Orders, Decorations & Medals - Aust. Groups

Lot 3185    SESSION 13 (2.30PM THURSDAY 25TH MARCH)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Aust. Groups

Estimate $2,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $3,200

TRIO: Military Medal (GVR type 1); British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 7129 Pte E.O.Roder 16/Aust:Inf on first medal, 7129 Pte E.I.Roder 16-Bn A.I.F. on second and third medals. Impressed. Very fine.

With copy of Service Record, a brown wallet with a handwritten list of towns visited.

MM: LG 21/10/1918, p12422; CAG 12/2/1919, p272, to Pte E.O.Roder 16 Aust Infy Bn.

Recommendation: 'This man working in conjunction with No.7811 Private Henry Howard Richardson showed extraordinary daring during the operations against Vaire and Hamel Woods, east of Corbie, on the morning of 4th July 1918. He was always well in the lead keeping close up to the barrage. When the barrage 'lifts' occurred, he was always the first to rush the enemy encountered. On several occasions he was so quickly into the enemy posts and kept the crews of enemy machine guns so busy defending themselves from his personal onslaught, that they had no chance of getting their guns into action. He personally bayoneted several, and enabled his comrades to mop up the balance with a minimum of loss to our own troops. His fighting qualities on this occasion were superb. He is strongly recommended for distinction'.

Eugene Oswald Roder, farm hand, age 22yrs, born in Bendigo, Vic; Enl.11Apr1917 at Fremantle, WAust; Emb.24Jul1917 Albany, WAust; awarded MM 21Jul1918; RTA 18Jan1919; Disch.07Mar1920.