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India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Burma 1887-9, Burma 1889-92, Kachin Hills 1892-93 (Lieutt. J. W. Driver, 13th Madras Infy.) minor edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £600-700
Hammer Price: £1,700
A rare Jameson Raider’s British South Africa Company’s 1890-97 Medal awarded to Troop Sergeant-Major St. J. H. Wagstaffe, Bechuanaland Border Police, afterwards a Sergeant in the Matabeleland Relief Force in the 1896 Rebellion and a Guide in the Field Intelligence Department in the Boer War British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, 1 clasp, Rhodesia 1896 (1250 T. Sergt. Maj. St. J. H. Wagstaffe, B.B. Police), good very fine £900-1100
A rare 2-clasp British South Africa Company Medal, Boer War and Great War group of five awarded to Captain J. A. Fraser, South Africa Labour Corps, late Rhodesia Volunteer Forces and Imperial Guides British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Matabeleland 1893, 2 clasps, Rhodesia 1896, Mashonaland 1897 (Troopr. J. A. Fraser, Salisbury Horse); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, South Africa...
Pair: Captain & Paymaster Edward Lee, 10th Foot, late 40th Foot Sutlej 1845-46, for Sobraon 1846 (Lieut. Edwd. Lee 10th Regt.); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Paymr. Edwd. Lee, 10th Foot) some edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £700-800
Four: Colour-Sergeant W. Ransley, Royal Welsh Fusiliers India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1891 (1307 Corpl. W. Ransley, 1st Bn. R.W. Fus.); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (1307 Sejt. W. Ransley, R.W.F.) naming officially re-impressed [roll shows ‘Ranely’]; Ashanti 1900, 1 clasp, Kumassi, high relief bust (1307 C.Sgt. W. Ransley, Rl. Welsh Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1307 Clr. Serjt. W. Ransley, R. Welsh Fus.) light contact marks,...
Three: Honorary Colonel H. Walker, East Yorkshire Regiment, late 14th Foot, who ‘had charge of the mischief making monarch King Prempeh’ in the closing stages of the Ashanti expedition of 1895-96 Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (2nd Lieut. H. Walker, 2nd Bn. 14th Regt.); Ashanti Star 1896 (Capt. Henry Walker, 2 W. Yorks. R.) engraved in the usual regimental style; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (Lt. Col. H. Walker, E. York....
A K.C.B. (military) group of five attributed to Admiral Sir Lindsay Sutherland Bryson, Royal Navy The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s set of insignia, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘Lindsay Bryson, 3rd March 1981, with neck cravat and evening collars in Garrard, London case of issue; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace set of insignia, neck badge and breast...
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Second World War O.B.E., A.F.C. group of six awarded to Wing Commmander R. J. B. Pearse, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge; Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1943’; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Act. Sqn. Ldr. R. J. B. Pearse, R.A.F.V.R.), good very fine (6) £1600-1800
A Great War “Q” Ship D.S.M. group of four awarded to Engine Room Artificer W. Thompson, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (M.14056 E.R.A. 4Cl., H.M.S. “P.62” Atlantic Ocean 26 Jan. 1918); 1914-15 Star (M.14045 Act. E.R.A. 4, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.14056 E.R.A.3, R.N.) very fine (4) £1400-1800
A rare Third Afghan War M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant M. Richards, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, attached Royal Engineers, late Royal Sussex Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (24025 Sjt. M. Richards, 1/Garr. Bedf. & Herts.); 1914 Star, with clasp (8338 Pte. M. Richards, 2/R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (8338 Pte. M. Richards, R. Suss. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (24025 Sgt. M. Richards, Bedf. &...
Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Barrosa, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (P. Fitzpatrick, 87th Foot) first carriage slightly bent, old lacquer, otherwise good very fine £1400-1600
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Ensign H. Moorhouse, 13th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine £1200-1400
A particularly fine Second World War Italy operations M.M. group of six awarded to Private E. Davies, Essex Regiment, who displayed courage of a high order after being severely wounded by an anti-personnel mine - notwithstanding ‘a broken arm and many other wounds in the body and legs’, he remained on his wireless set for four and a half hours, thereby ensuring the safe evacuation of his patrol. Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3532485 Pte. E. Davies, Essex R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star;...
