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Defence of Kelat-i-Ghilzie 1842 (Sepoy Ramaisur Sing 4--d N.I.) fitted with original fitted with steel clip and bar suspension, naming engraved in fine running script though rubbed and unit illegible in part, polished fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,300
Germany, Third Reich, German Cross in Gold 1941, enamelled pin-backed badge, 63 x 63mm., 43.85g., 4 rivet construction, stamped, ‘20’ on pin, in (slightly damaged) case of issue, nearly extremely fine £600-800
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco (J. Bromley, Serjeant, 29th Foot) edge bruising, about very fine £1000-1200
A Swedish group of four Sweden, Olympic Medal 1912 (2), silver, on incorrect ‘Order of the Sword’ ribbon; another, on correct ribbon; Norway, Order of St. Olav, 2nd type (1906-37), Knight’s 1st Class breast badge with swords, gold and enamel, slight enamel damage to obverse centre; Russia, Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd Class breast badge by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 41 x 41mm., gold and enamel, manufacturer’s name on reverse, the group mounted as worn, good very fine and better (4) ...
Pair: Armourer Sergeant John Carpenter, Royal Marines Light Infantry, late 95th Regiment Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Armr. Serjt. John Carpenter, 95th Regt.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Jno. Carpenter, Sergt. 4 Co. R.M.L.I. 22 Yrs.) minor contact marks, very fine (2) £600-650
Irish Militia Officers Coatee & Tunic Buttons c1840-1856/81. A very fine carded selection coatees to the Galway, 102nd Donegal (2), 107th Kerry, 121st Monaghan, 124th Sligo, North Tipperary, 94th Clare, 80th Tyrone, and a very rare gilt mounted mufti example to the Tyrone Fusiliers; tunics to South Cork (2), Royal Limerick, County Clare, Wexford (2), Galway (2), 93rd Roscommon, Monaghan, Cavan, Royal Meath, Kilkenny (2), Armagh Lt Infantry, 102nd Donegal, good overall condition (26) £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,200
Indian Army & Colonial Buttons Post 1903 Issues. The following countries are represented, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Jordan, Arab Legion, good overall condition (approximately 1000 items) £80-120
British Army Buttons Regular Cavalry Yeomanry and TA Infantry, Including groups to the Queens Bays (QVC), 17th Lancers (gilt), Royal Scots Greys, 10th Hussars, 15th Hussars (KC), 5th DGs (QVC), 4th RIDGs, 7th DGs, Royal Tank Corps, together with sundry Yeomanry and post 1908 London Regiments, Highland, Kent & Huntingdon Cyclists, Army Motor Reserve, good overall condition (1000+) £200-300
A Great War ‘Passchendaele’ M.M. group of six awarded to Lieutenant William Norman Shaw, 28th Battalion Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (446365 Sjt., 28/Can. Inf.); 1914-15 Star (446365 Pte., 28 Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these unnamed, mounted court style for wear, some contact marks, about very fine and better (6) £600-700
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Busaco, Salamanca (Richard Acford, 11th Foot) edge bruising, otherwise very fine £1000-1200
A good Second World War North Africa operations M.M. group of six awarded to Corporal A. Stenton, York and Lancaster Regiment, who brought in wounded under heavy fire during Rommel’s “Dash to the Wire” in November 1941 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (4743751 Cpl. A. Stenton, Y. & L.R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the first with edge bruise and minor contact marks, generally good very fine (6) £1000-1200
A Spanish Civil War group of nine awarded to a ‘Nationalist’ officer Spain, Franco Period, Wound Badge, enamelled; Order of St. Hermenegildo, breast badge, gilt metal and enamel; Order of Military Merit, breast badge, gilt metal and enamel, obverse with red enamel arms, reverse arms without enamel, gilt slip bar on ribbon; Germany, Third Reich, Merit Order of the German Eagle, 3rd Class / 5th Class breast badge with swords, silver-gilt and enamel, stamp mark on suspension mount; Spain,...
