Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
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Lot 4009 Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
Estimate $1,350
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GROUP OF SIX: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. VX26802 K.W. Blackman on all six medals. All medals impressed. Uncirculated.
Keith William Blackman, Pte 2/24 Btn AIF, born 09Aug1918, Albert Park, Victoria; Enl.21Jun1940; KIA 14Nov1945, buried Finschafen War Cemetery New Guinea. Pte K.W.Blackman 2/24 Btn was a leading scout on the day he was killed. The unit diary reveals details of the action and his death 'Jivevaneng 14 Nov 1943 ... D.Coy patrol was fired on at 564663; the leading scout being killed. An attempt was made to recover the body of the leading scout but owing to impenetrable bamboo on both sides of the track the attempt had to be made frontally and since the enemy was covering the area with two LMGs the attempt had to be abandoned'. Together with six pages of service history and war diary excerpts.
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