Auction Catalogue

18 September 1998

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Forte Crest Bloomsbury Hotel  Coram Street  London  WC1N 1HT

Lot

№ 623

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18 September 1998

Estimate: £120–£150

Four: Acting Lieutenant Commander William B. Farr, Royal Australian Naval Reserve
1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal; Australia Service Medal, the last two only officially impressed (W. B. Farr, R.A.N.R.S.) good very fine (4) £120-150

Sold with original R.A.N. Interim Certificate of Discharge (June 1946), a large number of flimsy Commonwealth of Australia Mercantile Marine Certificates of Discharge, mostly relating to the early 1920’s, and a vellum Certificate of Service as 3rd Class Engineer (Motor). William Farr entered the Royal Australian Navy on 15 March 1942, and served on H.M.S. Barcoo in the South West Pacific.