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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain Stanley Turner Cook, 6th Battalion London Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) mounted for wear, good very fine and better (3) £750-850
Hammer Price: £780
A fine ‘Tunis’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Major George Thomson, 5th Royal Tank Regiment, his exceptional citation notes ‘his one aim at all times has been to kill Germans, an admirable intention which he has fully achieved’ Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse dated 1943; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France & Germany Star; Defence & War Medals, the M.C. with its original case of issue, together with named Buckingham Palace letter, War Office transmission letter and Registere...
Hammer Price: £2,500
A Second World War M.C., O.B.I. group of eight awarded to Subadar Narain Sing Thapa, 1st Battalion 2nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1944’; Order of British India, 2nd Class neck badge, gold and enamel; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (1578 Rfm. Narain Sing Thapa, 1-2 G.R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed, good very fine and better (8) £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £3,000
A Second World War ‘Burma’ M.C. group of six awarded to Subadar Bhadarbir Thapa, 3rd and 2nd Battalions 1st King George V’s Own Gurkha Rifles Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘’1944’, lightly inscribed, ‘No 13656 Sub Bhadrabir Thapa, M.C. 1st G.R.’; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (6770 L-Naik, 2-1 G.R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf; India Service Medal, these unnamed, good very fine and better (6) £1200-15...
Hammer Price: £3,500
A fine Second World War ‘Burma’ operations M.C. group of five awarded to Major H. C. Cotman, King’s Regiment, attached 4th Bombay Grenadiers, for service in support of tanks of the 3rd Carabiniers in the advance from Kalewa to Tharrawaddy during the Spring Offensive of 1945 Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1946’; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, all unnamed, mounted court style for wear, extremely fine (5) £1000-1400
Hammer Price: £1,100
A Second World War D.F.C. awarded to Flight Lieutenant J. A. Wakeford, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed in action, 4 July 1943 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1943’, additionally engraved, ‘F/Lieut. J. A. Wakeford’, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £880
A Second World War D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant M. R. J. Chetwynd-Stapylton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who completed an operational tour in Spitfires of No. 130 Squadron, prior to transferring to Mosquitoes of the Path Finder Force and raising his operational sorties to the 70 mark - six of them on the “Berlin Express” run Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’ and privately engraved, ‘M.R.J. C-S’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Euro...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A Second World War A.F.C. group of four awarded to Flight Lieutenant K. E. Walters, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, late Royal Air Force Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1953, together with a set of related miniature dress medals, extremely fine (8) £1200-1400
£1,200–£1,400
A Great War O.B.I. group of seven awarded to Major Isa Khan, Bahawalpur Imperial Service Camel Corps Order of British India, 1st Class neck badge, gold and enamels; 1914-15 Star (No. 4 Capt. Isa Khan, Bahawalpur I.S.C. Corps); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. Isa Khan, Bah. I.S.C. Cps.); Delhi Durbar 1911; Bahawalpur Great War Star 1914-19 (Capt. Isa Khan, Bahwlpr. Caml. Cps.); Bahawalpur, Imtiaz-I-Abbasia, breast badge, silver and enamels, very fine or better (7) £2500-3000
A Boer War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Battery Sergeant-Major T. Dolan, 74th Battery, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (17350 Bty. Serjt. Major T. Dolan, R.F.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (17350 B.S. Major T. Dolan, 74th Bty. R.F.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (17350 B.S. Maj. T. Dolan, R.F.A.) suspension refixed and brooch marks to reverse; Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd is...
A fine Great War Battle of Loos D.C.M. group of three awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 H. D. Strachan, Royal Highlanders, who was killed in action at Arras in April 1917 - he was also a recipient of the Wauchope Medal Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9478 Sjt. H. Strachan, 2/R. Hdrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9478 W.O. Cl. 2 H. D. Strachan, R. Highrs.), together with related Memorial Plaque (Hugh Strachan), good very fine or better (4) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Serjeant William Martin Brown, 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (77355 Pte., 7/Can. Inf.); 1914-15 Star (77355 Pte., 7/Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (77355 Sjt., 7-Can. Inf.) mounted court style for wear; together with Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (77355 Sgt. W. Brown, D.C.M.) very fine and better (5) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,550
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Private F. Jones, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (58286 Pte., 16/R.W. Fus.) edge bruise, good very fine £700-800
Hammer Price: £920
A Great War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Gunner B. Montagu, Royal Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (44715 L./Bmdr. B. Montagu, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (L-44715 Gnr. S. Montague, R.A.), the second with surname spelling ‘Montague’, polished, nearly very fine or better (3) £600-700
Hammer Price: £650
A remarkable Second World War D.C.M. group of eight awarded to Sergeant E. M. W. McGarrigle, Coldstream Guards, who, after being captured at Louvain in May 1940, made a successful bid for freedom, and remained thereafter an active member of the French Maquis in the Haute Loire, receiving parachute drops and carrying out acts of sabotage Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2657234 L. Sjt. E. M. W. McGarrigle, C. Gds.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; France, Comb...
