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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 340

(x) Four: Private G. W. Bryant, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force

1914-15 Star (318 Pte. G. W. Bryant. 1/A.N. & M.E.F.); British War and Victory Medals (318 Pte C. W. Bryant. 1 A.N. & M.E.F.); ANZAC Commemorative Medallion (G. W. Bryant), contact marks, nearly very fine (4)

George William Bryant was born at Bristol in 1886, the son of William John Bryant of Shirehampton, Bristol. Enlisting with the Australian New Guinea Expeditionary Force on 11 August 1914 in Sydney he embarked at Rabaul with 'C' Company on 19 August. Discharged at Sydney on 4 March 1915 he re-enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 25 March and was sent to Liverpool Camp. Embarking for the Middle East with 'B' Company, 20th Battalion, 5th Brigade on 26 June 1915. Disembarking at Alexandria on 15 July he rejoined the war at Gallipoli on 22 August near Russell's Top. Evacuated from Mudros on 18 December Bryant disembarked at Alexandria on 9 January 1916 and was sent to Tel El Kebir. While here he went absent without leave for the first time on 20 January and soon after was sent to 2nd Pioneer Battalion on 9 February. Embarking for France on 19 March he disembarked at Marseilles on 26 March. Seeing action in Northern France at Flers, Pozieres, Guedecourt, The Somme and Ypres he again went absent without leave on 26 January 1917, not returning until 28 January, he was awarded seven days Field Punishment number 2 as a result. After some time on leave in Britain in January 1918 Bryant again went into action, this time at Villers Bretonneux, Amiens and Peronne. Catching Influenza in December he was sent treated by 7th Field Ambulance from 23-25 December 1918 before being sent to Britain, arriving 21 January 1919 and being sent to Fulham Military Hospital. Surviving he was sent to Weymouth on 20 February and soon returned to Australian, arriving on 3 May at Sydney, he was discharged there on 2 July; sold together with copied research from the Australian Central Army Records Office and correspondence with the Recipient's nephew. For the medals of his brother see Lot 345 and for the medals of his nephew please see Lot 522.

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£130