Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 4057    SESSION 19 (2.30PM FRIDAY 28TH JULY)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $2,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,800

MBE GROUP OF EIGHT: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, type 2 breast badge, Member (MBE) (Military); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star - clasp - Burma; War Medal 1939-45 with MID; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Korea Medal 1950-53; United Nations Korea Medal 1950-53. First medal unnamed as issued, the second to fourth medals unnamed, 23895. J.B.Carter. on fifth and sixth medals, J.B.Carter. R.A.N. on last two medals. All named medals impressed. Swing mounted, ribbons aged and first ribbon with some damage, medals cleaned long ago and some with contact marks, otherwise fine - very fine.

Together with a matching set of swing mounted miniatures.

MBE (Military): LG 1/6/1953, p3013, to Chief Petty Officer Jack Broadly Carter, HMAS Condamine, for outstanding operational service in Korea.

MID: LG 16/6/1942, p2647 to Engineroom Artificer 4th Class Jack Broadley Carter, HMAS Vampire. For gallantry, steadfastness and devotion to duty when HMAS Vampire fought a night action with a superior Japanese force on 26/27 January, 1942 off Endau (Malaya). In an engineroom temperature of 140 degrees and high humidity, he remained at his station on the throttle and showed great zeal and devotion to duty under the most trying conditions and set a fine example to his shipmates.

Jack Broadley Carter, electrical fitter, born 28Dec1918 at Clutha, Ardock, Cardross, Scotland; Enl.03Jan1940 for 12 years at Port of Melbourne, Vic; various postings including Cerberus 03Jan-29Aug1940; Vampire 30Aug-31Dec1940; Stuart 01Jan-12Jun1941; Vampire 13Jun1941-09Apr1942; Lonsdale 10Apr-31Oct1942; Penguin 01Nov-31Dec1942; Kuttabul 01Jan-30Apr1943; Lonsdale 01May-12May1943; Nepal 13May-17May1943; Quiberon 18May1943-19Jun1945; Lonsdale 20Jun-20Jul1945; Kuttabul 21Jul-31Dec1945; Condamine 20Mar-16Apr1950; Cerberus 17Apr-07Jun1950; Condamine 08Jun1950-25Mar1954 including service in Korea; various other postings and promotions until promoted to Lieut-Commander 10Apr1960; Trf to Retired List 22Nov1963.

With copy of Service File and other research.