Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 3027    SESSION 14 (2.30PM THURSDAY 1ST AUG)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $1,750
Bid at live.noble.com.au

GROUP OF EIGHT: 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Australian Service Medal 1945-1975, - clasp - Japan; Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVIR). R.F.Priest S9863 on first medal, S.9863. R.F.Priest. on second to fourth medals, N49931 R.F.Priest on fifth medal, RF.Priest S9863 on sixth medal, Robert Frederick Priest on seventh medal and S.V.820 E.R.A. 4Cl. R.F.Priest RANVR on last medal. The first, sixth and seventh medals pantographed, the other medals impressed. Swing mounted, contact marks, otherwise fine - extremely fine.

The 1939-45 Star naming is pantographed because it was not issued until the qualifying criteria was changed in the 1990s.^Together with,^1) Civil Construction Corps badge in bronze, by Amor, Sydney.^2) HMAS Shropshire tally band.^3) RAN Reserves badge (KC), reverse numbered 5560.^4) RSL Australia Life Member badge reverse named N3749 R F Priest 24.5.80.^5) Navy & Allied War Services Assoc badge with clasp 1984.^6) Ashfield RSL 60th Anniversary medallion 1919-1979 with ring top suspension.^7) RSL Australia stick-pin with 80 overlay on crown.^8) Returned Sailors' Soldier's & Airmen's League Australia lapel badge numbered 25660 with 80 overlay on crown.^9) The Rats of Tobruk Bowlers stick-pin lapel badge number 14150 named on front, 'Bob Priest';^10) RSL Five Dock tie bar.^11) Case for Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with ribbon and pin-back suspender.^12) Case for Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945 with riband and pin-back ribbon suspender.^Robert Frederick 'Rusty' Priest, boilermaker, born 15Apr1920 at Five Dock, Sydney, NSW; Enl.15Jan1937 as Gunner 14FAB on part-time duty at Holsworthy; 31Aug1943 noted as welder with Civil Construction Corps (No. CN84910) (period 19Apr1943 to 24Aug1944) and at this time renewed application for transfer to Naval Service as Boilermaker; Enl.13Nov1944 in RANR in Sydney and to HMAS Kuttabul for Trade Test as Acting Engine Room Artificer (ERA) IV; to HMAS Cerebus Melbourne Depot 21Nov1944; to Heavy Cruiser HMAS Shropshire 23Apr1945 and ops in Philippines; present at Tokyo Bay surrender 02Sep1945; departed Japan 17Nov1945; to ERA IV 01Mar1946; to HMAS Lonsdale Melbourne Depot 17Apr1946; to HMAS Penguin Sydney Depot 19Apr1946; to Minesweeper HMAS Burnie 19May1946; to Ceylon 04Jun1946 where HMAS Burnie was paid off; to Landing Ship Tanks (LST) 3501 03Jul1946 (on commissioning from RAN); to LST 3035 15Jul1946; to HMAS Penguin 16May1947; to HMAS Rushcutter 11Jul1947; Disch.18Jul1947; requested trf to RANR 28Dec1949; President of RSL Five Dock 1968-70; Life Member of RSL 1972. ^With copy of Service File and research by Mostly Unsung and a large amount of other research.