Hammer Price: £8,200
A rare battle of Tamaii C.G.M. group of four awarded to Chief Gunner’s Mate William Rolfe, Royal Navy, for services with the Gatling Gun detachment of the Naval Brigade Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, V.R., 2nd issue (Wil... Rolfe, Grs. Mate, H.M.S. Euryalus) officially impressed naming; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (W. Rolfe, Leadg. Sean. H.M.S. “Shah”); Egypt & Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai (W. Ro..., .unrs. Mate, H.M.S. ....alus); Khedive‘s Star...
Hammer Price: £8,500
A fine Gallipoli C.G.M. group of five awarded to Acting Leading Seaman W. J. Pierce, Howe Battalion, Royal Naval Division, for gallantry during the Third Battle of Krithia Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (SX.3.226 W. J. Pierce, A.B. R.N.V.R. Howe Bn. R.N. Div.); 1914 Star, with clasp (SX3/226 W. J. Pierce, A.B. R.N.V.R. Howe Bttn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (S.3-226 W. J. Pierce. Act. L.S. R.N.V.R.); Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (3/226 W. J. Pierce, A....
Hammer Price: £20,000
A Second World War ‘London Blitz’ G.M. group of three awarded to Post Warden George Richard Titcombe, Air Raid Precautions Service George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (George Richard Titcombe, M.M.); British War and Victory Medals (356468 Pnr., R.E.); together with an erased Military Medal, G.V.R., first three good very fine (4) £1600-2000
Hammer Price: £2,400
A Second World War London Blitz G.M. pair awarded to Police Constable W. Griffiths, Metropolitan Police George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Willis Griffiths); Defence Medal 1939-45, the first with repaired suspension loop, good very fine (2) £1800-2200
Hammer Price: £2,700
The exceptional ‘Northern Ireland’ G.M. pair awarded to Private D. S. Bennett, Royal Regiment of Wales, for gallantry during ‘riots’ in the Lower Falls area of Belfast on the night of 6/7 February 1971 - having fallen with a bullet in his right upper arm, he quickly recovered and engaged the attackers hitting one man and possibly a second George Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (24101868 Pte. Dorian S. Bennett, R.R.W.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24101868 Pte., G.M., RRW) mo...
Hammer Price: £17,000
A K.P.M. pair awarded to Detective-Inspector Edgar Lee, Stockport Borough Police Force King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Edgar Lee, Detect.-Insp., Stockport Boro. Pol.); Coronation 1911, County & Borough Police, unnamed; together with two silver prize medals, one engraved on reverse, ‘Lancashire Swimming Association, 1st Prize Won by E. Lee, Aug. 9th 1886’; the other, ‘2nd Prize Won by E. Lee, Sept. 12th 1881’, good very fine (4) £400-450
Hammer Price: £360
A ‘Gallantry’ K.P.M. awarded to Third Grade Inspector John Acton, Bombay Police King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (John Acton, 3rd Gr. Insp. Ahmedabad. Bombay Police) on ‘Gallantry’ ribbon, very fine £400-450
A K.P.M. awarded to Chief Constable John Morren, Counties of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk Constabulary King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Ch. C. John Morren, Counties of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk)mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £460
A K.P.M. awarded to Commander of Police Edward Victor Collins, Gold Coast Police King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Edward Victor Collins, Commr. of Police, Gold Coast) Christian names corrected, mounted as worn, otherwise extremely fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £400
A K.P.M. awarded to Inspector Malik Sher Bahadur, Punjab Police King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Malik Sher Bahadur, Inspector of Police, Punjab) edge bruising, nearly very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £280
A ‘Gallantry’ K.P.M. awarded to Head Constable Lalkhan Abdullakhan, Bombay Police King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Laslkhan Abdullakhan, Hd. Const. Bombay Police) on ‘Gallantry’ ribbon, some edge bruising and contact marks, about very fine £350-450
Hammer Price: £680
A Great War ‘Auxiliary Patrol’ D.S.M. group of four awarded to Skipper C. Slapp, Royal Naval Reserve, killed in action, 30 May 1917 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (S.A.1071 2nd Hd., R.N.R., H.M. Tr. Ina Williams. Aux. Patrol 1916); 1914-15 Star (1071 S.A. 2 Hd., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (S.A. 1071 Skr., R.N.R.) ‘Victory’ with heavy edge bruising; others good very fine (4) £700-800
A Great War ‘Evacuation of Gallipoli Operations’ D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Stoker E. J. Rhymes, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (167889 Ch. Sto., Gallipoli Opns. 1915-6); 1914-15 Star (167882 Ch. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (167889); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (167889 Ch. Sto., H.M.S. Leander) good very fine (5) £900-1100
Hammer Price: £1,300
A good Great War minesweeping operations D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Petty Officer D. E. Sexton, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J. 873 D. E. Sexton, P.O., “Foxglove”, Minesweeping 1917); 1914-15 Star (J. 873 D. E. Sexton, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 873 D. E. Sexton, P.O., R.N.); Defence and War Medals; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (J. 873 D. E. Sexton, P.O., H.M.S. Centaur); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Douglas Edward Sexton), all...
