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Pair: Trooper A. Chalke, British South Africa Police, a veteran of the Rhodesia 1896 operations who participated in the defence of Mafeking British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Troopr. A. Chalke, M.R.F.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (2408 Tpr. A. Chalke, B.S.A. Police), contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine (2) £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,400
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3 Sjt. J. Middlemiss, C.C. Forces) rank corrected, re-riveted suspension claw, very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £70
Three: Sergeant H. M. Whitley, Cape Garrison Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (157 A. Bombr. H. M. Whitley, Cape G.A.); Cape Garrison Artillery Citizens’ Shield, with boomerang riband fitment inscribed, ‘I Go To Return’, the reverse engraved, ‘Sergt. H. M. Whitley’; Cape Garrison Artillery Skill at Arms Award, comprising crossed cannon, bronze, the reverse inscribed ‘H. M. W., Skill at Arms, C.G.A., 1903’, one or two edge bruises, otherwise...
Hammer Price: £520
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (133 Cpl. K. J. Sinclair, C.M.S.C.) good very fine and scarce £80-100
Three: Private C. E. King, Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry, late Cape Mounted Rifles Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (1726 Pte. C. E. King, Cape M.R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1726 Pte. C.E. King, Cape M.R.); Cape of Good Hope L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1726 Pte. C. E. King, Cape M.R.), very fine or better and rare (3) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £950
Four: Sergeant W. Webster, Cape Mounted Rifles Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Basutoland (Pte. W. Webster, C.M. Rifn.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (105 Serjt. W. Webster, Cape M.R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (105 Serjt. W. Webster, Cape M.R.); Cape of Good Hope L.S. & G.C., V.R. (3/Cl. Sgt. W. Webster, C.M. Rifles), generally good very fine and rare (4) ...
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (1400 L. Cpl. W. Mandy, Cape P.D. 1), official corrections to naming, crudely repaired suspension post, edge nicks, nearly very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £30
Nine: Captain J. H. Howell, South African Forces, late Hartigan’s Horse and South African Police, a veteran of the defence of Kimberley - in which he was wounded - who died in September 1943 while serving in the Essential Services Protection Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State (1773 Pte. J. H. Howell, Cape P.D. 1); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1773 Pte. J. H. Howell, C.P. Dist. 1);...
Hammer Price: £1,500
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (1292 Pte. H. E. Laine, Cape Town Highrs.), naming rubbed, very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £65
Pair: Trooper T. Silverwood, Steinaecker’s Horse, late Kaffrarian Rifles Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (968 Pte. T. Silverwood, Kaffrn. Rifles); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (107 Tpr. T. Silverwood, Steinaecker’s H.), edge bruising, nearly very fine or better (2) £250-300
Hammer Price: £230
Four: Sergeant F. W. Keeney, Kaffrarian Rifles Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (Pte. F. W. Keeney, Kaffn. Rif.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (21 Serjt. F. W. Keeney, Kaffn. Rifles); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1711 Serjt. F. W. Keeney, Kaffrn. Rif.); Coronation 1902, bronze, contact marks and edge nicks, nearly very fine or better and scarce (4) £350-400
Hammer Price: £470
Four: Corporal C. W. Humberstone, South African Forces, late Kimberley Volunteer Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Kimberley (443 Pte. C. W. Humberstone, Kimberley Vol. Regt.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Cpl. C. W. Humberstone, S.A. R.O.D.S.); Mayor of Kimberley’s Star, hallmark letter ‘a’, this last lacking upper suspension bar, generally very fine (4) £350-400
Hammer Price: £450
Pair: Sergeant A. Connock, Cape Colony Cyclist Corps, late Queenstown Rifle Volunteers and Julius Imperial Transport Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (525 Pte. A. Connock, Queenstown R.V.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (24970 Serjt. A. Connock, C.C.C.C.), the first with officially re-impressed naming, generally good very fine (2) £120-150
Hammer Price: £110
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (6918 Pte. W. H. Jeffreys, Rand Rifles) good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £50
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Orange Free State (2319 Tpr. F. Smith, S.A. Lt. Horse) good very fine £80-100
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, South Africa 1901 (25021 Tpr. A. E. Smith, S.A. Lt. Horse), a later impressed issue, cast copy suspension bar, very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £45
Three: Regimental Quarter-Master Sergeant J. Wainwright, Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (43659 Co. Qr. Mr. Sjt. J. Wainwright, Th’croft’s M.I.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (43659 R.Q.M. Sjt. J. Wainwright, Thorneycroft’s M.I.); Coronation 1902, bronze, the second with possible official correction to number, contact wear, nearly...
