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A rare and evocative Second World War siege of Malta M.M. group of five awarded to Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 W. H. Cross, Royal Artillery, who was decorated for his gallant command of a Bofors Gun Detachment on the famous Luqa-Safi Strip in the period December 1941 to April 1942: while the majority of military personnel sought shelter during the incessant bombing raids that became part of life on “Malta G.C.”, no such luxury was available to the hard-pressed gunners of the Royal...
Hammer Price: £2,000
Three: Staff Sergeant E. D. P. Baker, Royal Horse Artillery, The Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service Regiment U.N. Korea; General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., 2 clasps, Malaya, Arabian Peninsula (22279482 Cpl. E. D. Baker, S.A.S.) the second clasp loose on ribbon; General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (22279482 Sgt. E. D. P. Baker, RA) together with RHA cap badge, 8th Inf Div Airborne wings in silver, and French parachute wings, good very fine (3) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £2,100
China, Republic, Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain, 1st Class breast star, 95mm., silver-gilt and enamel, with central red cabochon and 18 pearls set around the central border, with Chinese plate on reverse, good very fine £1000-1200
Pair: Private F. W. Green, St John Ambulance Brigade, who served aboard the American hospital ship Maine during the Boer war and the Boxer rebellion Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (132 Ordly. F. W. Green, St John Amb. Bde.); China 1900, no clasp 1482 Pte. F. W. Green, St John Amb. Bde.); together with S.S. Maine American Ladies Hospital Ship Fund 1899, white metal medallion, the first two cleaned, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £2,200
Five: Acting 2nd Sick Berth Steward H. Wildman, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve and St. John Ambulance Brigade Order of St. John, Serving Brother, silver and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (1041 Ordly., S. John Amb. Bde.); Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue, with Second Award Clasp (273 Act. 2nd S.B.S., R.N.A.S.B.R.); St. John Service Medal, 4 silver bars (1557 Cpl., Foulbridge Div. No. 4 Dist. 1919); St. John...
A Great War M.B.E., D.C.M. group of eleven awarded to Major Edwin Brook Holt, Indian Medical Department The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (Asst. Surg., I.S.M.D.); 1914-15 Star (4 Cl. Asst. Surgn., I.M.D.); British War and Victory Medals (A-Sgn., I.M.D.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star;War and India Service Medals; Jubilee 1935; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd...
A Great War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Colonel H. V. Prynne, Royal Army Medical Corps Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s frosted silver breast badge; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Capt. H. V. Prynne, R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Col. H. V. Prynne); French Croix de Guerre 1914-18, with silver star on ribbon, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6) £1600-1800
Pair: Captain H. Siddons, Engineers Sutlej 1845-46, for Sobraon 1846 (Capt., Engineers); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Captn., Engrs. Commg. Sappers & Pione[ers]) naming obscured by suspension on last, very fine (2) £800-900
The unique group of four medals awarded to Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Richard R. Holmes, K.C.V.O., V.D., 1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was ‘Archeologist to the Force’ in the Abyssinian Expedition 1867-68 Jubliee 1887, clasp, 1897, silver, unnamed; Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed; Abyssinia 1867 (Richard R. Holmes Esqre. Archeologist to the Force); Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, V.R., unnamed, hallmarks for London 1892, complete with top bar, mounted...
Hammer Price: £2,300
A Second World War D.F.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer J. Bell, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was decorated for his gallantry as a Navigator in Lancasters of No. 622 Squadron Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1511709 F./Sgt. J. Bell, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46, unnamed, as presumably issued to his next of kin, generally extremely fine (5) ...
A fine Second World War C.B., C.B.E. group of fourteen awarded to Admiral Sir Ernest Archer, Royal Navy, who led the Joint Military Mission to Soviet Russia in 1944 The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut., R.N.);...
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Second World War M.M. group of six awarded to Marine C. Nicholls, 43 Royal Marine Commando, for the raid on the island of Brac during ‘Operation Flounced’ Military Medal, G.VI.R. (Ply.X.2570 Mne., R.M.) naming largely officially re-impressed; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Itlay Star; Defence and War Medals, mounted court style as worn, very fine (6) £2000-2500
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24585045 Gdsm. J. S. Mitchell, S.G.), mounted court-style as worn, extremely fine £1400-1600
Hammer Price: £2,500
Four: Colour-Sergeant Tom Hathaway, Somerset Light Infantry South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (36/1911 Sergt. T. Hathaway, 1/13 Foot); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1911 Sergt. T. Hathaway, 1/Som. L.I.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (1563 Color Sergt. T. Hathaway, 2d Bn. Som. L.I.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, one reverse point impressed ‘1563’, minor pitting from star to the last, otherwise good very fine (4) £1200-1500
A fascinating Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O., M.C. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. E. Hawes, Royal Fusiliers and London Regiment Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, complete with top bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; 1914-15 Star (Capt., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col.); France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, gold and enamel, minor enamel damage, mounted as worn, good very...
