Other Militaria (including literature)
Lot 5735 SESSION 20 (7.30PM FRIDAY 20TH APRIL Other Militaria (including literature)
Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $220
AUSTRALIA, WWI, tribute fob in gold (15ct, 6.1g, 30x39mm), obverse, boomerang with shield below with overlay engraved 'HLW', at sides a kangaroo and emu and below crossed laurel sprays, reverse inscribed, 'Presented to/L.Cpl/H.Westaway/by his friends/on his return from/The Great War/4.8.19'. Good very fine.
Ex Spink Auctions Sale 36 (lot 1000 part).
Horace Leslie Westaway, engine driver, age 24yrs, born Golden Square Vic, served with 57th Btn; Enl.29Jul1915 at Bendigo; RTA 10Jun1919; Disch.11/Oct1919.
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