b'103606 609PADRE WALTER ERNESTAn ALBERT JACKA, VC TRIBUTEDEXTER (BRITISH/AUSTRALIAN,An attractively mounted and framed display of 1873-1950) army badges, ribbons and buttons combined with battlefield finds - bulletAnzac Cove Gallipoli, Turkeycases, a bayonet, trench art and a 9ct gold and [Looking North To New Zealandpearl MOTHER/A.I.F. boomerang brooch, Point] together with a photograph of Captain Jacka.1915/1925 hand-coloured silver gelatinOverall 74 x 106cm.photograph, Albert Jacka, VC, MC & Bar (18931932) signed Colarts [Studio, Sydney] in inkwas the first Australian recipient of the on image lower right, Victoria Cross during the First World War. It 73 x 99cm in original oak frame. is the highest decoration for gallantry in the Extremely rare in this large format. face of the enemy that can be awarded to Colarts Studios acquired the negativemembers of the British and Commonwealth of this image taken by Padre Walterarmed forces. Jackareceived the medal for E. Dexter, and subsequently includedhis actions during the Gallipoli Campaign. it in their touring exhibition aroundHe later served on the Western Front and Australia during the 1920s. was twice further decorated for his bravery. He never fully recovered from the multiple At the start of the Gallipoli campaign,wounds he sustained during his war service, Padre Dexter was stationed aboard theand died at the age of 39.hospital ships and provided emotional and$500750 medical support to hundreds of wounded.His fellow officers held him in high regard. Captain Benjafield, a medical610officer, wrote: WW1 Australian Flying Corps British War Captain Dexter, chaplain to the 2ndMedal 1914-1918.Brigade . came aboard, and, throwingWith ribbon; awarded to Charles Frederick off his coat, waded in, and has helpedHARVATT & inscribed on the edge 223 1/us with our work with never a murmurAM C.F HARVATT A.F.C. A.I.F.or a complaint of any kind. He has beenHarvatt served with No 1 Squadron as an Air quite as good as a third doctor to us, andMechanic. The squadron which was raised in I feel more than grateful to him. TheresEgypt as the first completely Australian Flying no question he is one of the very best, and610 Squadron (see Cutlack chapter 111 Advent of No proves his Christianity by deeds - as well as1 Squadron p.31). He was discharged on medical words. grounds in 1916 & was returned to Australia. He re-enlisted Dexters support remained steadfast through long hours andin 1918 & was sent to Rabaul to serve with the A.N. & M.E.F. grim circumstances, and the courage and camaraderie hewhich took control of the ex-German Colonies north of Australia witnessed among the men greatly moved him. He wrote, & he was discharged at his own request in November, 1919.Ones heart had to be very stout . Shattered limbs, bullets inHarvatt has the rare and possibly unique distinction of serving head, through the body and in every conceivable place, and yetwith both The Australian Flying Corps & The Australian Naval with a smile they will say to me, All right, doctor, tend this poor& Military Expeditionary Force. Photocopies from National fellow first, and all the time they are in pain, with their bandagesArchives of Australia of his two enlistments & service records solid with stale blood . I wanted to bubble and cry and takeaccompany the medal.them in my arms and soothe them, for their nerves were all$300500racked, as well as their actual wounds. Instead, I joked with them, and made them laugh, and gave them cigarettes to smoke while I pulled the hard bandages from the wounds. 611$10,00012,500 Two WW1 period portrait photographs with colour lithograph surrounds Serving His Country,607 the larger 57 x 47cm overall (2)A diverse range in a box mainly WW1 and WW2 era; noted$200300 various photographs, postcards, dog tags, a Waltham Army pocket watch, a light-weight surgical set, various badges, medals612and miniatures, booklets, a nurses headscarf, letters, militaryBOCK Family Tasmania military and boxing group including:theme cigarette cards, two books, etc. I.) 9ct gold military medallion S.B.S. BOCK 40th Batt. Oldina $200250Friends, June 1919.II.) Dog tagStretcher Bearer S.H. BOCK 58 GE 40th A.I.F. 10th 608 BDE.1915 colour lithographic certificate III.) Silver vesta engraved Presented To Sapper S.H. BOCK, Presented to Pte. W.A. Dartnell by the Mayor, Councillors andField Engineers, A.I.F. By His Oldina Friends, 6/3/16.Citizens of the City of St. Kilda as a Record of and in AppreciationIV.) CORROLLO PRIZE, silver boxing medal Presented To G. of his Patriotic Response to the call of Empire. BOCK For His General Proficiency Displayed In Competition, Dated August 1915. Oct. 23, 1885.Attractively framed & glazed, overall 40 x 60cm. V.) CORROLLO MEDAL, silver boxing medal Feather Weight William Alfred Dartnell enlisted on 10th October 1914. Won By G. BOCK, Sept. 4th, 1886, (5)He was 31 years 5 months old.$150200$1,5002,500 '