Australian Groups

Lot 2303    Session 8 (2.30pm Wednesday)    Australian Groups

Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,000

PAIR: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 4281 A.Cpl J.M.Hamilton 18 Bn A.I.F. Both medals impressed. Very fine.

4281 John Monro. Enl.20Sep1915 R.T.A.04Jul1919. Together with sporting medals, HBAAC / 6.10.94 rev.'Mile Walk / J.Hamilton; N.R.C. / Trial Fours / 1895 rev.'J.Hamilton No.3'; NBD / Polo / 1895 rev.'J.M.Hamilton Capt; NZAAA 1900 / Wellington rev.'N.Z. Amateur Championship 1 Mile / Flat / Won by / J.M.Hamilton / Championship Three / Miles / Flat / Won by / J.M.Hamilton / Second'; New Zealand Amatuer Swimming Association rev.'1/2 Mile Champ / Jan 1st 1901 J.Hamilton'; N.Z.AAS rev.'880yds Champship J.M.Hamilton Janry 1901 second'; N.Z.A.A.S. rev.'1 Mile Champship J.M.Hamilton Janry 1901 second'; H.A.C.C. / (Won by) / J.M.Hamilton rev.'Swimming / Events / Feb 1901'; Australasian Amateur Swimming Championship rev.'1 Mile / J.M.Hamilton / 2nd / 21.3.03'; and Returned from Active Service badge; Royal Humane Society of Australasia Certificate for the Silver Medal 15/12/1897 (torn and with pieces missing from bottom border); scrap book - J.M.Hamilton 30/3/1897-January 1903 containing newspaper clippings, photographs, Greymouth Amateur Swimming Club members card 1902-03, noting Hamilton as 'one of the foremost in the Colony, 'Maorilands fastest swimmers M.Chapman, J.M.Hamilton, G.Tyler'.