Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 1143    Session 5 (2:30pm Tuesday 26th July)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $700

GROUP OF FOUR: Vietnam Medal 1973; Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975, - clasp - Vietnam; Australian Defence Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (no clasp). 1201469 G.A.Neale. The third medal pantographed, the other medals engraved. The clasp to the second medal not fitted to ribbon, otherwise extremely fine - uncirculated.

Together with,
1. Boxes for first and last medals, both include official leaflet with 'Rules of Conditions.' (revised Nov, 1968).
2. Case for AASM including miniature and clasp, and spare ribbons.
3. Case for ADM including miniature, riband and spare ribbons.
4. Riband for first and last medals including 1960- clasp.
5. RAS badge (QC), reverse numbered A451585.
6. Gilt Australia titles (2) and silvered RAE titles (2).
7. WWII 50 calibre round marked 'TW4' (USA Twin Cities Ordnance Plant 1944) for Browning machine gun, professionally holed near base of casing and gun powder removed.

Sapper Garry Arthue Neale, Permanent Army, RAE; born 24Jan1945 at Brisbane, Qld; served in Vietnam 16Apr1970 - 14Apr1971 with 17th Construction Sqn.