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Auction 132  27-31 Mar 2023
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Lot 4434

Estimate: 500 AUD
Price realized: 500 AUD
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Group of Four to WIA: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. 3390 Pte R.M.Moxon. 4/Bn. A.I.F. on first medal, 3390 Cpl. R.M.Moxon. 4 Bn. A.I.F. on second and third medals, N252187 R.M.Moxon on last medal. All medals impressed. Swing mounted, contact marks, otherwise fine - very fine.

Rupert Middleton Moxon, tailor's presser, age 21, born at Waverley, Sydney, NSW; WWI: Enl.17Aug1915 at Warwick Farm Depot, Sydney, NSW, with 4 years previous service in 21 Woollahra Infantry militia; Emb.14Oct1915 with 11Rfts 4Bn; TOS 53Bn 16Feb1916; to School of Instruction at Zeitoun 30Apr1916; to L/Cpl 08May1916; rejoined unit 11May1916; to France 19Jun1916; WIA 19Jul1916, right arm and hand, severe, France; to various hospitals in England and then to hospital with pneumonia 30Apr1917; to France 28Jun1917; rejoined unit 21Jul1917; further hospitalisations and leave until Apr1918; to T/Cpl 25Apr1918; to Cpl 01Aug1918; more hospitalisations and leave until 24Jan1919; RTA 07Apr1919; Disemb.22May1919; Disch.26Sep1919 Medically Unfit; WWII: Enl.20Mar1942 at Area 53B Drill Hall, Ashfield, Sydney, NSW, with service of 22 months in VDC; to Corps HQ VDC Nowra School of Instruction 29Aug1943 temporary full time duty; termination of temporary full time duty 11Sep1943; appt'd A/Lieut 13Oct1943; trf to Fixed Defender Bn VDC 19Mar1945; to Retired List (VDC-NSW) 08Sep1945.

With copy of WWI Service File and other research.

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