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Memorial Plaque WWI, named to George William Perry. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
AIF, WW I, For Duty Done, to Women of Australia, Issued by the Department of Defence, silver and enamelled badge with second award clasp (loose) (25 x 35 mm) by Stokes & Sons Melbourne, awarded "Mrs June Pople (118579) two others 174272; 151984/10965. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $240
War Widow's Guild, pin brooch badges in silver (33 mm) (4) and (23 mm) (2) first by Pinches London, second K.G. Luke Melbourne third and fourth by Pyramid all pin brooch mounted. Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $200
Tin Hat Day, Appeal badges, described on 2 x 2 cards 6d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/-, 10/-, last by Amor, RSL/ACF by K.G. Luke Melb, one "Memorable Order of Tin Hats 1927", made in South Africa. Very fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $80
Badges, a variety of badges noted Rising Sun hat badge and a breast badge in silvered; wound badge; Next of Kin badge (KC); Mother’s badge; Returned from Active Service badge (WW1); a selection of British badges ((4); Boy Scout badge; Beaufort lapel badge; Department Aircraft Production A badge; an unmarked button; also a .303 cartridge case made by No1 Small Arms Ammunition Factory in Footscray, Victoria; also a suspension pin with provision for badge or medallion. Several badges missing suspension pins or loops and a few heavily toned, stored in a small lacquered box, overall good - very fine. (16)
Estimate $100
Great Britain, cap badges, The King's Royal Rifle Corps in blackened brass (KC); The Rifle Brigade in cupro-nickel (KC); British West Yorkshire Regiment in cupro-nickel and brass (break at horse's legs needs repair); The Royal Sussex Regiment in cupro-nickel and brass; Royal Tank Regiment in cupro-nickel (KC); British Army Reconnaissance Corps in cupro-nickel; Army Educational Corps (2, one in brass, the other in darkened brass); Royal Armoured Corps (3, two in cupro-nickel and one in plastic), all KC; 7th Cameronians Scottish Rifles fob badge in silver, with ring top suspension; also Air Training Corps lapel badge in cupro-nickel. One fine, the rest very fine - good very fine. (13)
Estimate $120
Great Britain, cap badges, Royal Armoured Corps in cupro-nickel (KC); 5th Dragoons in cupro-nickel and brass (QC); Manchester Regiment in cupro-nickel and brass; Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in cupro-nickel and brass (KC), (slider broken); The Welsh Regiment in cupro-nickel and brass; Gloucestershire Regiment in cupro-nickel; Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry in cupro-nickel, (missing slider); Northamptonshire Regiment in cupro-nickel and brass (missing suspension); Durham Light Infantry in cupro-nickel (KC); Scottish Gordon Highlanders Regiment officer service dress collar badge in bronze; Gordon Highlanders shoulder title in brass. Very fine - good very fine. (11)
Estimate $100
British Army accessories and equipment, includes leather folio with belt suspension, marked on the top right on back is the faded name in ink, 'H.R.Dunlop"; British Army officer's door nameplate in painted brass with name, "H.R.DUNLOP/4th LOW. (HOW.) BGd. R.F.A." (lugs on reverse removed); WWI Field Officer's sword knot in leather (leather strap broken); officer's compass by "F.Barker & Son, London, 1917", (glass cover broken), with defence broadarrow on reverse, scratched on reverse is the name, "H.R.Dunlop Capt. R.F.A" and also on the top side, "H.R.Dunlop R.F.A", in leather holder by "French & Son/London/1917", with attached leather shoulder strap; WWI lanyard possibly for attachment to a whistle; another lanyard but very worn; various belts and leather straps, possibly horse tack, and various boot/shoe laces; all of the above are mostly attributed to Capt H.R.Dunlop. Poor - fine. (lot)
Estimate $60
Great Britain, Ancient belt buckles (2) found at Lareneath, Norfolk 1882, match box holders, WW II Germany (2) and another with a deer Red Head brand box of matches, miniature Victory medals 1940-1945 (2) and decorations (boxed). Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $150
Great Britain, Royal Air Force hat badge with RAF hat badge; Germany, hat with red band and two circular white metal and red and white metal and black badges, with leather visor, with chin strap but this damaged. The first hat badly aged, good - fine. (2)
Estimate $50
World, includes Australia, Vietnam Moratorium badge, pin-back; Great Britain, ratings tally band marked, "H.M.S"; also a London coat-of-arms embroidered souvenir badge with some gold braid; Netherlands, ratings tally band marked, "KONINKLIJKE MARINE" (Royal Netherlands Navy); United States of America, US Navy Ordnance Battalion Striker white on black patch; US Navy Gun Captain Striker dress white patch; also eagle badge emblem of the German Empire (used 1935-45), with Third Reich symbol removed, missing one suspension lug. Poor - very fine. (7)
Estimate $40
USA, airborne badges, 82nd Airborne shoulder patch, rocker and Combat Infantry badge ASA(Army Security Agency) unit beret flash with senior jump wings and shoulder patch, basic Vietnamese jump wings (belonged to a former active service member); also 1945 victory tin (South Africa) with uniform buttons; Australian Boer War medalets (C.1900/7) (C.1899.00/3), Rhodesia Independence Medal in bronze 1965, South Africa coronation bronze medal 1937. Fine - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $80
Transvaal War, 1899-1900, to Commemorate the Departure of Australian Volunteers, in gold (375 on edge, 12.71g, 30mm) by Amor (c1899-1900). A later striking, uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $800
Departure fob, Hendersons Sweets, in gold (9ct; 15.56g; 31x37mm), by W.Kerr, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'Sydney/With Best Wishes', plain reverse inscribed, 'Presented to/Mr N.Henderson./By the Employees of/"Hendersons Sweets"/On his Departure/for the front./1915'. Good very fine.
