A Collection of Great War Welcome Home Medals

Avoca, Australia, 23mm, in 15 carat gold and enamels, obverse, arms of Auustralia with surrounding inscription ‘Corp. T. Wise, 1919’, reverse inscribed ‘From Avoca Returned Soldiers Committee’, with double loop suspension, nearly extremely fine £50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Great War Welcome Home Medals.

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Corporal Terence Murray Wise, 2nd Machine Gun Company was admitted to No. 3 Southern General Hospital on 14 July 1918 suffering from a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. Sold with 25 pages of copied service papers.