Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
Lot 2425 SESSION 14 (2.30PM THURSDAY 28TH NOVEMBER) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
Estimate $1,500
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MM TRIO: Military Medal (GVR type 1); British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 20740 Gnr: T.H.Burrett. Aust:F.A. on first medal, 20740 Gnr T.H.Burrett. 3 D.A.C. A.I.F. on last two medals. All medals impressed. Very fine.
MM: LG 14/5/1919, p6056; CAG 15/9/1919, p1364 to Gunner T.H.Burrett, 7 Aust Field Artillery Brigade.
Recommendation: From 30th August to 1st Sept. 1918, at Clery, Gunner Burrett did invaluable work under heavy shell fire in maintaining communications between the battery and O.P. His work has called for exceptional qualities, and at no time did he fail to maintain communication, and so keep the battery advised of the situation and enable fire to be directed on to the enemy.
Thomas Hugh Burrett, engineer, age 23, born at Footscray, Melbourne, Vic; Enl.08Nov1915 at Brisbane, Qld, with 2 years previous naval service; to Gunner 11Jan1916; Emb.11May1916 with 9FA Bde; TOS 3 Div Arty Detach 04Jan1917; TOS 3 Divisional Ammunition Column 10Mar1917; TOS 7FAB 05Aug1917; awarded MM in the Field 26Oct1918; RTA 12May1919; Disemb.28Jun1919; Disch.14Aug1919.
Research including note of congratulations (this damaged) dated 21st February 1919 on award of MM from General Rawlinson, Commanding Fourth Army; and some pages from 'With The 27th Battery In France' in which Gunner Burrett is mentioned.
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