A fine Second World War 1940 operations D.S.M. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant (S.C.C.) J. Derrick, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, late Royal Navy, who was serving in H.M.S. Javelin when she was severely damaged by torpedo attack in November 1940 - when Lord Mountbatten was aboard in his capacity as Captain (D.) - and survived 24 hours on a raft after the loss of the Wild Swan to enemy bombers in the Bay of Biscay in June 1942: he had earlier been awarded the Greek Medal of Military...
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Serjeant E. Collins, Hampshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7659 Pte., 1/Hants. Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (7659 Pte., 1/Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals (7659 Sjt., Hamps. R.) mounted court style for wear, good very fine (4) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,600
Pair: Yeoman of Signals Alfred Tabor, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 3 clasps, Alexandria 11th July, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (A. Tabor, Sign. H.M.S. “Monarch”); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R. narrow suspension (A. Tabor, Boatman, H.M. Coast Guard) impressed naming; Khedive’s Star 1882, pitting and polished, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £700-800
Family group: A Great War C.M.G. group of nine awarded to Colonel George Cecil Dowell, Royal Garrison Artillery The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G. Companion’s neck badge conversion from a breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck cravat, slight enamel damage; India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Hazara 1888, Hazara 1891 (Lieut., No. 3 By. 1st. Bde. S.I. Dn. R.A.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral...
Hammer Price: £2,700
A scarce Inkermann D.C.M. pair awarded to Corporal Charles Troke, 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Chas. Troke, Coldstream Guards) officially impressed naming; Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (3405 Corpl. C. Troke, Coldm. Guards) regimentally impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £3000-3500
Ensign W. A. Holcombe, H.M’s 6th Regiment, later Assistant Commissioner, Bengal Staff Corps, and a member of the survey team of whom himself and eighty men were treacherously massacred by a party of Nagas in February 1875 India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Ensgn. W. A. Holcombe, H.M’s 6th Regt.) nearly extremely fine £1400-1800
Lieutenant Guy Palmer, Royal Engineers, who died of wounds received whilst defending a stockade in Upper Burma in December 1888 India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-87, Burma 1887-89 (Lieut. G. Palmer, R.E.) extremely fine £1200-1500
Family group: Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Java (George Dowell, Act. Purser) Three: Captain Richard Borough Crawford, Royal Navy China 1842 (Richard B. Crawford, Commander) replacement ring and straight bar suspension; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Captn. Richd. Borough Crawford R.N.) naming engraved in large serifed capitals; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, replacement swivel ring suspension, all with individual silver brooch...
An extremely rare Victoria issue Army M.S.M. dated ‘1848’ on obverse awarded to Serjeant-Major Henry Whearing, 17th Foot Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R., dated ‘1848’ below bust (Serjeant Major Henry Whearing, 17th Foot) edge bruising, some contact marks, very fine £1600-2000
Hammer Price: £2,800
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (Lieut. R. H. Owen, N.S.W. Infy.) pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine £1000-1200
The remarkable Great War ‘Italian Front’ M.C. group of eight awarded to Major R. W. B. Sims, General List, late Royal Marine Artillery and Northumberland Fusiliers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Major); Royal Navy L.S. &. G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Sergt. No.1981 R.M.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (Sjt-Mjr., Noth’d. Fus.); Belgium, Order of the Crown, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver,...
Hammer Price: £2,900
A rare Hunza 1891 group of three awarded to Volunteer W. P. Appleford, 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles, Assistant-Engineer of the road making contractors Spedding & Co, who volunteered his services to Durand’s force on the march to Nilt India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hunza 1891 (4009 Pte. W. P. Appleford, 1st Punjab Volr. Rifle Corps); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (Voltr. W. P. Appleford, 1st Pjb. Voltr. Rfls.); Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed,...
The Boer War group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran, K.P., P.C., Royal Horse Guards, Lord Mayor of Belfast and Lord Chamberlain to H.M. Queen Mary, one of the last four surviving Knights of St Patrick Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer’s breast badge, silver and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (Captain A. J. C. Earl of Arran, R.H.G.); Coronation 1911; Turkey,...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A fine Second World War immediate D-Day M.M. group of six awarded to Lance-Sergeant F. B. Bradshaw, 295 Field Company, Royal Engineers, who had charge of a party of Sappers in the landings on “Gold Beach” - two out of his five men quickly fell wounded to enemy strong points on the sea wall and to sniper fire Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2011261 L. Sjt. F. B. Bradshaw, R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally good...
