£180
A FIRST WORLD WAR CASUALTY PAIR FROM THE BATTLE OF MESSINES TO THE AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY. A Great War pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal named to 95 Cpl W. Harvey 41 BN AIF. Corporal William Harvey enlisted for the Australian Military Forces in September 1915, posted to the 41st Battalion on the 4th October 1915, he sailed from Sydney to Plymouth arriving on the 29th July 1916, he had been in trouble on the voyage for 'breaking out of Quarters' and required to forfeit 20 days pay. A short spell in hospital is recorded before he arrived in France on the 19th November 1916. He rose from Private to temporary Corporal to Corporal on the 16th April 1917. He died on the 23rd of June 1917 and is buried at Messines Ridge Cemetery. Sold with photographs of his headstone and extensive copied research. *CR Court mounted for display. A lot fee of £8 inc. VAT will be charged on top of the hammer price and BP on all lots.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Free Registration
26.1% inc VAT*
Flat Fee Registration
22.50% inc VAT*
