Australian Singles
Lot 2349 Session 8 (2.30pm Thursday) Australian Singles
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,800
MILITARY CROSS (GVR). Inscribed on reverse Lieut A.Hughes / 24th Batt / A.I.F. Very fine.
M.C. C.G.No.184 14Dec1916. '2nd Lt.A.Hughes, Inf. For conspicuous gallantry during operations. Though wounded, he accompanied another officer and located an enemy machine gun. They opened fire and drove off the enemy, capturing the gun. 2nd Lt Hughes then occupied and held the point with a bombing party and machine gun detachment'. See Bean, Australia in the War, Vol III, A.I.F. in France p697.
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