Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Singles

Sale 109    28–30 Jul 2015   Dixson Room,   Sydney

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Lot 4597    Session 14 (4.30pm Thursday)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Singles

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200

MILITARY MEDAL, (GVR type 1). 1014 Sjt: W. Bellchambers. 1/Aust:I.F. Impressed. Extremely fine.

Ex Trevor Bushell Taylor Collection.

MM: LG 16/11/1916, p11144, posn 12; CAG 19/4/1917, p924, posn 12.

Recommendation: At Pozieres, France, 23rd July 1916, after his platoon officer had been killed and his platoon broken up by heavy shell fire, Sgt. Bellchambers collected the remainder and took his portion of the trench. He showed splendid devotion to duty, ability to command, and did good work the whole time.

William Bellchambers, plasterer, age 35, born at Islington, Middlesex, England; Enl.14Sep1914 at Sydney, NSW, previous service of 12 years with Royal West Kent Regt; Emb.18Oct1914; WIA 10May1915 GSW legs, Gallipoli; WIA 25Jul1916 GSW right shoulder and thigh, France; WIA 08Apr1917 GSW right foot, France; KIA 03Oct1917 Belgium; commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

With research.

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