Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian
Lot 3843 Session 12 (11:30am Thursday) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian
Estimate $650
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GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1962 TO SNIPER, EIIR (crowned head Dei Gratia), - two clasps - Borneo, Malaya Peninsula. 16212 J.W.Jones. Impressed. Second clasp loose on ribbon, otherwise good very fine and scarce two clasp medal to a sniper.
Together with group photo of 3 Platoon A Coy 3RAR at Sarawak, Borneo, 1965-66 with all members identified.
Corporal John William 'Pogo' Jones, Spare Parts Assistant, born 30Oct1942 at Brisbane, Queensland; Enl.23Jun1961 Australian Regular Army; after training posted to 1Bn RAR 11Jan1962; qualifed as sniper 26Feb1962; to 3RAR 29June1962; to 2RAR 01May1963; to 3RAR 26Jun1963; Emb.16Jul1963 to Singapore; 09Mar1965 to Kuching and operations in Indonesian Confrontation; 28Jul1965 to Terendak, Malaysia for operational duty; RTA 15Sep1965 to 7RAR; Disch.22Jun1967; Enl.08May1970 in CMF, posted to 25Bn, RQR; Disch,03Sep1970. With research.
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