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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 183

(x) Three: Signaller R. R. Darby, Australian Infantry Battalion

Pacific Star (NX 124929 R. R. Darby); Australia Service Medal 1939-45 (NX 124929 R. R. Darby); War Medal 1939-45 (NX 124929 R. R. Darby), in boxes of issue, one addressed to 'Mr R. R. Darby, 27 Leonard St., Victoria Park, West Australia', with Returned from Active Service Badge, '298020' to reverse, extremely fine (3)

Richard Ronald Darby was born on 4 July 1916 at Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, and enlisted for service during the Second World War at Chidlow, Western Australia. A former grocer, he served 3 years and 9 months as part of 2/32 Australian Infantry Battalion specialising as a Signaller, before being discharged on 30 September 1945; sold with original Record of Service Book and Demobilization Procedure Book, the former containing 2 passport-sized photographs of recipient.

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