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Lot 2173    SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 31ST MARCH)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au

GROUP OF SIX: British War Medal 1914-18; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star with 8th Army clasp; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. 67606 Pte S.McI.Clark G.S.R. A.I.F. on first medal, NX 46372 D.Clark on all remaining medals. Impressed. Court mounted, extremely fine.

Swales McIan Clark, farmer, born 1901 at Singleton, NSW; WWI: Enl.30Jul1918 at Singleton, NSW; Emb.02Nov1918 Sydney; Disemb. Sydney 12Dec1918; Disch.11Jan1919.

WWII: Enl.08Jul1940 at Newcastle, NSW; Emb.27Dec1940 Sydney for the Middle East; Operations Egypt, Syria, North Africa including El Alamein; Appointed L/Sgt 28Jul1942; A/Sgt 16Oct1942; Sgt 13Apr1943; Discharged medically unfit 22Dec1943.

With extensive research including copies of WWI and WWII Service File, photographs, gold signet ring with initials 'SMC', small handwritten book on military instructions, various other handwritten documents, Singleton Returned from Active Service record, WWI Home Coming Certificate from the residents of Singleton (with tears and pieces missing from top left corner and left side margin), Brownie box camera in leather case.

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