A Great War O.B.E. group of six awarded to The Reverend John Cairns, Army Chaplains Department The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911, silver (Major J. Cairns, C.F.); Volunteer Decoration, E.VII.R., hallmarks for London 1904, lacking top bar; Volunteer Force Long Service, V.R. (Chaplain, 4th V.B. Rl. Scots) impressed naming; Territorial Decoration,...
General Gordon’s Star for the Siege of Khartoum 1884, pewter, sewn onto red and blue material backing with sewn buttonhole and contained in an old fitted case, good very fine £400-500
Five: Cooper Edwin Elliott, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Edwin Elliott); Baltic 1854-55, unnamed; Crimea 1854-55, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Edwin Elliott, Cooper H.M.S. Bellerophon) contemporary engraved naming; St Jean d’Acre 1840, silvered bronze; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, light contact marks but generally good very fine (5) £1000-1200
A C.I.E. group of four awarded to Major William John Bradshaw, Calcutta Port Defence Volunteer Corps The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed; Indian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, E.VII.R., reverse engraved, ‘Major W. J. Bradshaw, Calcutta Port Def. Voltrs.’, with top brooch bar; Volunteer Force Long Service (India & the Colonies), E.VII.R. (Captn. J. W. Bradshaw, Cal. Port...
Four: Havildar Dewa Singh, 23rd and 34th Sikh Pioneers, Personal Orderly to Colonel A. C. W. Crookshank who raised the 34th Pioneers and commanded the River Column in Hazara in 1888 until he was killed Abyssinia 1867 (1304 Sepoy Dewa Singh, 23rd Pjb. Pioneers) named on edge in running script; Afghanistan 1878-80, 4 clasps, Peiwar Kotal, Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar (1304 Sepoy Dewa Singh, 23rd Pjb. Pioneers) named in running script; Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1304 Sepoy Dewa Singh, 23rd...
Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile 1798, silver, fitted with loop for suspension, very fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,100
Waterloo 1815 (.ames Herbert, Drummer, 3rd Batt. Grenad. Guards) fitted with replacement silver clip and bar suspension, first letter of Christian name obscured by clip, most letters of rank retouched by engraving, otherwise about very fine £600-800
A fine Second World War North Africa Gazala operations M.M. group of six awarded to Gunner W. H. Prangell, Royal Artillery, who won an immediate award for his bravery in evacuating wounded in costly rear guard action of June 1942 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (1099092 Gnr. W. H. Prangell, R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, extremely fine (6) £1000-1200
A good Second World War North Africa operations M.M. group of seven awarded to Acting Battery Quarter-Master Sergeant J. Silver, Royal Artillery Military Medal, G.VI.R. (808795 A./B.Q.M. Sjt. J. Silver, R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. oakleaf, mounted as worn, generally extremely fine (7) £1000-1200
Germany, Third Reich, Merit Order of the German Eagle, Merit Cross 2nd Class pin-backed cross with swords, 50 x 50mm., silver-gilt and enamel, pin stamped, ‘900 21’, in (slightly damaged) red leather case of issue, inside of lid imprinted, ‘Verdienstkreuz II. Stufe des Ordens vom Deutschen Adler mit Scwertern’, extremely fine £800-1000
Six: Regimental Sergeant-Major Samuel Hamley Reynard, Cape Town Highlanders, late Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (95 R. Sjt. Maj., C.T. Highrs.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (95 R.S. Major, C.T. Highrs.); British War Medal 1914-20 (R.S.M., R.S.); Coronation 1902, bronze, unnamed; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (8830 Cr. Sgt., D. of Corn. L.I.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service, E.VII.R....
Six: Colour Sergeant G. I. Fletcher, Royal Fusiliers, late Grenadier Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4420 Sejt., Gren. Gds.); 1914-15 Star (PS-6194 S. Mjr., R. Fus); British War and Victory Medals (PS-6194 W.O. Cl. 1, R. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4420 C. Sjt., G. Gds.); Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver, with 1st type clasp, ‘E. May 1910 R.’, unnamed, mounted court...
