The Memorabilia Of Fred Casey, An Original SAS Rogue Hero
In March 2020, a remarkable collection of wartime memorabilia belonging to original SAS member Trooper Fred “Killer” Casey was auctioned. His archive offers a rare glimpse into the life of an SAS soldier whose service spanned from Dunkirk to the deserts of North Africa and behind enemy lines in Europe.
The Late Arrivals Club’s ‘Winged Boot’ Award
Several years ago I was fortunate enough to get hold of a couple of badges that an Australian soldier brought...
AATTV – WO2 Jock Rutherford MM
‘Jock’ Rutherford completed two tours of Vietnam. During his first tour in 1966 he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery during Operation HOBART. His second was with the AATTV training Vietnamese RF troops as part of the MATT program.
Benghazi Raider: A WW2 SAS Hero’s Military Cross Medal Group
A WWII L Detachment S.A.S. Military Cross group awarded for Operation BIGAMY, the 1942 raid on Benghazi
A WWII S.O.E. ‘Force 133’ Balkan Operations D.C.M. group sells for £95,000
This exceptional and important Second War S.O.E. ‘Force 133’ Balkan Operations D.C.M. group of eight went under the hammer at...
A WW2 South African Veterinary Corps Medal Group
During a recent visit to my parents in Melbourne, I was given this group which belonged to my father’s uncle,...
A 1992 issue Switlik Caterpillar Club badge for a WW2 Soviet pilot.
Last week’s post featured the Caterpillar Club badge of RAAF pilot Patrick Heffernan who became member number 16000 of Irvin’s...
WW2 Caterpillar Club pin to RAAF pilot, Group Captain P.G. Heffernan
The Caterpillar Club began in 1922 shortly after an American aviator, LT H.R. Harris, made an emergency descent using an...
A rare WW2 Hungarian Paratrooper’s medal group
Featured this week is a very nice medal group to a WWII Hungarian paratrooper that I hold in my collection....
Congo Mercenary. British Parachute Regiment & 5 Commando (the Wild Geese) group.
This is part of a larger collection of items belonging to a South African mercenary who served with the British...
Frank McNamara: The first Australian aviator to win the Victoria Cross
On the 20th of March 1917, Lt. Frank H McNamara became the first Australian aviator to be awarded the Victoria...
