Militaria

Sale 109    28–30 Jul 2015   Dixson Room,   Sydney

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Lot 4299    Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday)    Militaria

Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $420

AUSTRALIA, WWI souvenir dog tag being a silver disc (42mm), obverse with images of crossed flags, the pyramids and a sphinx and name Cairo, reverse with details, 'W. HARRIS/787/C. SQDN.
6th L.H.R./2nd L.H.Bde/CE/EGYPT 1915/A.I.F. Very fine.

Ex Trevor Bushell Taylor Collection.

William John Harris, jockey, age 22, born at Islington, Newcastle, NSW; attended Waverley Public School, Waverley, Sydney, NSW; Enl.21Dec1914 at Liverpool, NSW, previous service of 2 years with Mounted Cadets; Emb.06Feb1915; to Gallipoli 06Aug1915; WIA 13Aug1915 GSW head; DOW 14Aug1915 at Anzac Cove; buried at Beach Cemetery N.Z.A. Gallipoli by Rev. J.C. McPhee.

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