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Lieut. J. G. Le Marchant, 7th Hussars) minor official correction to rank, otherwise extremely fine £500-600
A French Crimea/Italian Campaign group of six awarded to Captain Georges Haushalter, Artillery, latterly an official of the Orleans Savings Bank France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, severe enamel damage; France, Second Empire, Medaille Militaire, 2nd issue, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, enamel damage; Italy Campaign Medal 1859, by Barre, silver; Italian States, Kingdom of Sardinia, Al Valore Militare, silver, obverse signed...
Three: Major James Richer, late Sergeant-Major, 3rd Rifle Brigade, who became the first recorded passenger to die from injuries received in a motor car accident in Great Britain Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Serjt. Jas. Richer, 3rd Bn. Rifle Bde.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (35 Color Sergt. I.S. Richer, 3 Bn. Rif. Bde.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (35 Sergt. Major J. Richer, 3-Bn-Rifle Brigade) edge bruising and contact marks,...
Four: Sergeant W. Grapentin, Cape Mounted Rifles South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Pte. W. Grarpentein, C.M. Rifles) official correction to rank and initial; Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (Pte. W. Grapentin, C.M. Rif.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener, Transvaal, Wittebergen (613 Serjt. W. Grapentin, Cape M.R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasp, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (0613 Serjt. W. Grapentin,...
A Third Afghan War M.C. pair awarded to Lieutenant W. C. Tungate, Indian Army, who was attached to the 1-9th Gurkha Rifles at the time of winning his decoration Military Cross, G.V.R.; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lt. W. C. Tungate, M.C., 1/9/Gurkhas), very fine and better (2) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £1,000
Nine: Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Thomas Bernardo Bignold-de-Cologan, Marques de Torrehermosa, 5th Battalion London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade); Commandant and Inspector of Army Bands, Royal Military School of Music, 1942-46 1914-15 Star (Lieut. A. T. B. de Cologan, 5/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.A. T. B. de Cologan); Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1937; Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., unnamed, with top bar; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial,...
General Gordon’s Star for the Siege of Khartoum 1884, silver-gilt, fitted with later loop for suspension gilding a little weak in places but generally very fine and very rare £600-800
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (A. Loubscher, Mafeking Town Gd.) very fine £800-1000
Five: Gunner H. Howard, “Q” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, wounded at Sannah’s Post Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (60912 Gnr. H. Howard, Q.B., R.H.A.); 1914-15 Star (23332 Gnr. H. Howard, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (23332 Gnr. H. Howard, R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (60912 Gnr. H. Howard, R.F.A.) very fine or better (5) £400-500
Hammer Price: £980
A Great War ace’s D.S.C. attributed to Flight Commander F. D. Casey, Royal Naval Air Service Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1916, the reverse privately engraved, ‘Francis K.(sic) Casey, Killed 10th August 1917’, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue, extremely fine £600-800
Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 3 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal, Sobraon (William Doyle, 50th Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £500-600
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan (Captain M M, Gillies H Ms. 55th Regt.) good very fine £400-450
A fine multiple long service group of nine awarded to Warrant Officer Thomas James Edward Lancaster, Black Watch, Royal Engineers and Air Training Cadet Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2755905 Pte., B.W.); Army Emergency Reserve Efficiency Medal, E.II.R. (1130039 S. Sgt., RE (AER)); Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R. (WO, ATC); Special Constabulary Long Service, E.II.R., 2nd issue...
Four: Captain E. O. Gladstone, Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, 2 clasps, Benin 1897, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (E. O. Gladstone, Sub. Lieut. H.M.S. Alecto); 1914-15 Star (Capt. E. O. Gladstone, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt., R.N.) these last two unofficially re-impressed, good very fine (4) £450-500
Four: Private E. J. Priscott, Royal Marine Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 7 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (5970 Pte. E. J. Priscott, R.M. H.M.S. Powerful) officially engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (PO.5970 Pte. E. J. Priscott, R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (PO.5970 Pte. E. J. Priscott, R.M.L.I.) very fine or better (4) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £950
Pair: Sergeant Adamu, Royal Niger Constabulary Royal Niger Company Medal 1886-97, 1 clasp, Nigeria, bronze issue, the edge officially numbered ‘1438’; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Niger 1897 (1438 Sergt. Adamu, R: Niger Constby.) nearly very fine and a rare pair (2) £500-600
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