Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
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Lot 4690 Session 14 (4.30pm Thursday) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
Estimate $750
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TRIO: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 435 Pte A.H.Olson 8/Bn A.I.F. on first medal, 435 Cpl A.H.Olsen on second and third medals. All medals impressed. Second and third medals were silver plated and has now been mostly removed, very fine.
Pte Arthur Henry Olson (also spelt Olsen), blacksmith, age 21, born Maryborough VIC, Enl 26Aug1914 Melbourne, operations Gallipoli from 25Apr1915 near McCays Hill, WIA 27Jul1915 near Courtney's Post, to 60th Battalion at Serapuem 24Feb1916, to 3rd FAB 27Jan1917, operations Bullecourt and Passchendaele, attached Army Veterinary Hospital Rouen 30Jan1918 to 11Feb1918 then operations Amiens and Hindenburg Line, RTA 24Jan1919, Disch 09May1919.
Together with 22 photocopy pages of service details.
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