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Lot 2188    SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 31ST MARCH)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $350
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $340

GROUP OF FOUR: Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. NX36702 E.H.Boucher. All medals impressed. Display mounted, hairlines on last three medals, otherwise very fine - good very fine.

Note: Did not qualify for 1939-45 Star.

Together with WWII Female Relative's badge with one star, by Angus & Coote, 1942, reverse numbered A102978; Lest We Forget badge in gilt, featuring Rising Sun badge on a boomerang, by K.G.Luke, Melb(ourne), stick-pin back; Certificate of Discharge No.389697.

Eric Harold Boucher, farm labourer, age 30, born at Wyalong, NSW (His attestation form states he was born at Wyalong but ancestry records state he was born at Hackney, London, UK); Enl.03Jul1940 at Wagga, NSW in 8RR Bn; TOS 2/14 Army Fld Coy 03Feb1941; Trf to 2/4 Pioneer Bn 10Feb1941; TOS 13 Infy Trg Bn 21Nov1941; Emb.14Feb1942 with Sparrow Force but convoy attacked by Japanese and returned to Darwin; Disemb.18Feb1942 at Darwin and then Darwin was bombed by the enemy; various postings until Emb.11Apr1945 for New Guinea; Emb.31May1945 from Morotai for Brit Nth Borneo; RTA 06Dec1945 from Labuan; Disch.07Jan1946 ex 2/4 Aust Pioneer Bn after serving 1,164 days in Aust and 255 days overseas.

With copy of Service File and other research.

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