Groups of medals interesting to Australians

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Interesting groups of medals awarded to Australians or Kiwis

One of the most commonly awarded medals in our history (Australia and New Zealand) is the WW1 Victory medal.

It was never awarded alone.

Therefore groups of 2 or more medals are the norm rather than the unusual.

Sub category index

This is the standard group of WW1 medals awarded to the ANZACs.
- The 1914/15 Star
- The British war medal and
- Victory medal.
Note: men who started their overseas service after 1915 did not qualify for the 1914/15 Star

This is a very common group of medals from WW2.
- 1939/45 Star
- Africa Star
- Pacific Star
- Defence Medal
- 1939/45 War Medals
- Australia Service Medal


This is a RAN (or RN) medal set from WW2.
1939/45 Star	1939/45 War Medal and on the ribbon a Mentioned in Despatches Oak-leaf device
Atlantic Star	Australia Service Medal 1939/45
Africa Star	Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (15 years) & 15 years extra service clasp
Pacific Star

1680 Lance Corporal William George Kite, DCM MM MiD enlisted on 20 January 1916 in the 2nd Reinforcements of 56 Battalion, AIF. He returned to Australia on 23 of June 1919.

Awarded
- Distinguished Conduct Medal 1 September 1918 at Peronne. Also awarded the
- Military Medal on 24 April 1918 for operations near Villers Bretonneux,
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal with Mentioned in Despatches Oak leaf
- 1939/45 War Medal

Kite later served in the Second World War.

William Charles Scurry MC DCM MiD enlisted as 2668 Private on 19 July 1915 in the 8th Reinforcements of 7 Battalion, AIF. He also served in 58 Battalion, AIF and as commanding officer of 15 Light Trench Mortar Battery, AIF. During the Second World War, as V5965 Major Scurry, he served with 17 Garrison Battalion and was Commanding Officer of No 4 Internment Camp at Tatura, Victoria. Scurry was blinded in one eye. This occurred whilst examining a fuse from a German 'rum jar' minenwerfer projectile which exploded, fragments pierced his right eye and he lost his right index finger. Scurry is best known for his invention known as the 'drip gun', 'drip rifle' or 'pop off rifle' used in the evacuation of Gallipoli in December 1915, a delayed action device for firing a rifle by means of weights operated through water escaping from one tin into another.

Scurry was awarded the
Military Cross at 12 October 1916 at Petillon, France and previously the	Victory Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal in December 1915 at Gallipoli,	1939/45 War Medal
1914/15 Star	Australia Service Medal
British War Medal 1914/20

The medals of WO1 (later Major) George E Chinn DCM, who was RSM of 3RAR and 6RAR and was a member of AATTV. Chinn rode in the chopper that flew the resupply to D/6RAR at Long Tan. Left to right.
- 1. Distinguished Conduct Medal.
- 2. Australian Active Service Medal with Korea and Vietnam Clasps.
- 3. British Korea Medal
- 4. UN Korea Medal.
- 5. General Service Medal 1962 with Vietnam clasp
- 6. Australian Viet Nam medal
- 7. Australian Service Medal with ? clasp
- 8. Defence Force Service Medal with extra service bar
- 9. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (military)
- 10. Australian Meritorious Service Medal
- 11. South Viet Nam Cross of Gallantry
- 12. South Viet Nam Armed Forces Honour Medal
- 13.South Viet Nam Campaign Medal

^{Medals awarded to

Reg Rattey VC.}
- ^{Victoria Cross}
- ^{1939/45 Star}
- ^{Pacific Star,}
- ^{1939/45 War Medal,}
- ^{Australian Service
  Medal}
- ^{QEII Coronation medal}
- ^{QEII Silver Jubilee Medal.}

The Military medal is correctly impressed to13-405 GNR J McA MILLS 7/BY N.Z.F.A. It was awarded for bravery on the 3rd October 1917 for putting out a fire in the ammunition pit for his gun . Gazetted 17 DEC 1917.

The WW1 Trio is correctly impressed to13/405 GNR J McA MILLS N.Z.E.F . (The Victory medal SHOULD be to the right of the British War Medal).

The 12yr Territorial service medal is named to J McA MILLS LATE TPR N.Z.E.F.

Images from the Bairstow Collection

A spectacular and unique Victoria/Edward VII/Geoge V era cavalryman's medal group.
- Zulu Medal with clasp "1877-8" correctly engraved PTE S YOUNG SANSOMS HORSE
- Cape of Good Hope GSM "TRANSKEI" (1070 awarded and 11 to his unit) correctly engraved GUNr S J YOUNG KING W'TOWN VOL ARTY (rim additionally engraved "1880-81") (unit was King Williamstown Vol Artillery)
- QSA "Cape Colony" impressed 563 PTE S J YOUNG FRONTIER LT HORSE (he was also in the District Mounted Rifles in the Boer War)
- 1911 Coronation Medal engraved 3108 - SGT S J YOUNG - KAFF RIFLES
- Colonial Aux Forces LSGC Medal engraved L SER S J YOUNG KAFF RFLS

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