Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 2435    SESSION 14 (2.30PM THURSDAY 28TH NOVEMBER)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $10,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au

DSO GROUP OF NINE TO WIA: Distinguished Service Order (GVIR 1st cipher); British War Medal 1914-18; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, - clasp - 8th Army; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45 with MID; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration (EIIR) with Australia suspender. First medal unnamed as issued, 69244 A-L-Cpl A.A.C. Carter. G.S.R. A.I.F. on second medal, VX13696 A.A.C. Carter on third to eighth medals, 3/87002 Maj. A.A.C. Carter. C.M.F. on last medal. The second to eighth medals impressed and the ninth medal engraved. Display court mounted, nearly extremely fine.

Group originally donated to Naval & Military Club by Mrs Carter.
DSO: Supplement to LG 14/10/1943, p4545 - to Major Archibald Arthur Carter (VX13696), Australian Military Forces, in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Middle East.
MID: Supplement to LG 22/6/1943, p2865 - to Maj. A.A.C.Carter (VX13696), in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East during the period 1st May, 1942 to 22nd October 1942.
Archibald Arthur Cameron Carter, clerk and later university employee and electrical mechanic, born 12Apr1903 at Maidenhead, UK; WWI: Enl.27Jun1918 at Melbourne, Vic with previous service in Senior Cadets; Emb.02Nov1918 with 17 Victorian General Service Reinforcements; war ended and recalled 11Nov1918; to Lieut in Militia 23Mar1930; Captain Nov1936 with 6 Heavy Brigade at Nepean, NSW; to full-time duty 15Apr1940; Enl.01May1940 and to 2/2 Medium Regt; Supply Course 16-19Sep1940; to 2/12 Field Regt 20Oct1940; Emb.17Nov1940 for Middle East; Disemb.17Dec1940 at Suez and to camp at Palestine followed by Garrison Duty in Syria and ops in North Africa including El Alamein; training 28Nov to 22Dec1941; to 2/11 Field Ambulance, sick, 29Apr-10May1942; WIA 06Nov1942, to 2/6 Aust General Hosp with shrapnel to chest and abdomen; rejoined unit 14Jan1943; RTA 14Jan1943; to camp in Qld 06Apr1943; Emb.09Aug1943 for Port Moresby, NG; RTA 07Mar1944 from Finschhafen; to 2/2 Aust Gen Hospital 03-07Oct1944 with fracture; Emb.26Apr1945 for Morotai; to Labuan 01Jun1945; RTA 17Jan1946; to Reserve List 16Mar1946; Major with CMF 01May1948 and to 8/7 Infy Bn; Died 02Jun1976 at Heidelberg Hospital, Vic.
With research by Mostly Unsung.