Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
Lot 4850 SESSION 18 (2.30PM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups
Estimate $600
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SOLD $850
GROUP OF SEVEN: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal (GVIR Fid.Def), with Australia suspender. SX4439 C.W.Sparkes on first six medals, SX4439 Capt (T/Maj) C.W.Sparkes. A.I.F on last medal. First six medals impressed, last medal engraved. The last medal toned, otherwise extremely fine - uncirculated.
Efficiency Medal: CAG 2/2/1948, p960 to Captain (T/Major) Cecil William Sparkes, Australian Army Provost Corps.
Cecil William Sparkes, born 24Aug1904 at Karachi, India; Enl.06Jun1940 at Keswick, Sth Aust; Disch.13Jun1946 as Captain ex 11 Aust Div Provost Corps AIF; Died while serving as a Sergeant Instructor with South Australian Police on Friday 19 January 1951 when fighting a bushfire in a steep gully near Upper Sturt in South Australia along with two other police officers who were also killed.
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