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Rifle club, championship hand crafted fob medal in gold (15ct, 8.6gms, 32mm), ring top suspension, central voided shield, rifleman kneeling engraved on front, reverse inscribed "G.W.R.C. (Grampians Wimmera Rifle Club)/Champion Medal Year 1900/Presented/by/H. Best/Won by/George Grellet". Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
British officer's pip, sweethearts brooch in gold (9ct, 2.9gms, 30mm) with pin-back and safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
WWI tribute fob, in gold (9ct, 3.1gms, 35mm x 23mm), reverse inscribed "Prestd to/Pte./T. Smith/from his friends/at Sunnyside/26.10.18". Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
WWI tribute fob, in gold (15ct, 7.1gms, 35mm x 30mm), pin back with safety chain, reverse inscribed "Presented to/Cpl. W. Archer/7 Batt. A.I.F./from/Warrion residents/1918". Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $410
WWI tribute fob, in gold (9ct, 8.68 gms, 30mm), obverse, soldier with rifle resting, garter around with wreath outside, reverse, engraved, 'Lieut W.H. Glossop. / Killed / in action / 6th May 1918 / Presented by / the / Aberdare Residents'. Brushmarks on reverse otherwise very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $380
ANZAC sweethearts badge, in gold (9ct, 2.8gms, 24mm x 28mm) and enamel, pin back. Fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $230
General Staff Officer, Land Headquarters, WWI, sweethearts badge in gold (9ct, 3.2gms, 30mm x 25mm) and enamel, obverse inscribed "L.S.D." reverse inscribed "18.7.20", pin back. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Memorial Plaque, WWI, named to Dick Goodger in relief, made at Woolwich Arsenal. Double sided tape on reverse, easily removed, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
WWII tribute medal, by K G Luke c.1946 in silvered bronze (57mm) (C.F/4). Engraved on reverse Biddeston / Welcome Home / Committee and named to Pte R O Berghofer. About very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Souvenir of Egypt 1915, medallion in silver (29mm), Light Horse Trooper holding ANZAC flag. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
ANZAC Commemorative Medal, 1967, engraved, 'C.R.Lamrock'. In case of issue, extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $700
60th Anniversary of World War II, commemorative medallion, in bronze (38mm) by Royal Australian Mint, issued by Department of Veterans' Affairs, cased (3); Returned from Active Service lapel pins (KC) (2, one gilt bronze, one bronze); British Forces in Egypt prize medal in copper (41mm) unnamed, cased; book, Orders, Medals and Decorations of Britain and Europe in colour by Paul Hieronymussen; Army belt with a variety of badges and buttons attached. Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Commonwealth Council Interstate Rifle Match, award medal in bronze (33mm) by Stokes, uninscribed; The Victorian Rifle Association for Marksmanship, King's Trophy and Imperial Shield Competitions (2), award medallions in bronze 1928, 1932 (26mm); 2nd Inf B'gde Rifle Meeting 1924, Won at Wtown, medal in bronze (29mm), inscribed on reverse 'Trainees Match / 10th / R.A.Anderson / M.U.R.' by McIlaster. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Royal Australian Navy, award medal, in bronze (52mm), rev. plain, inscribed "R.A.N. Regatta/1937", in Dempster's, Sydney fitted box (O'Connor.pl.43, fig.348). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
WWI dog tag, for L.C.Maygar VC, DSO, VD, in aluminium, impressed naming 'CAPT / MAYGAR L.C. / 4. A.L.H. / C.E.' At the top is scratched MAJOR, at the left side just above MAYGAR is scratched Lt. and at the right is scratched Col. Together with a silver religious medal with a scene of the Holy Family on the obverse and on the reverse in relief is the title 'Divins Exiles / de / Matarieh / Protegez - Nous' (Mother of Divine Exiles Protect Us) with both items attached to a long, thin, silver chain with fob-style fittings. These items form the central feature of a professionally framed tribute that includes restrikes of the Australian Rising Sun badge at the top, the colour patches of the 4ALH and 8ALH, both with the metal A for ANZAC badge attached, one at each side and below this is a biography of Lt-Col Maygar VC, DSO, VD calligraphied onto a parchment at the left, the dog tag, medal and chain in the centre and on the right is a coloured photo of the colonel being a copy of a coloured portrait photo by Krystii Melaine that hangs in the RAAC Tank Museum at Puckapunyal in Victoria.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $0
WWII dog tag, shaved down obverse of Crete five drachma 1910 (KM.9) engraved "N.X. 9835/Pte E.A. Evans/B3/C.E." Mount removed from top, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Victorian Scottish Regiment, 1898-1903, Sporran badge in white metal (59mm)(Grebert P.159); Royal Australian Armoured Corps, hat badge in white metal (41mm)(Cossum 325). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
WWII armaments factory, operative badge No.1193, silvered (58mm x 52mm), pin back. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
1 RSU, Radar Surveillance Unit, enamel badge; other badges including Y.M.C.A. in Demobilisation, Liberation 1945-1995 Australia Remembers (Star of David behind barbed wire), Gardiner Central School (sew on type), Scots College white metal collar badge, Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol keyring, Greek Day 1941 (crossed U.S. & British flags), QVA inside wreath (Queensland Veterans' Association); Prussia - Hohenzollern Campaign Medal 1848-49, no suspension ring or ribbon; hat badges, Artists Rifles, Army Cyclist Corps (restrike); Foudroyant Medal struck from copper of Lord Nelson's flagship (medal damaged); small medical cloth badge; oval medalette (19mm x 13mm) in white metal with suspension loop featuring the word 'Cetewayo' above bust of Zulu warrior and on the reverse 'The / Zulu / War / Medal'. Poor - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