Hammer Price: £430
Three: Lance-Corporal W. Boyd, Cookhouse Town Guard, late Frontier Light Horse and Prince Alfred’s Volunteer Guard South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (64 Tpr. W. Boyd, Frontr. L. Horse); Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 2 clasps, Transkei, Basutoland (Pte. W. J. Boyd, P.A.V.G.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (15 L. Cpl. W. Boyd, Cookhouse T.G.), this last with corrected number, occasional edge bruising, generally very fine or better and rare (3) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,100
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Pte. C. E. Layman, Dundee Tn. Gd.) refixed suspension claw, edge bruising and traces of old brooch-mounting, nearly very fine £40-60
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (241 Pte. C. Levin, Graaff Reinet T.G.) very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
Pair: Private P. Paine, Namaqualand Town Guard, who was wounded in the defence of Ookiep on 8 April 1902 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (49 Pte. P. Paine, Namqlnd. T.G.); Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of Ookiep, bronze issue (P. Paine), the last with attempted erasure of naming but details still clearly visible, severe edge bruising, otherwise good fine or better and scarce (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £920
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (67 Pte. T. W. Young, Uitenhage T.G.) refixed suspension claw and severe edge bruising, good fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £35
Anglo-Boer Oorlog Medal 1899-1902 (Burger C. Maartens), slightly bent suspension bar, edge nicks, otherwise very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £100
Anglo-Boer Oorlog Medal 1899-1902 (Burger S. W. Neethling), good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £120
Family group: Anglo-Boer Oorlog Medal 1899-1902 (Burger J. H. Labuschagne), good very fine Six: Lance-Sergeant J. H. Labuschagne, South African Police, late Heidelberg Commando 1914-15 Star (Pte. J. H. Labuschagne, Heidelberg Cdo.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Const. J. H. Labuschagne, 2nd M.C.); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (Pte. J. H. Labuschagne, Heidelberg Cdo.); War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal 1939-45, these two officially inscribed, ‘254060 J. H. Labuschagne’;...
Hammer Price: £250
A rare Anglo-Boer War D.T.D. group of five awarded to Lieutenant G. H. J. Kruger, Staatsartillerie, afterwards 4th South African Mounted Rifles Anglo-Boer War Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst 1899-1902 (Luit. G. H. Kruger); Anglo-Boer Oorlog Medal 1899-1902 (Luit. G. H. Kruger); 1914-15 Star (Lt. G. H. J. Kruger, 4th S.A.M.R.); British War and Bi-lingual Victory Medal (Lt. G. H. J. Kruger), together with a small 9ct. gold medal, obverse with arms and ‘Eendragt Maakt Magt’, reverse...
Hammer Price: £3,000
Birmingham Tribute Medal, gilt white metal, 38mm., unnamed, pierced with ring suspension, complete with original but slightly embroidered riband and ‘1899 1902’ brooch bar; together with a ‘Souvenir Medal 1899-1900’, silvered base metal, 38mm., obverse, Union Flag flanked by a Bluejacket and Infantryman and ‘The Queen God Bless Her’ in exergue, reverse, Coats of Arms within wreath and inscriptions of a similar nature, good very fine (2) £40-60
City of London Imperial Volunteers in South Africa Medallion 1899-1902, bronze, 76mm., in original fitted case of issue with gilt inscribed lid and silk inscribed interior, extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £220
Mayor of Kimberley’s Medal 1899-1900, unnamed as issued, lacquered, very fine and rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,300
Toronto Tribute Medal 1900, silver, 38mm., obverse, returning soldier welcomed by a woman and a dog, reverse, a sword with wreath and dove, and ‘Canada’s Brave Boys, South Africa 1900, Welcome Home’, unnamed, complete with original brooch bar, ‘Toronto Welcomes Her Sons’, attached by twin chains, edge bruising, very fine and scarce £100-150
Hammer Price: £410
An extremely rare Victorian M.S.M. pair awarded to Sergeant-Major J. Gillies, Royal Artillery, ‘almost certainly the last enlisted man to wear his Waterloo Medal in uniform’ at the time of his discharge, aged 67 years, in 1854 Waterloo 1815 (John Gillis, Bombardier, Royal Foot Artillery), with old replacement clip and ring suspension; Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Major John Gillies, Royal Artillery), officially impressed naming, both fitted with decorative riband...
