Orders, Decorations & Medals - Aust. Singles

Lot 4547    Session 16 (9:30am Friday 3rd August)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Aust. Singles

Estimate $4,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au

MILITARY MEDAL, (GVR type 1). 2460 T.Sjt W.Goldson. 4/Aust:L.H.R. Impressed. Very fine.

MM: LG 3/7/1919, p8357; CAG 17/10/1919, p1530.

Recommendation: At Kaukab on 30th September 1918 when the advance was held up, this N.C.O. worked his way through heavy machine gun close fire and located four hostile machine guns. This information proved of great value to the Artillery. Later when the Regiment was charging this N.C.O. personally led a party straight on toward these guns which he captured.

Recorded as a member of A Squadron 4LHR that charged at Beersheba on 31Oct1917.

William Goldson, grazier, age 27, born at Essendon, Vic; Enl. 15Sep1915 at Melbourne, Vic; Emb.06May1916; TOS 1LH Reserve Reg 12Jun1916; to T/Cpl 01Jul1916; TOS 1st Double Sqn 06Jul1916; to T/Sgt 21Aug1916; reverts to rank 02Nov1916 and to Tng Camel Reg; Trf to 4LHR 12Mar1917 and T/Sgt; attended Musketry and Bayonet fighting class - result 2nd Class Instructor 06-26May1917; to 4LHR 01Jul1917; reverts to rank of Trooper 01Aug1917; to L/Cpl 31Oct1917; to Cpl 15Feb1918; WIA 01May1918 GSW neck; to T/Sgt 15Jul1918; RTA 18Feb1919; Disemb.31Mar1919; Disch.15May1919 Medically Unfit.

With research including photocopy excerpts from books.