02Mar1919; Disch.06Jun1919 Medically Unfit.

Entitled to 1914-15 Star and British War Medal 1914-18.
Ex Alan McRae Collection.
Charles Henry Wilson, bootmaker, age 21, born at Ballarat East, Vic; Enl.16Nov1914 at Broadmeadows, Vic; Emb.20Mar1915; served at Gallipoli; various hospitalizations including for gastritis and later loss of memory making him unfit for overseas service; RTA 11Mar1916 with neurasthenia; Disch.29Jul1916 Medically Unfit.