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Lot 3863    Session 13 (2.30pm Friday)    Australian Groups

Estimate $8,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $10,200

GROUP OF FIVE: Military Cross (GVR); Military Medal; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18 with M.I.D.; Victory Medal 1914-19. 507 Sjt F.Smith 2/Co. Aust:A.S.C. on second medal, 507 Dvr F.L.Smith A.S.C. A.I.F. on third medal, Lieut F.L.Smith A.I.F. on fourth and fifth medals. First medal unnamed, others impressed. Very fine.

Lieut Francis Lawrence Smith M.C., M.M., 1st Div Train. Enl. 18Aug1914. D.O.W. 1Jul1918. M.C.: L.G.: 3rd supplement No.30431 14Dec1917, C.G.: No.150 24Sep1918. 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when engaged on forward transport work during nine days operations. On three occasions he had to halt his convoy owing to the road being blown up, but in spite of heavy shelling managed to repair the road with his own transport men and so enabled the convoy to proceed'. M.M.: L.G.: 2nd supplement No.29794 20Oct1916, C.G.: No.62 19Apr1917. M.I.D.: (Gallipoli) L.G.: No.29455 25Jan1916, C.G.: No.44 6Apr1916; M.I.D.: (France) L.G.: No.30440 25Dec1917, C.G.: No.57 18Apr1918. With research.

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