Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 1378    SESSION 8 (11.30AM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $2,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au

MSM GROUP OF SEVEN: Queen's South Africa Medal 1899, (type 2 reverse), no clasp; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; 1939-45 War Medal; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Meritorious Service Medal (GVR in military uniform). 42 Farrier H.V.Hunt C.H on first medal, 33 Pte H.V.Hunt. 3/L.H. Rgt. A.I.F. on second medal, 33 SSgt H.V.Hunt. 3/L.H. Rgt. A.I.F. on third medal, 33 S-Sjt H.V.Hunt. 3 L.H.R. A.I.F. on fourth medal, S212323 H.V.Hunt on fifth and sixth medals, 33 Far: S.Sjt: H.V.Hunt: H.Q. A.M.D. Train: Aust:I.F on last medal. The first medal engraved, all other medals impressed. Display mounted, very fine - extremely fine.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 131 (lot 2483).^MSM: LG 1/1/1919, p62; CAG 61, 23/5/1919, p891 - to Farrier Staff-Sergeant Henry Vincent Hunt, Mtd Div Train, in recognition of valuable services rendered with Forces in Egypt.^Boer War: Henry Vincent Hunt, shoeing-smith, age 22, born at Modbury, Sth Aust; Enl.21Apr1902 at Adelaide, Sth Aust. in 8Bn Aust C'wth Horse; Emb.21May-02Jun1902; RTA July1902. WWI: Enl.22Aug1914 at Morphettville, Sth Aust in 3LHR; Emb.22Oct1914; to join MEF at Gallipoli 09May1915; to Cpl 02Jan1916; to Sgt 03Jan1916; to Farrier S Sgt 31Jul1917; to Horse Coy Anzac Mtd Div Train 07Aug1917; TOS 32 Coy AASC 07Aug1918; RTA 15Nov1918; awarded MSM 01Jan1919; Disch.23Feb1919. WWII: Enl.30Sep1939 at Adelaide, Sth Aust, in Garrison Bn, now a labourer at age 58; to hospital 07Jun1941 with bronchitis; posted to seriously ill list with bronchial pneumonia 10Jun1941; Disch.15Oct1941 Medically Unfit.^With copy of Service File and other research.