Australian Groups
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Lot 2939 SESSION 19 (ONLINE ONLY:CLOSES FROM 9.30AM THURSDAY 24 NOV) Australian Groups
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $520
TRIO TO KIA: 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. First medal unnamed, PX178 L.Purshouse (sic - see below) on last two medals. Named medals impressed. Contact marks on last two medals, otherwise very fine.
Entitled to Pacific Star.
Lloyd Pursehouse, patrol officer on the Hagen-Sepik Patrol, born 04Nov1912 at Goulburn, NSW; attended Canberra Grammar School where he was school captain in 1930; initially served as a civilian coastwatcher stationed at Finschafen, NG; Enl.01Jun1943 in M Special Unit at Port Moresby, Australian New Guinea; KIA 17Jan1944 near Sio, New Guinea at rank of T/Captain while attached to 2/17Bn; commemorated at Lae Memorial, PNG, Canberra Grammar School Roll of Honour and memorial window in school chapel, and Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour.
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