Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 3995    SESSION 19 (2.30PM FRIDAY 28TH JULY)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $750

GROUP OF EIGHT: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Coronation Medal 1937. 2211 Pte R.R.Nixon. 4/Bn. A.I.F. on first three medals, B279 R.R.Nixon on fourth to seventh medals, the last medal unnamed as issued. All named medals impressed. Swing mounted, first ribbon damaged, contact marks on some medals, otherwise fine - good very fine.

Together with Australian Rising Sun hat badge (KC); Australia titles in bronze (4); Australian Red Cross Society badge in oxidised bronze and enamel (KC); Royal Navy officer's button (KC - medium size); Royal Australian Navy button (KC - small size); 2/9th Australian General Hospital cloth colour patches WWII (2); sterling silver disc on neck chain, the disc inscribed on obverse, '279/R.R.Nixon./Aus. Red Cross./C. of E.' and on reverse, 'From/Father, Mother,/Yvonne & Bruce./27.8.42.'; WWI postcards (3) and Xmas card 1918.

Gunner Robert Rex Nixon confirmed as a member of the Military Detachment of the 1937 Coronation Contingent.

Robert Rex Nixon, clerk, age 18, born at Semaphore, Adelaide, Sth Aust; WWI: Enl.01May1915 at Liverpool, NSW, in 56Bn, with his parents' consent; Emb.16Jun1915; left at Anzac Reinf Camp with tonsillitis; rejoined unit 20Aug1915 at Gallipoli; to hospital ship with tonsillitis 18Sep1915; trf to 4Bn 13Feb1916; TOS 56Bn ex 4Bn 03Mar1916; detached to 5 Aust Div Base as Batman 01Nov1916; rejoined unit 07Jan1917; detached to 12 Bde HQs as Batman 11Mar1917; Trf to 16 Inf Bde HQs 21Mar1917; Trf to 61Bn 27Jul1917; Trf to 16Infy 03Sep1917; to France 14Oct1917; to hospital sick 06Feb1918; detached for duty with 14 Fd Coy Aust Engineers 20Feb1918; rejoined Bn 22Mar1918; RTA 28Mar1919; Disch.26Jul1919. Between Wars: Enl.31Jan1937 at Paddington, Sydney, NSW in RA Arty; struck off strength 01Jul1937 (Service No.3151). WWII: Appt'd Red Cross Society representative for the Army 22Jul1942 (Personal Number B279); to 2/1 Aust CCS Milne Bay, NG, sick 15Dec1942; RTA 17Mar1943; to 113AGH with malaria 15May1943; Discharged from hospital 31May1943; to 2/12AGH with alvocolar abscess 14Aug1943; attached to 2/1AGH from ARCS 26Apr1944; to 112BMH 19Dec1944; to HQ Qld L of C Area 24Mar1945; tendered resignation with Field Force 28Jun1945 and after two medical examinations was admitted to hospital for operations; Died 29May1977 from prostatic carcinoma with spinal metastases.

With copies of Service Files.