THE SECOND WORLD WAR VICTORIA CROSS GROUP AWARDED TO CORPORAL JOHN FRENCH, 2 / 9TH INFANTRY BATTALION, AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, HAS BEEEN SOLD AT A NOBLE NUMISMATICS AUCTION.. |
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28 July 2023 |
The Second World War Victoria Cross medal group awarded to Corporal John French, 2 / 9th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, has been sold at auction by Noble Numismatics of Sydney. The sale estimate was AUS$1,650.00 ( £853,000 ) The sale hammer price realised AUS$1,460.00 ( £755,000 ). The identity of the purchaser has not been revealed.For the award of the Victoria Cross [ London Gazette, 14 January 1943 ], Milne Bay, New Guinea, 4 September 1942, Corporal John Alexander French, 2 / 9th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
At Milne Bay on the afternoon of the 4th September 1942, a company of an Australian Infantry Battalion attacked the Japanese position East of the Buna Mission where it encountered terrific rifle and machine-gun fire. John French's family were invested with his Victoria Cross by the Governor General of Australia, Lord Gowrie VC. |
Iain Stewart, 28 July 2023