Medals for Sale

First World War 1914-15 star for Private F Ritchie of the Cambridgeshire regiment, Army Ordinance Corps, Transport Sergeant. This medal was offered for sale on the open market but failed to sell. If this medal is still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

Second World War Medal posthumously awarded to George Robert McBAIN, Service Australian Army Service Number N67820 Date of Birth 25 Apr 1891 Place of Birth WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC Date of Enlistment 16 Oct 1939 Locality on Enlistment GLOUCESTER, NSW Place of Enlistment NEWCASTLE, NSW Next of Kin MCBAIN, HERBERT Date of Death 10 Feb 1940 Rank Private Posting on Death 2 GARRISON BATTALION WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No Roll of Honour GLOUCESTER NSW. This medal was offered for sale on the open market but failed to sell. If this medal is still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

WW2 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Aircrew Europe Star Killed In Action (KIA) medal group to 425175 Flight Sergeant Stephen McCarthy LIST. F/Sgt List was serving with 49 SQN RAF when he was KIA during a bombing mission to Dusseldorf 3rd November 1943 flying in Lancaster JB.305. F/Sgt was a rear air gunner on the aircraft. The raid on Dusseldorf was an operation mounted by bomber command which consisted of some 600 aircraft, 49 SQN contributed 18 aircraft to this operation. F/Sgt List is buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Cleves in Germany. The Lancaster was piloted by F/Lt Carefoot an experienced pilot. During the raid over Dusseldorf, the Lancaster became “Coned” in searchlights and almost instantly suffered hits from heavy FLAK. Sgt Church the crew’s navigator recalls the final moments of the aircraft in this extract from the research: “Flak set the port wing on fire and the next moment tracer shells from an attackin JU88 passed inches in front of my chest (Sgt Wood), the W/Op, was killed instantly during this attack. The pilot ordered us all the bale out, but first he asked me to check if the rear gunner was OK; just then over the intercom, the Aussie voice of F/Sgt List confirmed that he had infact heard the bale out order. I then put on my chute on and followed the flight engineer, Sgt Mason down the steps into the nose ready to jump; F/Lt Carefoot, silhouetted by the flames from the blazing wing as he held our doomed Lanc as steady as a rock….he just waved…I think we both knew then that he wasn’t going to make it.” Just those three members who jumped from the nose hatch survived; Sgt Church believes that the Lancaster must have exploded shortly after he left the aircraft. Crew onboard the Lancaster were; F/Lt N.H Carefoot – Pilot (Killed) Sgt J.S Mason – Flt Engineer (POW) Sgt H.D Church – Navigator (POW) Sgt H.L Wood – Wireless/Air Gunner (Killed) Sgt W.H Marson – Air Gunner (Killed) F/Sgt S.G Putnam – Bomb Aimer (POW) F/Sgt S.M List – Air Gunner (Killed) Group consists of 5 correctly named medals: 1.1939-45 Star 2.Aircrew Europe Star 3.Defence Medal 4.War Medal 5.Australian Service Medal. This medal set was offered for sale on the open market but was withdrawn by the seller. If these medals are still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

First World War medals awarded to Gunner Harry RANFIELD who served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War. This medal set was offered for sale on the open market but failed to sell. If these medals are still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

First World War Victory Medal awarded to 37090 Private R. HOLLINRAKE who served with the York and Lancaster Regiment during the Great War. This medal was offered for sale on the open market but was withdrawn by the seller. If this medal is still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

WW1 British Army 1915 Star trio group to Private Robert B Dick of the 1/6 Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry Regiment. Medals include: 1914/15 Star, named - 2172 PTE. R. B. DICK. HIGH: L. I. British War Medal and Victory Medal, named - 2172 PTE. R. B. DICK. H.L.I. Dick entered Gallipoli (2b Balkans) on the 7th July 1915. He served with the 1/6 (City Of Glasgow) Territorial Battalion. He was disembodied from the battalion in 1919. This medal set was offered for sale on the open market but failed to sell. If these medals are still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

Australian World War 1 medals awarded to Edgar Clifford HUGHES Service Number 2657, Private; 32/Battalion and Australian Flying Corps Enlisted: 05 June 1916 Embarkation: 10 October 1916. Place of embarkation: Fremantle Ship embarked on: HMAT Suffolk A23. R.T.A: 16 August 1919 Discharged: 1 October 1919 Service in France. This medal set was offered for sale on the open market but failed to sell. If these medals are still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

WW2 DEFENCE MEDAL named to NX19410 B. R. BURKE BASIL RAYMOND BURKE was a LANCE BOMBADIER with 2/3 FLASH SPOTTING BATTERY RAA He died 27/8/42 from injuries while training in Queensland. Australian Army Service Number NX19410 Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth SYDNEY, NSW Date of Enlistment 1 Jun 1940 Locality on Enlistment ROSEVILLE, NSW Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW Next of Kin BURKE, RAYMOND Date of Death 27 Aug 1942 Rank Lance Bombardier Posting on Death 2/3 FLASH SPOTTING BTY. This medal was offered for sale on the open market but failed to sell. If this medal is still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

Second World War medals awarded to George Henry MANNING, Service Australian Army Service Number V211995 Date of Birth 16 May 1920 Place of Birth CARLTON, VIC Date of Enlistment 19 Aug 1940 Locality on Enlistment MENTONE, VIC Place of Enlistment FRANKSTON, VIC Next of Kin MANNING, GEORGE Date of Discharge 16 Jan 1946 Rank Signalman Posting at Discharge 19 AUST L OF C SIGS (AIF). This medal set was offered for sale on the open market but failed to sell. If these medals are still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.

Second World War medal awarded to Service Australian Army Service Number NX19261 Date of Birth 7 Feb 1916 Place of Birth TAMWORTH, NSW Date of Enlistment 31 May 1940 Locality on Enlistment TAMWORTH, NSW Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW Next of Kin MCCLELLAND, JOHN Date of Death 2 Jul 1943 Rank Corporal Posting on Death HQ 1 AUST ARMY SIGS. This medal was offered for sale on the open market but failed to sell. If this medal is still for sale, could the current owner please contact the Medals Gone Missing Administrator via this website.