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- Distinguished
Service Order
- Member, Royal Victorian
Order, 4th Class
- War
Medal 1914/20
- Victory
Medal 1914/18
- 1939/45
Star
- Atlantic
Star
- Italy
Star
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- Pacific Star
- War Medal 1939/45
- Australia Service Medal
- King George V Jubilee medal
- George VI Coronation Medal
- US Navy Cross
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- 1914/15 Star
- War Medal 1914/20
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- Victory Medal 1914/18 with
MiD Oak-leaf
- French Croix De Guerre with
palm
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Awarded to 2264 Lieutenant
John William Scott MID. Scott enlisted in May 1915. He trained as a
signaller at Broadmeadows in Melbourne and sailed to Egypt in September
1915 with 4 Reinforcements, 18 Battalion. In June 1916, on the Western
Front, Scott was transferred to 110 Howitzer Battery, 10 Field Artillery
Brigade. With the rank of Sergeant he won the French
Croix de Guerre in October 1917 and
was Mentioned in Dispatches
in May 1918. Scott was wounded whilst serving on the Western Front and was
hospitalised twice. Scott received his commission to the rank of
Lieutenant in 1919 and remained in France with 41 Battalion for
demobilisation purposes. He returned to Australia aboard the SS Euripides
in October 1919.
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- Military Cross
- 1914/15 Star
- War Medal 1914/20
- Victory Medal
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- 1939/45 War Medal
- Australia Service Medal
- Efficiency Decoration
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Awarded to Second Lieutenant Charles
Selby Alfred Noad of 57 Battalion, AIF. Noad was born in Melbourne in
March 1896 and enlisted in the AIF on 16 July 1915. He served with 6 and
57 Battalions and won the Military Cross for his actions at Glencorse
Wood on 25/26 September 1917. He embarked for return to Australia on 9
December 1918. He enlisted again during the Second World War and served
with the number V39529. He was discharged with the rank of Captain on 26
March 1947.
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- Distinguished Flying Medal
- 1939/45 Star
- Africa Star with North
Africa 1942/43 clasp
- Italy Star
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- Defence medal
- 1939/45 War Medal
- Australia Service Medal
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407318 Sergeant (later Flying Officer)
Leonard Alexander 'Toppy' Einsaar was born in New South Wales in 1913.
He served as a policeman in the 1930s and was also an Olympic rower. He
enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in September 1940 and trained
as pilot. He was allocated to 14 Squadron RAF and was awarded a
Distinguished Flying Medal in November 1942. On 12 April 1943 Einsaar
and his crew were forced to ditch their aircraft off Sicily when it was
damaged by a German attacker. Five of his crew survived and they were
imprisoned first by the Italians and then by the Germans. They
eventually escaped and were sheltered by Italian families before they
were able to arrange a rendezvous with a British motor torpedo boat in
1944. They were evacuated first to Naples and then to Cairo. Einsaar was
mentioned in despatches in June 1945. He was discharged from the RAAF in
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- Gulf War Medal group comprising
the
- Gulf Medal, (UK)
- The UN Medal for Emergency
Force 2 ( Egypt 1973-79),
- UN Medal for Observers to
Iraq/Kuwait,
- Saudi Liberation of Kuwait
Medal,
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (2nd
Class -not the common 4th Class one),
- Saudi Government medal issued
to civilians, dignitaries and government employees.
Named to Mr. P S JACKSON BAE. The
recipient was a member of British Aerospace based at Dahran. |
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WW2 medals include
Africa Star with 8th ARMY clasp. United Nations Korea Medal named to
207821 GNR H.R.VEINT of NZ. Korea Medal was issued but was lost. |
- 1939/45 Star
- Africa Star & 8th Army clasp
- Italy Star
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- 1939/45 War Medal
- New Zealand Service Medal 1939/45
- United Nations medal for Korea.
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