These three WWII medals, awarded to S23608 (417122) Randal Albert Pfitzner, are more to come out of the RSL Care SA bag. The search was rather an easy one as I found Randal on an Ancestry family tree and within a few minutes of sending the tree owner a message I received a reply. I was in contact with Randal's niece Deb who I'll send the medal too later this week.
It looks as if Randal served in both the Army and RAAF during WWII. However, the periods of service are confusing. It looks like he enlisted in the Army on 12 August 1940 and discharged on 30 May 1946. However, the enlistment dates for the RAAF are from 6 December 1941 to 11 November 1942. Unfortunately, neither of the service records have been digitised on the NAA website so it is difficult to work out the details.
The medals have suffered some damage and are quite rusted. I've no idea what the the ribbon is on the 1939/45 Star. The returned medal tally is now 2719.
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