This auction is for all five, high quality, full size medals. They are all made with metal cast from originals.

(Professional framing with high quality photos available on request. Please enquire for price and free example picture of finished frame.)

You get (from left to right);

• The Distinguished Conduct Medal
• The 14-15 Star
• The British War Medal
• The Victory Medal plus Mentioned in Dispatches Oak Leaf
• Belgium Croix de Guerre (Belgium Cross of War)

This set has been professionally court-mounted in accordance with strict Australian law and are presented exactly as real medals held at the Australian War Memorial and worn by the diggers themselves.

You will not beat the quality. This is a great tribute to an amazing Australian.

About the Digger:

The greatest and most lethal sniper of the whole Gallipoli campaign, perhaps the entire war, Private William ‘Billy’ Sing terrorised the Turkish troops. He had a staggering 150 confirmed kills to his name, although the actual number is believed to have been much higher. Closer to 300 kills.

So great had his legend become during the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign, that General W.R. Birdwood personally sort the man out and offered to be Sing’s observer for a day (see 4^th picture, Sing is on the left and General Birdwood on the right with his back to the camera).

After watching the Private’s incredible marksmanship and cold, calculated knack for killing, General Birdwood announced that Billy Sing’s kill total was 201, rather than the more generally accepted, 150. The General stated to his men, “If everyone fought like Billy Sing, the war would be over in a month”.

On March 10, 1916, William Sing was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for conspicuous gallantry as a sniper at Anzac Cove. He was also Mentioned in the Dispatches of the Commander of the Allied forces, Sir Ian Hamilton.

Billy Sing was moved to France after Gallipoli and was awarded the Belgium Croix de Guerre during the horror of the battle of Polygon Wood. Fighting alongside other ANZAC Legends like Captain Albert Jacka VC, MC and Bar, Private Billy Sing led a charge against a German sniper position that was devastating the ANZAC troops. He totally overran the position. Although he was awarded the Belgium Croix de Guerre for his actions, he received no Imperial award (as was the norm for many great ANZAC Legends at the battle of Polygon Wood).

Billy Sing survived the War only to face the personal horrors of his experiences on his return to Australia. His marriage broke down and he became a recluse. Billy's Gallipoli reputation faded from memory with the increasing number of Anzacs who passed away each year.

On Wednesday, May 19, 1943, William Edward Sing's aorta ruptured and he died alone in his room at the house where he boarded. He was 57.

Apart from five shillings, which were found in his room, the only thing of value left by Billy was a hut worth twenty pounds. It was a pathetic postscript to the life of a man whose name was once known and revered by an army and a nation.

This set of replica medals is made with the highest quality replica medals available. A great tribute to a true ANZAC Legend.