Australian Groups

Lot 1539    SESSION 6 (9.30AM TUESDAY 31ST AUGUST)    Australian Groups

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $240

GROUP OF FIVE: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. The second and third medals unnamed, NX13898 J.M.Hammond on other medals. All named medals impressed. Extremely fine - uncirculated.

Together with two medal boxes with advice of awards; WWII Returned from Active Service badge (AIF), numbered A139229; 2/13 Battalion Association badge (The Devil's Own), numbered 532; badges (2, includes school badge) and clip-on year '77' fitting for RSL badge as well as riband bar for 1939-45 Star and Africa Star (2 sets).

NX13898 John Mark Hammond, born 01Aug1908 at Ashfield, Sydney, NSW; Enl.08May1940 at Paddington, Sydney, NSW; Disch.15Nov1945 as Major, 2/13 Aust Infy Bn; Recorded on the Francis Forbes Society Honour Roll of Barristers who served in WWII. Among the battle honours for the 2/13 Bn were El Alamein and the Defence of Tobruk.

See lot E3057 for Exhibition medal to his grandfather.