World War I Australian Military Medal and campaign medal group to Private Frederick John Catton
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1914-1919
This World War I campaign and gallantry medal group consists of a Military Medal (George V issue) alongside a 1914-15 Star, a British War Medal, and a Victory Medal.
The group was awarded to Private Frederick John Catton of the 29th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.). The Military Medal, inscribed for bravery at Morlancourt on 28-29 July 1918, recognizes Catton's service as a volunteer stretcher bearer during the capture of an enemy system, where he faced heavy shell and machine gun fire to retrieve wounded soldiers. All medals in the set are individually named to '499 PTE J.
CATTON. 29/ AUST INF.' or '29/BN. A.I.F.' The medals are court-mounted for display purposes. The group represents the typical complement of campaign decorations earned by an A.I.F. infantryman who served from the 1915 deployment through the duration of the conflict, accompanied by his specific recognition for individual acts of valor in the field.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Mount
- court mounted
- Medals
- Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Technical characteristics
- Regiment
- 29th Battalion A.I.F.
- Recipient
- Private Frederick John Catton
- Service number
- 499
Design
- Obverse
- King George V effigy on the Military Medal and British War Medal
- Inscriptions
- Named to 499 PTE J. CATTON
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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