Militaria from American Civil War part of military auction

Sixty lots of militaria from the 1850s to the 1940s – including items from the American Civil War, Boer War, World War I and World War II – will be auctioned by Leonard Joel from noon Thursday September 25 at 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra.

Auction highlights include a Webley & Scott flare pistol and Turkish belt buckly believed to have been souvenired by Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rankine of the 14^th Battalion AIF during World War I.

Leonard Joel sold his Gallipoli DSO, medal group and diary in May last year for $36,000 including buyers’ premium.

The auction contains a World War I compass used in 1916 in France by Sergeant George Nagle from the 1^st Machine Gun Company.

Another highlight is the World War II RAAF 18-carat white gold and platinum sweetheart brooch and related memorabilia from Flight Lieutenant (later Squadron Leader) Herbert Gamble and ACW Berniece Murton.