Hammer Price: £800
A Second World War submariners immediate D.S.M. group of nine awarded to Stoker Petty Officer A. D. Round, Royal Navy, for 12 war patrols carried out by H.M. S/M. Unsparing operating out of Malta and Beirut as part of the famous ‘Fighting Tenth’ Submarine Flotilla Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sto. P.O. A. D. Round. D/KX. 82218); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (D.KX. 82218 A. D. Round, Sto. 1 R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star;...
A Second World War D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Chief Petty Officer D. Gibson, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (J.18221 C.P.O., R.N.); 1914-15 Star (J.18221 A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.18221 A.B., R.N.); Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1935, these unnamed; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (J.18221 P.O., H.M.S. Volunteer) mounted court style as worn, nearly very fine and better (8) £800-900
Hammer Price: £820
A good Second World War D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Chief Petty Officer J. R. L. Appleby, Royal Navy, decorated for his gallant deeds in the 15-inch gun monitor Erebus off Le Havre in September 1944 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O. J. R. L. Appleby, P/JX. 125653); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, Clasp, France and Germany; Burma Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Minesweeping 1945-51 (P/JX. 125653 J. R. L. Apppleby, D.S.M., C.P.O., R.N.)...
Hammer Price: £2,300
A good Second World War anti-U-boat operations D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer R. Goldsmith, Royal Navy, whose command of a 4-inch gun in H.M.S. Porchester Castle against a surfaced U-Boat contributed to the latter’s destruction in September 1944 – conclusive evidence being found in ‘a glove and fresh human remains’: his ship was later used to portray the Saltash Castle in the famous film, “The Cruel Sea” Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O. R. Goldsmith, C/JX. 1...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Acting Bombardier J. Convery, Royal Horse Artillery, killed in action, 10 August 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (54959 Gnr., ‘N’ By., R.H.A.); 1914 Star (54959 Gnr., R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (54959 A. Bmbr., R.A.) good very fine (4) £450-550
Hammer Price: £470
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Temporary Corporal W. W. Colvill, Royal Engineers Military Medal, G.V.R. (23768 Sapr. W. W. Colvill, 4 D.S. Coy. R.E.); 1914 Star (23768 Dvr. W. W. Colvill, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (23768 T. Cpl. W. W. Colvill, R.E.), together with a related prize medal, silver, the obverse engraved within laurel wreath, ‘23768 Corpl. Colvill, W.W., N.C.O. i/c.’, and the reverse , ‘XII Corps Horse Show, B.E.F., 12.8.1918, 1st Prize, Cable Wagon, 4th D...
A rare Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant W. Henderson, Black Watch, who onetime served on the Western Front as a Piper and was decorated for bravery in July 1916 Military Medal, G.V.R. (2147 Sjt. W. Henderson, 4/5 R. Hdrs.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2147 L. Cpl. W. Henderson, R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (2147 Sjt. W. Henderson, R. Highrs.), edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine or better (4) £700-900
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private J. Mills, Royal Highlanders Military Medal, G.V.R. (S-7146 Pte., 1/R. Hdrs.); 1914-15 Star (S-7146 Pte., R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-7146 Pte., R. Highrs.) good very fine (4) £340-380
Hammer Price: £580
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant A. Stewart, New Zealand Medical Corps, late Otago Rifles Military Medal, G.V.R. (8-1845 Pte. A. Stewart, 4/F.A. N.Z.M.C.); 1914-15 Star (8/1845 Pte. A. Stewart, N.Z.E.F.); British War and Victory Medals (8/1845 Sjt. A. Stewart, N.Z.E.F.) extremely fine (4) £400-500
A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Sapper J. W. Buchanan, Canadian Railway Troops Military Medal, G.V.R. (55580 Sapr. J. W. Buchanan. 5/Can: Rly: Trps:); 1914-15 Star (55580 Pte. J. W. Buchanan, 19/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (55580 Pte. J. W. Buchanan, 19-Can. Inf.) very fine (4) £400-500
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sapper Arthur Stanley Blount, Canadian Engineers Military Medal, G.V.R. (871694 Pte., 107/Can. Pnr. Bn.); British War and Victory Medals (871694 Spr., C.E.) good very fine (3) £340-380
Hammer Price: £430
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