Australian Groups

Lot 2504    SESSION 17 (11.30AM FRIDAY 25TH NOV)    Australian Groups

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $400

TRIO TO ACCIDENTALLY KILLED: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 2284 Spr. J.O'Bern. 2/F.C. Eng. A.I.F. on first medal, 2284 MT-Dvr. J.O'Bern. 2 F.C.E. A.I.F. on last two medals. All medals impressed. Display mounted, cleaned, otherwise nearly extremely fine.

John O'Bern, engineer, age 21, born at Ballarat, Vic; Enl.28Jul1915 at Melbourne, Vic; Emb.09Nov1915; TOS OC Coy 28Dec1915 at Tel el Kebir; to France 22Mar1916; various postings; WIA 12Jun1916 GSW left forearm, France; Accidentally killed by an exploding 'dud' German air bomb 13Dec1917 in France (While unloading supply lorries an unknown man picked up a 'dud' German air bomb which was lying in the vicinity and after examining it, dropped it when it instantly exploded killing Dvr J. O'Bern and 4 others outright and 5 others were wounded, 2 of whom subsequently died.); buried at 2nd Aust Casualty Clearing Station Cemetery and then Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France.