Watch List notes:

Group of Seven: 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. J.J.Noon. M.N. on first fourth and sixth medals, the fifth and seventh medals unnamed. The named medals impressed. The first four and sixth medals swing mounted, the fifth and seventh medals loose, the seventh medal is a replica, good very fine - extremely fine.

With spare Italy Star ribbon.

The swing mounted medals were issued to Mr Noon following an application to the Department of Shipping and Transport in Melbourne, Australia on 9 November 1959. This was an arrangement that existed whereby Australia issued campaign awards to ex-pat British merchant navy veterans in exchange for the UK doing the same for ex-pat Australians. Details of the other two medals that he was entitled to became known after he had passed away, hence one of the medals is unnamed and the other medal is a replica since only the recipient or their executor can claim the original medals. Correspondence with the lot confirms his medal entitlement while serving with the Australian Merchant Navy.

John Joseph Noon, seaman, born 15May1916 at Blaydon, County Durham, England; wartime ship service - Dorsetshire ? to 21Oct1941, Empire Waimana 05Feb to 16Aug1942, Queen Elizabeth 09Jan to 18Mar1943, Samaria 15Jun1943 to 20Apr1944, Rimutaka 06May to 04Nov1944, Queen Elizabeth 23Dec to 23Dec1944 (one day only), Ormonde 15Jan to 09Apr1945, Tetela 30May to 20Sep1945; post war some of J.J. Noon's service included on Port Brisbane engaged at ? 24Feb1949 and discharged at Capetown, South Africa 10Apr1949 and S.S. Kamona engaged at Leith, Scotland on 28Jul1949 and paid off on 17Oct1949 at Sydney, Australia.

With research.