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Date of sale: 08 November 2011
First World War medals awarded to Albert Victor CARRINGTONG whose service number was 11924. This World War One AIF medal pair (British War medal and Victory Medal) is stamped to No: 11924 Albert Victor Carrington, a motor driver from Maitland in New South Wales. Albert was born in Narrabri and enlisted in Maitland on the 4th of November 1915 as an ambulance driver. According to the First World War Embarkation Roll, he boarded HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on the 11th of May, 1916. He was posted to "A" Section, 9th Field Ambulance and saw service in France and England. He returned home to Australia in 1919.

My grandfather, William THERSBY had 3 war service medals from the First World War awarded to him, but unfortunately these were sold by my mother and I would like to trace them . The First World War medals are the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Any assistance in helping me to track these missing war medals down would be greatly appreciated.

We are searching for the Military General Service Medal 1793-1814 with Pyrenees clasp which was awarded to Charles James BYLES. This medal was awarded as a result of service in his position as R.A. Conductor of Stores, Field Train Department during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Any assistance which you may be able to offer in relation to this missing war service medal would be greatly appreciated.

We are searching for the missing service medal of Private T. MARSH. The Crimea Medal should have two clasps attached:- these being "Sebastopol" and "Inkerman". Any assistance in helping us to locate this missing war service medal would be greatly appreciated.

I am attempting to locate the Boer War medal (Queen's South Africa Medal) which was awarded to Trooper G. LOBBAN. There are four clasps to his medal entitlement which are:- South AFrica 1901, South AFrica 1902, Orange Free State and Cape Colony. Any assistance which you may offer to find this missing Boer War medal would be greatly appreciated.

I am trying to find the New Zealand War Medal 1860-1866 of Trooper Thomas ROSBOROUGH. There are no clasps attached to the medal ribbon. Any assistance in helping us to locate this missing war medal would be greatly appreciated.

We are looking to have the Miltary General Service Medal 1793-1814 of Private W.J. TUCKER returned to us. This medal went missing some time ago and any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I am seeking to make contact with anybody who has ancestry with my paternal grandfather who fought at Gallipoli and was wounded at Lone Pine. He returned to Australia and we believe he assisted with the recruitment marches on the South Coast of NSW . The story goes that my grandfather left his wife and 3 children when my father was about 3 or 5 years of age. No one knows what happened to my grandfather, where he lived or where & when he died. His army service number was 2101 - John Henry ARMSTRONG or John Harry ARMSTRONG (as noted on his two attestation forms) and he embarked as part of the 6th Reinforcements for the 3rd Infantry Battalion, AIF. (A1640 this was written in pen onto the form) He was born on the 3rd of May, 1891 in the parish of St Marys, Nottingham England. I did purchase his Veterans Affairs case file in 1999 but the cover letter indicated that some information was missing from case series A4730 and mentioned another series number. Also the letter indicated that repatriation file A2423 did not have a corresponding personal case file... and that there were gaps in the holdings. His enlistment papers state he joined on the 19/05/1915 and signed his attestation on the 25th of May, 1915. At time of enlistment he lived at 48 Frederick Street, St Peters Sydney Australia. Interestingly another attestation form for Voluntarily Enlistment states that: His number is 311 and lists joining on 3rd May 1916 and notes his birth place as Newark-on-trent. It also records his service in the AIF as 299 days and his service in A.F. Corps as 5 months Recording his regiment or corp as: Army Pay Corps. His address was then recorded as 84 Unwins Bridge Road, St Peters. His Wife was: Millicent Florence Armstrong (nee Bevan) Other paperwork in his case file indicates he was wounded in the foot at a battle in Lone Pine. His war records attested to his role in recrutiment marches and state that he participated in the South Coast March to Freedom column and proved himself a first class recruiting speaker. The letter was a request from his Captain asking for my grandfathers release to assist with organising committee this letter was dated 11th September, 1918 and has an approved stamp on it dated 14th of September, 1918 and a stamp R. 12278 which I wonder may relate to his repatriation number. Any further help or guidance that any person may be able to provide will be appreciated. I would really like to know where he lived and where he died and is buried. It would also be a real treat if it turned out he started another family somewhere. Any person who may know the whereabouts of his missing war service medals, could you please be kind enough to contact me through the Medals Gone Missing website. Yours gratefully, Julie Armstrong.

I am searching for the First World War Medals of Private Henry Lawrence QUAMBY. The First World War Embarkation Roll indicates that he boarded HMAT Hororata on the 17th of April, 1915 at Port Melbourne with the service number 2082 as part of the 15th Battalion, AIF. However, it is evident that he was sent back to Australia July of 1915. He then embarked again under the number 2055 and joined his unit (21st Battalion) on Gallipoli. Then in March of 1916 for certain reasons, he was sent back to Australia again. It appears that he then enlisted for a second time, under the alias of Harry JACKSON. It is not known under which name or number he may have war medals issued. He was my great-grandfather...any help in find his medals would be greatfully appreciated.

I am searching for the First World War Medals of Private Henry Lawrence QUAMBY. The First World War Embarkation Roll indicates that he boarded HMAT Hororata on the 17th of April, 1915 at Port Melbourne with the service number 2082 as part of the 15th Battalion, AIF. However, it is evident that he was sent back to Australia July of 1915. He then embarked again under the number 2055 and joined his unit (21st Battalion) on Gallipoli. Then in March of 1916 for certain reasons, he was sent back to Australia again. It appears that he then enlisted for a second time, under the alias of Harry JACKSON. It is not known under which name or number he may have war medals issued. He was my great-grandfather...any help in find his medals would be greatfully appreciated.