The important Indian Mutiny medal to Sir George Udny Yule, K.C.S.I., C.B., who raised and commanded a corps of volunteer cavalry during the Mutiny, a senior Civil Servant who was later Chief Commissioner of Oudh and Resident at Hyderabad Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (G. U. Yule, Civil Service) good very fine £1200-1500
The Indian Mutiny medal to Lieutenant Thomas Frankland, Second in Command of the 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry, severely wounded at the storming of the Kashmir Gate at Delhi in September 1857, and killed in action at the storming of the Secunderabagh at Lucknow in November 1857 Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow (2nd in Comd. Lt. T. Frankland, 2nd Regt. Punjaub Infy.) good very fine £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £3,100
Three: Private James Seymour, 3rd King’s Royal Rifle Corps South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (2209 Pte. J. Seymour, 3/60th Foot); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (2209 Pte. J. Seymour, 3/K.R. Rif. C.); Khedive’s Star 1882, mounted as worn, pitting from star, otherwise very fine (3) £1200-1500
A rare Royal Red Cross group of three awarded to Nursing Sister Marcia Barker, one of six nurses on the Nile Expedition Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, gold centres; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Nursing Sister M. Barker); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, the first with some enamel chips to left and lower arms, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £3,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. and post-W.W.2 B.E.M. group of nine awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 G. W. Boreham, Grenadier Guards, who was R.S.M. of Dulwich College O.T.C. Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (14277 C.S. Mjr., 1/G. Gds.); British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (George W. Boreham, D.C.M.); 1914-15 Star (14277 L. Sjt., G. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (14277 Sjt., G. Gds.); Defence; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., fixed suspension (2 604223 W.O. Cl....
A fine quality silver-mounted full dress dirk for an officer of the 93rd Highlanders, the 31cm blade by Buckmaster, 3 New Burlington Street, London, notched along the back edge, etched with crowned VR cypher, thistles and within a wreath 93 and Cape of Good Hope, the black wood hilt carved overall with strapwork and pinned with silver studs, the pommel set with a facetted cairngorm within a silver band deeply chased with thistles, complete with its black leather covered scabbard, the whole...
A fine Second World War Dieppe raid D.S.M. awarded to Sick Berth Attendant E. W. Foden, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve, who, with a Surgeon, R.N.V.R. as his only qualified assistant, had to deal with over 300 casualties brought aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Calpe: surrounded by small craft delivering their wounded from the beaches, she quickly attracted the attention of enemy shore batteries and the Luftwaffe - Foden ‘one time being blown across the ship by the blast of a near...
The emotive Egypt and Sudan campaign medal to Corporal John McIntosh, of the Royal Horse Guards, who was killed at Abu Klea after he dashed out from the square to the aid of his regimental hero, Colonel Fred Burnaby, as he fought his last fight alone Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1076 Pte. J. McIntosh, Rl. H. Gds.) pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £3,300
Four: Sergeant Peter Kelsburg, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, late British Columbia Provincial Police and 72nd Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (1015198 A.L. Cpl., 72-Can. Inf.); Royal Canadian Mounted Police L. S. & G.C., E.II.R. (P. Kelsberg); British Columbia Provincial Police L.S. & G.C. (542 1/Const. P.Kelsberg) mounted court style for wear, extremely fine (4) £300-350
A rare North Russia 1919 operations M.C. group of five awarded to Group Captain M. C. W. C. Flint, Royal Air Force, late Gordon Highlanders and Royal Fusiliers Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. M. C. W. C. Flint); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Lieut. M. C. W. Flint); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1925 (F./O. M. C. W. C. Flint, R.A.F.), mounted as worn, together with a set of related dress miniatures and assorted R.A.F. prize...
Hammer Price: £3,400
The fine Royal Household group of twenty-two awarded to Jesse William Gower, Page of the Presence in the Royal Household Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, G.V.R., suspension dated ‘1910-1930’(J. Gower); Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver; Jubilee 1897, bronze; Coronation 1902, bronze; Coronation 1911, silver; Jubilee 1935, silver; Italy, Royal Service Medal, Victor Emanuel III, silver; Denmark, King’s Medal of Recompense, Christian IX, silver; Denmark, King’s Medal of...
Hammer Price: £3,500
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