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Rare WW1 1st Light Horse medals & badges gold 1618 Private Bertie Golland Middle East
WW1 1st Light Horse medal & ephemera group to Private Bertie Golland, who served with the Regiment in the Middle East 1916 – 1919. 1914/15 Star impressed named 1618 PTE B. GOLLAND. 1/L.H. RGT. A.I.F.; British War and Victory Medals, impressed named 1618 PTE. B. GOLLAND. 1 L.H.R. A.I.F. medals with original ribbon with safety pins as worn. Comes with period Blue Bird Toffee tin, aluminium wrist tag on leather strap impressed named B. GOLLAND. 1618. C.E. 1. A.L.H. RGT.; 9 & 15 (15ct not marked, but positively tested) carat Gold and enamel (hallmarked 7.2gm) ‘The Great War, Returned...
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WW1 1st Light Horse medal & ephemera group to Private Bertie Golland, who served with the Regiment in the Middle East 1916 - 1919.
1914/15 Star impressed named 1618 PTE B. GOLLAND. 1/L.H. RGT. A.I.F.; British War and Victory Medals, impressed named 1618 PTE. B. GOLLAND. 1 L.H.R. A.I.F. medals with original ribbon with safety pins as worn. Comes with period Blue Bird Toffee tin, aluminium wrist tag on leather strap impressed named B. GOLLAND. 1618. C.E. 1. A.L.H. RGT.; 9 & 15 (15ct not marked, but positively tested) carat Gold and enamel (hallmarked 7.2gm) ‘The Great War, Returned with Honor’ watch fob engraved B.G.; discharge certificate; pay slip; Thank you for your service document; preserved leaf; brass match safe holder inscribed with Iron Cross in wreath 1914 - 18 Souvenir from France; R.S.L. badge (Army and Navy); A.I.F. lapel badge (# 159171); white metal watch fob chain with two silver fobs (hallmarked); one Australian opal cuff link.
Bertie Golland was born in 1892 at Quirindi, N.S.W. A labourer by trade he enlisted at Holsworthy on 17/8/1915 and was posted to the 12th Reinforcements 1st Light Horse. He embarked on 9/11/15 bound for Egypt landing in time to qualify for the 1914/15 Star. He marched into the 1st Light Horse on 14/1/1916 and served with them until discharging in 1919. His service records notes ‘Proceeds to join West F Force’ (Western Frontier Force) on 14/1/1916. He served his entire time in the Middle East until being granted leave to England on 28/3/1919. Departing England on 31/5/1919, bound for Australia to discharge on 5/9/1919. He died on 21/11/1945 in Wallabadah, N.S.W. The 1st Light Horse (1st Light Horse Brigade) Battle honours for Middle East include Egypt (1915 – 17), El Mughar, Gaza – Beersheba, Jaffa, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jordan (Amman), Jordan (Es Salt), Magdhaba-Rafah, Megiddo, Nablus, Nebi Samwil, Palestine (1917-18) and Rumani.