A fine Second World War Italy operations M.M. awarded to Sergeant J. J. Williams, Cameron Highlanders, who was severely wounded while storming an enemy post with machine-gun and grenades Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3851955 Sjt. J. J. Williams), slightly loose suspension claw, extremely fine £1200-1400
British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse undated, 2 clasps, Mashonaland 1890, Rhodesia 1896 (Cornwall, W. L. - Pioneers) edge bruise, otherwise very fine £1400-1600
A Great War ‘Aden Operations’ M.C. group of six awarded to Captain Harry Rivett Cecil Guise, Indian Army Reserve of Officers and Bihar Light Horse, who as a Superintendent in the Indian Police was awarded the K.P.M. & Clasp Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Capt.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (H. R. C. Guise, Police Dept.); Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed; Volunteer Force Long Service (India & the Colonies),...
Three: Private John Walsh, 13th Prince Albert’s Somerset Light Infantry Ghuznee 1839 (Pt. John Walsh XIII P.A.L.I.) fitted with replacement bar suspension; Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Mural Crown (Pt. John Walsh XIII P.A.L.I.) fitted with replacement bar suspension; Cabul 1842 (Pt. John Walsh XIII P.A.L.I.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, all three medals impressed in the correct regimental style, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fine and better (3) ...
A scarce Edward VII West African Frontier Force D.C.M. awarded to Corporal Osuman, Northern Nigeria Regiment West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (2633 Cpl. Osuman, N.N. Regt. W.A.F.F.) extremely fine £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £1,500
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory (John Brady, 13th Regt.) officially impressed naming, fitted with German-silver bar suspension, very fine £1200-1400
Eleven: Private Frederick James Reed, Royal Army Medical Corps and Yeoman of the Royal Cellars 1914-15 Star (34424 Pte., R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (34424 Pte., R.A.M.C.); Royal Victorian Medal, G.VI.R., silver; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, these unnamed; Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, G.VI.R., suspension dated ‘1919-1939’, with ‘Thirty Years’ clasp (Reed, Frederick James); Denmark, King’s Medal of Recompense, Christian X, silver; Belgium, Royal...
A Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry group of eight awarded to Inspector W. C. Whitsitt, Bechuanaland Protectorate Police Colonial Police Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, for Gallantry (Sub-Insp. William C. Whitsitt, Bechuanaland Protectorate Police); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Africa Service Medal, these all officially named (226100 W. C. Whitsitt); Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Bechuanaland (2919 Insp. W. C. Whitsitt), mounted court style for wear,...
Four: Private H. Williams, Royal Marine Light Infantry 1914 Star (Ply.11275 Pte., R.M. Brigade); British War and Victory Medals (Ply.11275 Pte., R.M.L.I.); Russia, Medal for Zeal, Nicholas II, silver breast medal, edge inscribed, ‘Ply.I.C.35 Pte. H. Williams, R.M.R. H.M.S. Jupiter’, nearly very fine and better (4) £500-600
Three: Private John Winter, Coldstream Guards Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (3943 J. Winter, Coldm. Guards) regimentally impressed naming; Medaille Militaire, 2nd type, enamel all lost; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, edge bruising and polished, therefore good fine (3) £700-800
Four: Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Bowman, Derbyshire Regiment Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Lieut. H. J. Bowman, 2/Derby R.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Sikkim 1888 (Lieut. H. J. Bowman, 2nd Bn. Derby R.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Captn. H. J. Bowman, 2d Bn. Derby Regt.) Khedive’s Star 1882, the first two with pitting from star, nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine (4) £800-1000
A rare Abor operations I.D.S.M. group of four awarded to Jemadar Sundar Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Subdr. Sundar Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers); India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Sikkim 1888, Hazara 1891 (2343 Sundar Singh, 32nd Bl. Infy.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Waziristan 1901-2 (2343 Naick Sundar Singh, 32nd Bl. Infy.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1908,...
