Orders, Decorations & Medals - Militaria

Lot 3782    SESSION 13 (2.30PM THURSDAY 2ND APRIL)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Militaria

Estimate $70
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $50

AUSTRALIAN ARMY SEWING KIT, nicknamed 'The Housewife', in fold-out khaki cloth, includes needles on woollen fold-over flap and loose cotton thread in one pocket, penned in ink on the lower pouch, 'T103089/W Guest'; trench art envelope opener, made of aluminium (possibly from aircraft wreckage), blade inscribed on one side with palm trees on dunes and the words, 'New Guinea/1943-44'; the lid of a Princess Mary's Christmas 1914 gift tin in brass; aluminium dog tag, impressed, 'C.OF.E./H.1067./STD./R.V.WEBB.'; also War Medal 1939-45, impressed naming to B.2617. W.R.A.Parker. No ribbon on the last item, otherwise good - very fine. (5)

T103089 William Joseph Guest, born 17Mar1927 at Hobart, Tas; Enl.26Apr1945 at Brighton, Tas; Disch.10Jan1947 as Pte ex 6 AAOD.

H.1067 Rex Vivian Webb, vulcanizer, born 24Jul1921 at Hobart, Tas; Enl.01Dec1939 at Hobart, Tas; Died suddenly at RND Hospital at age 19, at rank of Steward, HMAS Cerberus; Buried at HMAS Cerberus Cemetery.

B.2617 William Robert Alan Parker, born 02Nov1911 at London, England; Enl.15May1940 at Brisbane, Qld; Disch.18Dec1945 as Signalman ex HMAS Moreton. Served in the Pacific theatre.