Estimate $900
Return fob, in gold (9ct; 8.25g; 28x37.5mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Private Victor Bush/From/Bookham & Berremangra/Residents/on his return from Active Service'. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $480
Return fob, in gold (9ct; 6.29g; 26x29mm), by W.Kerr, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Presented to/Cpl E.J.Hooley./By The/Residents of Lyndhurst/on his Return/from/Active Service.'. Good very fine.
Estimate $360
Return fob, in gold (15ct; 4.98g; 28x37mm), reverse inscribed, '30734/Private L.J.Fogarty/105th Howitzers/Presented/by Residents of/Georgetown & District/in appreciation of/Services Rendered/During The Great War'. Enamel missing from colour patch on obverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $480
Return fob, in voided enamel and gold (9ct; 10.17g; 32x40mm), by A&C Ld (Angus & Coote Ltd), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Pres. To/Pte. A.F.W.Johnson/6th F.A.B/By/His Tichborne/Friends/8.8.19'. Some enamel missing from colour patch on obverse and hairlines on reverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
Return fob, in voided gold (9ct; 8.31g; 33x35mm), by P&Co, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'For Active Service', reverse inscribed, 'Presented to/Pte/E.Kear./by Wallsend/Soldiers Citizens/Committee/27.3.19'. Very fine.
Estimate $480
Return fob, in gold (9ct; 6.05g; 33x39mm), by A&CLd (Angus & Coote Ltd), obverse inscribed, 'To Gnr. G.Marsh/3rd/F'ld Art./Bgd. A.I.F', reverse inscribed, 'From/Residents/of/Wetheron/& Ginoondan'. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $350
Return fob, in gold (9ct; 4.68g; 28x36mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Presented to/Gnr. L.F.Porter./49th Battery A.F.A./on his return/From Active Service/1916 to 1919'. Good very fine.
Estimate $270
St Georges English Rifle Regiment Rifle Club, prize fob in gold (9ct; 8.35g; 27x35mm), by W.Kerr, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, '1st Battn/St G.E.R.R.R.C./Presented by/Q.M.S. Sharp/Won by/Pte. G.Moss./1911'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
WW II, School Patriotic Fund, South Australia, service awards, enamelled gilt badges with service bars added 1942-3 (2), 1944, 1944-5 (3), 1948, by Schlank Adelaide. Extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $80
Commemorative Medal, 2005, in bronze (50mm), obverse with soldier bayoneting an object on the ground and the wording, "Proudly Serving/Australia In/Peace And War,/At Home And/Abroad, For/90/Years", reverse design of two crossed bayonets in centre with 2 above and around this is the date of issue "2005" and the unit names "8 BDE 4 BDE 5 BDE 9 BDE 13 BDE 8 SIG REGT" and in the outer circle are more unit names and the commemorated date, "5 BDE 26 JULY 1915 6 BDE 7 BDE"; WWII desert campaign allied postcards (8) featuring b&w military scenes, all unused. The medal uncirculated, the postcards very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $40
Army cap, no badges; Air Force cap, with label on inside marked N432 1944 71/2 Made in Australia, together with two small Air Force buttons at front and on the side at the front is a voided bronze RAAF badge (KC). The second cap with a few small holes, otherwise both very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
RAAF Officer’s QC peaked cap, by C.G.C.F. (Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory) with cloth and gilt badge at the front; RAAF Sergeant’s rank stripes chevrons (2); black cloth armband. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
Royal Australian Air Force, blue cap with label on inside, “Q136 Made In Australia/1944/Size 6 ¾”, on the front side of the cap is voided brass badge for Royal Australian Air Force Training Corps. Good very fine.
Estimate $80
Army khaki belt, fitted with a variety of Australian, New Zealand, British and USA badges and buttons (all King’s crown) (approx. 27). Fine - very fine. (28)
Estimate $100
Military buttons, in metal, various sizes and various British units but mostly artillery and mostly WWI and mostly attributed to Capt H.R.Dunlop, also noted five WWII issues attributed to his son, Ian Craig Dunlop, and noted three German Army WWI buttons and another plain metal issue possibly from an American Civil War uniform. Packaged in groups with identification, fine - very fine. (35)
Estimate $50
Army ammunition belt, a WWI leather five pouch ammunition belt with a separate buckle hook suspended from a suspension clasp. The brass fittings affected by oxidation, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50