2/16th DIED 1943 WX 6579 SKULLEY WW2 THE AFRICA STAR MEDAL RIBBON MEDAL & BADGE

Offered is an original Africa Star, impressed named WX6579 H. A. SKULLEY. Comes with ribbon and a tourist piece aluminium map of Australia with engraved details. Harry Skulley served with 2/16th Battalion in the Middle East and died of disease in Perth 8/3/1943 and is buried at Karrakatta cemetery. * The Africa Star was granted for operational service in North Africa from the date of the entry of Italy into the war on 10 June 1940, up to the date of the cessation of operations against the enemy in North Africa on 12 May 1943. The Africa Star may also be awarded for operational service as a member of the Australian Defence Force during the Syrian Campaign in the period from 8 June 1941 to 11 July 1941. The Africa Star is awarded for a minimum of one days operational service in North Africa, west of the Suez Canal between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 and in Syria between 8 June 1941 and 11 July 1941.