Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
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Lot 1112 Session 5 (2:30pm Tuesday 26th July) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $500
TRIO: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 1925 Pte J.G.Callanan. 2 Rmt. Unit. A.I.F. on first two medals, 1925 Pte J.G.Callanan. 2 A.R.U. A.I.F. on last medal. All medals impressed. Court mounted, very fine.
John George Callanan, horse trainer, age 24, born at Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Vic; Enl.11Oct1915; Emb.20Nov1915; admitted to 3AGH Abbassia with neurasthenia 25Jun1916; invalided to England 07Jul1916 and struck off strength of Remount Unit; TOS No 1 Command Depot 28Aug1916; RTA09Sep1916, arrived 31Oct1916; Disch.15Nov1916 as Medically Unfit.
The 2nd Australian Remount Unit was also the unit of Australian, Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson being commissioned on 18 October 1915 and while serving with the unit was wounded in April 1916.
With relevant copies of Pte J.G.Callanan's service record and biography of Banjo Paterson.
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