Hammer Price: £4,600
A rare Victorian campaign service and M.S.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant A. McKerrow, 90th Regiment, who was wounded in the attack on the Great Redan in September 1855 and ‘hit by a Tulwar’ blow in the Indian Mutiny - ‘but the gentleman who gave it never gave another as I had the good luck to drop him with a shot through the chest’: and this just one of many fascinating observations to be found in McKerrow’s memoirs, published in the regimental journal shortly before his...
Hammer Price: £2,300
The rare and outstanding Gordon Relief Expedition D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Regimental Corporal-Major A. White, Royal Horse Guards, attached Heavy Camel Regiment, and afterwards a Yeoman of the Guard: decorated for his ‘perfect coolness under fire ... notably at Abu Klea when he rendered material assistance when the Arabs got into the square’, he received his decoration from the hands of the Queen at Windsor Castle in February 1886: his was the very first D.C.M. awarded to the...
Hammer Price: £8,800
The rare and outstanding Second Afghan War D.C.M. group of nine awarded to Colour-Sergeant W. McDonald, 72nd Highlanders, afterwards Norfolk Regiment and a Yeoman of the Guard: decorated for his bravery in the actions at Bala-Hissar and Takht-i-Shah on 12 December 1879, he received his decoration from the hands of the Queen in a ceremony on the Isle of Wight, but was shortly afterwards severely wounded by a gunshot to his left arm at Tel-el-Kebir - he survived however to be awarded one of...
The remarkable Delhi Durbar 1911 R.V.M. group of 15 awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel P. H. Watson, Indian Army, late Bedfordshire Regiment, whose career of 40 or so years with the Colours encompassed active service in India, China, Tibet, Iraq and N.W. Persia, in addition to the Great War, when he was awarded an immediate M.S.M. for services in Mesopotamia India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (6039 Pte., 1st Bedford Regt.); China 1900, no clasp...
Hammer Price: £4,500
An impressive inter-war M.B.E. group of twelve awarded to Commissary & Major E. W. Newman, Indian Army, late Dorset Regiment, who was awarded an immediate M.S.M. in 1917 and thrice mentioned in despatches during his long and distinguished career (1895-1944): one of the latter distinctions was for the South Persia operations 1918-19, ‘though he was suffering from an old wound obtained in France’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type...
Hammer Price: £800
An exceptional and particularly early Great War M.C. group of nine awarded to Quarter-Master & Captain H. Dugdale, Royal Army Medical Corps, a veteran of the Suakin 1885 and Ashanti 1896 operations who was awarded the M.S.M. in 1936, aged 75 years Military Cross, G.V.R.; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (3931 Sergt., M.S. Corps); Ashanti Star 1896; 1914 Star (Hon. Lieut. & Q.M., R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Q.M. & Lieut.); Army...
Hammer Price: £3,100
An exceptional Great War M.C., Boer War D.C.M. group of nine awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 A. F. Watts, Royal Artillery, who was awarded the M.S.M. in 1953, aged 70 years Military Cross, G.V.R..; Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (87933 Sjt. A. F. Watts, 68th(sic) Bty. R.F.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (87933 Sgt. A. F. Watts, 88th Bty. R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa...
An impressive and early Great War D.C.M. group of twelve awarded to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel and Quarter-Master F. Snow, Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (888 C.S. Mjr. F. Snow, 2/Manch. R.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (888 Sjt., 2/Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (888 W.O. Cl. 1, Manch. R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (888 W.O. Cl. 1, Manch. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (Lieut., D.C.M., Manch....
Hammer Price: £3,200
A rare Second World War O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Chater, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, who, having passed a bomb disposal course in London in early 1941, was attached to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, participated in the Walcheren landings in November 1944 and was awarded the Order of Orange Nassau: then in 1955 he added a “Canada M.S.M.” to his accolades - one of just 29 E.II.R. issues ever granted The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire,...
Hammer Price: £1,700
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