A Collection of Great War Welcome Home Medals

Hamilton, Australia, 38mm by 27mm, in 9 carat gold, obverse, soldier holding a rifle and inscribed ‘He answered His country’s call’, reverse inscribed ‘ The Great War 1914-16, presented by the citizens of Hamilton, N.S.W., Australia to R. F. Sheridan’, with integral 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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Private Roy Francis Sheridan, 54th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces was admitted to No. 4 Australian Field Ambulance Hospital on 26 September 1917 suffering from shell shock. His medical report notes: ‘This man was subjected to terrible shell fire when he was with his company in the support line in rear of Polygon Wood. He was last seen very shaken by a shell which burst nearby.’ Sold with 17 pages of copied service papers.