St John Ambulance War Service, badge in gilt and enamel (30 mm x 26mm) with 'Australia' suspender, '6096' impressed on reverse. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Sweetheart brooch, (29mm x 28mm) cut-out and engraved, gilt Rising Sun badge mounted into a sterling silver wreath with pin-back fitting; King's Silver War Badge, number A28915, stamped on reverse right side; a gilt commemorative brooch (41mm x 20mm) featuring three conjoined circles each containing an image, first George V, second, George VI and Elizabeth and third, Edward VIII, on the reverse in raised lettering is the inscription, 'Souvenir / of the coronation / of King George VI / and the historic year / of 1936, during which / England had three / kings'; sterling silver brooch (49mm x 16mm), comprising three English threepences joined together as follows, 190? (Edward VII), 1900 (Victoria), 1911 (George V). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Rising Sun badge, hat (2, one by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne), collar (7, one by General Plate, one by Stokes & Sons Melb.); Australia shoulder title (3, one by Tiptaft B'ham); FA (Field Artillery) title (2), all preceding in oxidised bronze; AFA (Militaria) collar badge, 1900-1912 (Cossum 93); 13 Battalion enamelled colour patch lapel pin by Angus and Robertson Ltd; Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League, enamelled lapel badges, 1920-1930 period (3, two large, one small); For King and Empire enamelled lapel badge (23mm) by F.J.Killen, impressed no. 7788; WWI Peace 1919 medalet; medalet to commemorate WWII Victory 1945 (2); Visit of First Commonwealth Fleet to Sydney 1913 medalet; Coronation of King George V 1911 medalet; Australian Military Forces buttons (7, two large, five small) in oxidised bronze. Fine - very fine. (32)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Nazi/Facist, Labor Front badge; Female Relative badge WWII (2, one with one star, the other missing the bar); Returned from Active Service badge A.I.F. WWI numbered 47629; Air Force Association enamelled lapel badge; dog tags, set of two still on original leather cord, 'Sherlock F W / 67463 / RAAF / CE'; French commemorative enamelled badge featuring Rising Sun badge above an inscription in honour of the Australians who died at Villers Bretonneux 24-25 April 1918, pin missing; St John Ambulance Brigade Cadet cap badge; an unidentified, extremely worn, silver medal similar to the Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896-1908 missing suspension jump ring and ribbon; a variety of buttons including one small N.S.W. Military Forces QVC, New South Wales Police KC (4, two large, two small); rank badges and other odd pieces. Poor - very fine. (81)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
The Boys' Brigade, The Queen's Badge (GV crown) (62mm x 38mm), pin-back; The Queen's Badge (GV crown) miniature; BB hat badge (43mm x 41mm); BB gilt and enamel lapel badge; a variety of BB proficiency badges (21, sixteen different types); various other BB hat and collar badges (10, two with missing pins); sterling silver BB fob, hallmarked on reverse. Very fine - extremely fine. (36)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
World War I, For Our Brave Boys, fob in bronze gilt and enamel (26mm x 23mm) by Bridgeland & King; World War II, A.I.F. 1941, Totally Incapacitated Soldiers, fob in bronze and enamel (31mm x 25mm) by P.J.King. Very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
13 ALH QMI, metal shoulder title, lugs damaged, various other enamelled badges, some items are, Nurses Registration Board Queensland (KC), B.Newnham / 1062 / 10.10.19, engraved on reverse; Queensland Police badge (KC) one lug missing; RAOB lapel badge; London North East Railway, Railway Service badge by Fattorini number 75760 impressed on reverse; Diggers Association (Queensland) (KC) by Handford, lapel badge; Caledonian Soccer Club 1928 by C.Sheridan, Perth; TPI Life Member badge (KC) by Swann & Hudson, number LM201 impressed on reverse; various other badges including a few sporting related items. Fine - very fine. (23)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
The Scots College Cadets, hat badge in white metal; another in bronze; Gladstone State School enamelled badge by McDonnell & East, Brisbane; Presbyterian Ladies College badge in sterling silver; Old Newingtonian Union enamelled lapel badge; Girl Guides lapel badge by Amor, Sydney. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
30th Battalion, Glengarry and badge; a varied selection of Army buttons, mostly British (161), RAN (QC) in gilt (3), silver buttons for merchant ships such as USS Co (16). A few small moth holes in cap, the badge is a modern issue, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (181)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Assorted World Badges, Hat badges (aprox 50); Collar badges; Trade Qualification and Rank badges; Shoulder Titles in metal; Rank badges in cloth; Epaulette and other items including 30th Foot Glengarry badge 1874-1881 (missing pin) and US Officer's cap badge gold-plated over sterling silver; Buttons (approx 60). The bulk of the items are British. Very good - extremely fine. (Approx 160)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
World War II, assorted military badges and buttons, including Australia, 1930-1942, hat badges, 60th Infantry Battalion, The Heidelberg Regiment in brass and enamel (52mm x 48mm), also collar badge; U.S.A. Marine Corps, efficiency badges for pistol and bayonet. Good - very fine. (36)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150