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A particularly fine Second World War Italy operations M.M. group of five awarded to Naik Mohd. Sadiq, 8th Punjab Regiment, who, having led a charge across a canal bridge - and run out of ammunition - forced the surrender of a brace of German Spandau gunners by thumping them with his Tommy gun Military Medal, G.VI.R. (19042 Nk. Mohd. Sadiq, Punjab R.), officially impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, mounted as worn, the first with officially corrected unit,...
Hammer Price: £720
A Second World War ‘Burma’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sepoy Falatu Ram, 17th Dogra Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (14743 Sep., Dogra R.) impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War and India Service Medals, mounted court style for wear, very fine (5) £600-800
Hammer Price: £580
An emotive Second World War D.F.M. group of four awarded to Flight Sergeant G. B. R. Gerry, Royal Air Force, who, having been decorated for completing nearly 50 sorties as a Wireless Operator, latterly in the Path Finder Force, was killed in an accident in a Liberator of No. 511 Squadron off Gibraltar in July 1943: fellow passengers included General Sikorski, whose death remains the subject of numerous conspiracy theories - so much so that permission has recently been granted for his remains...
£3,500–£4,000
The emotive Second World War D.F.M. group of nine awarded to Flight Lieutenant A. F. Burcher, Royal Air Force, late Royal Australian Air Force, an Air Gunner and “Dambuster” who miraculously survived the loss of “Hoppy” Hopgood’s Lancaster when it was downed by flak over the Mohne Dam - baling out at 300 feet Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (A. 403182 Sgt. A. Burcher, R.A.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals; Australia Service Medal 1939-45,...
Hammer Price: £3,600
A fine Second World War D.F.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant J. L. Young, Royal Air Force, who was decorated for a tour of operations as a Wireless Operator in Lancasters of No. 207 Squadron and, having volunteered for a second tour of duty in his old squadron, was killed in action in a raid on the “Big City” in September 1943 Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (983117 Sgt. J. L. Young, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals, good very fine or better...
£1,800–£2,200
A fine Second World War D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Flight Lieutenant C. F. Baldwin, Royal Air Force, who completed a tour of operations as an Air Bomber in Halifaxes of No. 640 and No. 462 Squadrons, his immediate award being granted in respect of great gallantry in a daylight raid to Sterkrade in October 1944: such was the flak damage sustained by his aircraft that both Air Gunners baled out but Baldwin, ignoring his own injuries, attended to the seriously wounded Navigator and...
Hammer Price: £3,100
An extremely rare Second World War Indian Ocean operations D.F.M. group of five awarded to Flight Sergeant T. W. Galliford, Royal Air Force, who was decorated for his gallantry as a Flight Engineer in a Sunderland Flying Boat during a hotly contested action with a brace of armed enemy vessels: having manned his aircraft’s beam gun to good effect, he crawled inside one of the wings to repair damage caused by A.A. fire - all the while aware that if his pilot had to carry out an emergency...
£3,000–£3,500
A ‘Waziristan’ I.D.S.M. group of three awarded to Jemadar Sohawa Singh, 32nd and 34th Sikh Pioneers Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Subdr. Sohawa Singh, 3/34/Sikh Pnrs.) official correction to first ‘3’ of unit; Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (3040 Lce. Nk. Sohawa Singh, 32d Sikh Pioneers); British War Medal 1914-20 (Jemdr. Sohawu Singh, 32 Sikh Pnrs.) edge bruising, very fine (3) £600-700
Hammer Price: £1,400
An unusual Second World War B.E.M. awarded to Corporal Jack Wren, Royal Marines, who, after capture in Crete, escaped from a train in Serbia and served with the Chetnik forces in Jugoslavia before joining the S.O.E. Mission attached to General Mihailovic British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Cpl. Jack Wren, E/X 2083 R.M.) good very fine £500-600
A Second World War B.E.M. group of eight awarded to Canteen Steward Arthur Covington, Merchant Navy, late Royal Navy British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Arthur Covington); British War and Victory Medals (K.41394 A. V. Covington, Sto. 1 R.N.); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Arthur V. Covington); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; War Medal, mounted as worn, good very fine (8) £200-250
Hammer Price: £390
A Second World War B.E.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant Ray Shrubshall, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (652272 Sgt. Ray Shrubshall, R.A.F.) in card box of issue; Defence and War Medals, unnamed as issued; together with a second pair of Defence and War Medals, attributed to Mrs D. V. Shrubshall, nearly extremely fine (5) £180-220
Hammer Price: £190
A Post War B.E.M. group of five awarded to Provost Sergeant Alfred Pritchard, Coldstream Guards British Empire Medal (Military) E.II.R. (23474328 Sgt., Coldm. Gds.); War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., 1 clasp, Malaya (2669148 Cpl., Coldm. Gds.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, South Arabia (23474328 Sgt., Coldm. Gds.); Regular Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (23474328 Sgt., Coldm. Gds.) third medal with crude repair to suspension and some heavy edge bruising, therefore good...
Hammer Price: £460
A post-war ‘Palestine’ military B.E.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant Albert Hendy, Suffolk Regiment British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 2nd issue (5825682 Sjt., S.R.); India General Service 1936-391 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (5825682 L/Sjt., Suff. R.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (5825682 Sjt., Suffolk), second clasp attached by thread, mounted as worn, minor edge bruising, very fine (6) £350-450
Hammer Price: £680
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