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Informal group portrait of three officers of the 24th Battalion. Identified left to right: 1057 Captain (Capt) John Harry Fletcher, of Eaglehawk, Vic; Lieutenant (Lt) Joseph Lindley Scales, of Mitta Mitta, Vic; Capt John Austin Mahony (Mahoney), of Hansonville, Vic. Capt Fletcher enlisted on 8 March 1915 as a Private and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides with A Company, 24th Battalion, on 10 May 1915. He was commissioned as a captain on 1 March 1917. He was killed in action on 5 October 1918 in France; Scales enlisted on 1 February 1915 and embarked with the service number 1738 and the rank of sergeant from Melbourne with the 2nd Reinforcements aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 16 July 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) on 11 May 1917. He was commissioned as a lieutenant on 17 April 1917 and awarded the Distinguished Service order (DSO) on 26 November 1917. He returned to Australia on 4 July 1919; Mahony enlisted on 8 March 1915 as a private with the service number 1056 and embarked from Melbourne with A Company, aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915. He was commissioned as a lieutenant on 10 November 1915 with the Army Engineers and was awarded the Military Cross (MC) on 20 October 1916. He was promoted to captain on 23 May 1918 and died of wounds on 9 October 1918, in France.
Sweetheart brooch with a French bayonet wrapped in a wreath and the word, 'ARMENTIERES'. It has a brooch pin on the reverse. Associated with the service of Lieutenant William Gordon Scales. Born in
Sweetheart brooch with a French bayonet wrapped in a wreath and the words, 'WE'LL GET THEM''. It has a brooch pin on the reverse. Associated with the service of Lieutenant William Gordon Scales. Bo
Diamond shaped enamelled brass sweetheart brooch depicting the colour patch of 21Battalion, black over red with a gold letter 'A'. It is fitted with a brooch pin attachment to the reverse. There is an
1914-15 Star. Impressed on the reverse with the recipient's details. Issued to Lieutenant W G Scales, 24th Battalion, AIF. Born in Mitta Mitta, Victoria in 1895, William Gordon 'Bill' Scales was wor
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Issued to Lieutenant W G Scales, 24th Battalion, AIF. Born in Mitta Mitta, Victoria in 1895, William Gordon 'Bill' Scales w
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Issued to Lieutenant W G Scales, 24th Battalion, AIF. Born in Mitta Mitta, Victoria in 1895, William Gordon 'Bill' Scales was working a