Hammer Price: £1,400
An early Second World War anti-U-boat operations D.S.M. group of six awarded to Leading Seaman P. W. C. Duffield, Royal Navy, Asdic operator aboard the destroyer Havelock at the destruction of the Italian submarine Faa di Bruno in November 1940 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P/JX. 126166 P. W. C. Duffield, A.B., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (JX. 126166 P. W. C. Duffield, H.M.S. Gregale), generally...
A Waziristan 1921 operations M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant L. W. B. Jennings, Indian Army, who was attached to the 48th Pioneers at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. L. W. B. Jennings); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21 (2/Lt. L. W. B. Jennings, 1/61/Pnrs.), suspension bar on the second a little bent, otherwise very fine and better (3) £1600-1800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Sahagun & Benevente, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (Thomas Goodyear, 10th Hussars) contact marks and edge bruising, therefore good fine £1000-1200
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Wm. Green, 9th Lancers) good very fine £800-1000
Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Lieut. Augs. Darling, Bengal Horse Arty.) later impressed naming, good very fine £300-350
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Honorary Captain & Quartermaster Henry George Monger, 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry, late Somerset Light Infantry Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse engraved, ‘Capt. H. G. Monger, 46th Canadian Inf. Passchendaele 1917’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith (2419 Col. Sejt., Somerset Lt. Infy.); British War and Victory Medals (Hon. Capt.); Colonial...
Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Peiwar Kotal, Charasia, Kabul (1903 Pte. M. Malley, 72nd Highrs.) minor edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1200-1400
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Chitral 1895 (720 Sepoy Ranbir, 4th Kashmir Rifles) small collector’s number ‘110’ impressed on edge by claw, nearly extremely fine £1200-1400
Four: Private F. Mabbett, Royal Marine Light Infantry, killed in action at the battle of Jutland, 1 June 1916 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Belmont (7273 Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Powerful) impressed naming; British War and Victory Medals (Po.7273 Pte., R.M.L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Po.7273 Frank Mabbett, Private, R.M.L.I.) very fine and better (4) £400-500
A Carlist Wars pair to Sergeant H. Ellis, 1st Isabella Lancers, British Auxiliary Legion Spanish Medal for San Sebastian 5 May 1836 (Sergt. H. Ellis, 1st Isabella Lancers); Spanish Order of Maria Isabella Louisa, silver cross, fitted with replacement bar suspension and 7 engraved clasps, Handowine, Fonterabia, Hernanie, Irun, Ametza, Ormienda, Ulza (Sergt. H. Ellis, 1st Isabella Lancers) both fitted with silver ribbon buckles, very fine and scarce (2) £300-350
An unusual Great War K.B.E. group of six attributed to Major-General Sir Henry Thornton, Royal Engineers, General Manager of the Great Eastern Railway and Inspector-General of Transportation, an American who, among other onerous responsibilities, undertook the smooth running of the U.K’s wartime railway system: a greatly respected doyen of 20th century rail transport, he later became President of the Canadian National Railways The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E....
Hammer Price: £1,300
British Army Buttons Officers & Other Ranks Post 1881 QVC & KC, Infantry, Corps and Departments. A vast quantity with a reasonable variety of regiments and corps represented, good overall condition (2500+) £300-400
Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver, 48mm., Soho Mint, fitted with loop for suspension, nearly extremely fine £600-700
A scarce B.E.F. 1940 operations M.M. group of three awarded to Guardsman R. Abson, Coldstream Guards Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2655363 Gdsmn. R. Abson, C. Gds.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally extremely fine (3) £1000-1200
A Second World War Italy operations M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant W. H. H. Whitwell, Royal Tank Regiment (Royal Armoured Corps) Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7891232 Sjt. W. H. H. Whitwell, R. Tank. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, together with a set of related miniature dress medals, M.M. lapel badge and an old tunic riband bar, generally extremely fine (14) £1000-1200
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