Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Sale 114    28–31 Mar 2017   Gallery Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 2080    SESSION 8 (2.30PM WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au

PAIR: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 6524 Pte A.Hockey. 14 Bn. A.I.F. Impressed. Good very fine.

Alfred Hockey, labourer, age 33, born at Mooroopna, Vic; Enl.05Jun1916 at Melbourne, Vic; Emb.02Oct1916; to 4th Training Brigade, England 16Nov1916; AWL at Codford 11Dec1916, forfeits 14 day's pay; sick with VD at Bulford 30Dec1916 for 95 days; AWL at Codford 01Jul1917, forfeits 17 day's pay; court martialled at Codford, drunkenness 28Aug1917 while on escort duty, guilty and 60 days detention and 77 day's pay; sentence remitted 16Oct1917, overseas to France 23Oct1917, TOS 14Bn 02Feb1917; WIA 01Feb1918, gassed; to hospital in England; later, absent from guard duty at Hurdcourt, award 14 day's C.C. and forfeits 1 day's pay; to Dartford 04Mar1918; to Overseas Training Brigade 01Jun1918; RTA 07Feb1919; Disemb.31Mar1919 3MD; Disch.08May1919.

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