Orders, Decorations & Medals - Militaria
Lot 3705 Session 15 (7.30pm Thursday) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Militaria
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $440
AUSTRALIA, WWI, tribute fob, in gold (15ct, 12.6g, 33x49mm), obverse, crossed rifles above wreath and inside in relief the monogrammed initials 'JJMc', reverse inscribed, 'Presented/To/Mr J.J.McKeowen/By The People Of/Yarrabandai/As A Token Of Esteem On His/Return From The War/June, 1919'. Very fine.
Ex B.J.Hibbard Collection.
John James McKeowen, farmer, age 26, born at Coraddery, NSW; Enl.13Dec1917 at Parkes, NSW; Emb.05Jun1918; served as gunner with 6th (Army) Bge Aust F Arty; RTA 09May1919; Disch.25May1919.
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