David Wilfrid Barton Maughan Medals

Medals belonging to David Wilfrid Barton Maughan TKS 1924-26,1928-29. NX21195 Lieutenant 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion. Military Cross London Gazette 11 February 1943 for Enterprise, courage and coolness at El Alamein October and November 1942. A fuller report of the event including Maughan's capture of five German soldiers in a machine gun post appears in the KSM May 1943 p5. Other medals 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star 8th Army Clasp, Pacific Star with Burma Clasp, 1939-45 Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, 1939-1945 Australian Service Medal. Enlisted in 1940 and in May was promoted to Sergeant and attended Intelligence School at Narellan. Summary of Service October: 1940-February 1943 Middle East Promoted to Lieutenant 30 February 1941, Wounded in Action 13 December 1941 Discharged from Hospital 24 January 1942, 13 November 1942 Wounded in Action but remained on duty Awarded Military Cross 17January1943, February 1943- 22 July 1943 Australia, 23 July 1943- 10 March 1944 New Guinea, 11 March 1943 -7 December 1944 Australia, 8 December 1944- 31 August 1945 South East Asia, Wounded in Action 18 December 1944 GSO Supreme Allied Command South East Asia, 1 September 1945 - 11 September 1945 Australia, 12 September 1945- 28 September 1945 South East Asia, 29 September 1945- 5 October 1945 Australia, 6 October 1945 - 1 December 1945 Morotai, 1 December 1945- 3 June 1946 Australia. January 1945 appointed Hon Lieutenant Colonel. Discharged 1946