PRIVATE L.J. GALL, 22ND BATTALION AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, WOUNDED IN ACTION IN FRANCE O

PRIVATE L.J. GALL, 22ND BATTALION AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, WOUNDED IN ACTION IN FRANCE ON 6/8/1916. Three: 1914-15 Star (officially impressed: 2480 PTE. L.J. GALL. 22/BN. A.I.F.) British War and Victory Medals (officially impressed: 2480 PTE. L.J. GALL 22 BN. A.I.F.). BWM attractively toned, Generally Extremely Fine, each medal with a length of original ribbon and accompanied by the recipient’s original aluminium identity disc (“dog tag”).

Group accompanied by 10 pages of copied service papers.

Laurence Joseph Gall was born in Port Melbourne, Australia in 1887. He enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force on 2/7/1915. At time of enlistment he was 28 years and 3 months old and gave his trade as that of stevedore. After initially being assigned to the 10th Reinforcement Draft for the 8th Battalion he was transferred to the 5th Reinforcement Draft of the 22nd Battalion on 15/9/1915. Gall was taken on the strength of the 22nd Battalion at Tel el Kebir on 8/1/1916. After seeing service initially in Egypt Gall embarked for France from Alexandria on 19/3/1916. He was wounded in action on 6/8/1916 (Battle of Poziers, 23/7/1916 – 3/9/1916) and admitted to the 23rd General Hospital, being invalided to England on 12/8/1916. After recovering from his wounds, Gall returned to active duty in France and rejoined the 22nd Battalion on 4/12/1916. Gall was subsequently invalided to England for a second time and after various postings in England embarked for Australia on 30/4/1919 and was discharged in Australia on 4/8/1918.