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Associated with 34464
Warrant Officer 2 John Richard Cousins, Australian Army. Born at
Ballarat on 24 January 1926.
Enlisted in 5 Battalion (CMF) on 15 October 1941 and transferred to the AIF on 29 July 1942. VX87342 Corporal Cousins served with 2/3 Pioneer Battalion on Tarakan from April to December 1945 and remained with the unit until 15 August 1946. |
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course as a carpenter under the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training
Scheme on 5 September 1946. Course terminated on 23 May 1950.
Re-enlisted as a Private (3/400022) in the Regular Army Special Reserve
(K Force) on 8 August 1950.
Served with 9 Platoon, 3 RAR during the Korean War from September 1950 to October 1951. He was awarded the United States Bronze Star `for courage in assaulting the enemy' during 3 RAR's first major action near Yongju on 22 October 1951. Transferred to the Australian Regular Army (34464) on 18 July 1952. Member (Corporal) of the Queen's Guard of the Australian Coronation Contingent from April to October 1953. Served with C Company, 2 RAR in Malaya from October 1955 to October 1957. Staff-Sergeant (RQMS) 2 Commando Company (CMF) from 1958 to 1964. Transferred to 2 Battalion Pacific Islands Regiment. Promoted to Warrant Officer II in 1966. Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal in 1970. Volunteered and served in the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam from 1971-72. Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 1973. Discharged on 30 November 1976. Died 29 October 1991. Photo & text by AWM.
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Awarded to 759 Pte. J. Dakunamata Fiji Military Forces |
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Brigadier Benjamin Barrington, DSO, OBE, MiD |
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of 4 medals covering Boer War to 1920.
QSA named to 23430 Cpl G.W. Braddell of Kitchener's Horse. 4 Bars, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901. WWI pair named to 33154 Capt. G.W. Braddell NZEF. NZ Long & Efficient Service Medal named to Capt. G.W. Braddell R of O (1920). |
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This Certificate with four French Medals was given in memory of a fallen Soldier. He was killed the 16th of October in 1916 on the battlefield of "Belloy en Santerre". |
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Victory Medal 1914/19 |
Medaille Militaire |
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WW1 French Croix de Guerre Medal 1914-18 with Gilt Star for Mention in Despatches. |
France WW1 Commemorative Medal as given to participants and combatants in the Great War. |
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T4-065252 Warrant Officer Class 1 Robert Victor Crozier A.S.C. (British) |
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to L J W Pearce |
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| Lieut/ Lt Col. C.T. Griffiths N.S.Wales M.R./A.I.F., QSA & CAFD engraved; trio impressed. Very fine. Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Tracey Griffiths. Farmer and grazier. CMG 1918; OBE 3 June 1919; MID 1 June and 28 December 1917. CAFD. Born 16 August 1873. Married 1911 Eugenie, daughter of R.T. Kirby of Sydney. Educated private school England; All Saints College Bathurst and Grammar School Sydney. Served in 2nd NSWMR, South African War 1901-02 (Queen’s Medal with five clasps); European War 1916-1918 (Despatches, CMG, OBE). Address 3 Kent Street, Waverley, Sydney NSW. Club: Imperial Service Sydney. Died 28 July 1934. |
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Awarded to Private John J
Whitehart MID of the 2/9th Battalion, 7th Division who fought at Tobruk,
Girabub, Buna-Gona, Sanananda, The Finisterres, Shaggy Ridge and Balikpapan.
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