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Auction: 6007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 324

The 1937 Coronation Medal to Gunner A.P. Sullivan V.C., Part of the Australian Military Forces Coronation Contingent Sent to Receive the Coronation Medal from the King, sadly he Died in England a Month before the Bestowal Ceremony Coronation 1937, very fine, with a letter from Buckingham Palace confirming the award and forward of the Coronation medal to the recipient´s widow, and Australian Military Forces certificate of service with the Coronation Contingent, named and dated (1.10.1937) Estimate £ 150-200V.C. London Gazette 29.9.1919 Corporal Arthur Percy Sullivan 45th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Account of deed : On 10.8.1919, at Sheika River, North Russia, the platoon to which Corporal Sullivan belonged, after fighting a rearguard covering action, had to cross the river by means of a narrow plank, and during the passage an officer and three men fell into a deep swamp. Without hesitation, Corporal Sullivan, under intense fire, jumped into the river and rescued all four, bringing them out singly. But for this gallant action, the men would undoubtly have drowned, as all ranks were exhausted and the enemy was fewer than 100 yards away.

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