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A particularly fine O.B.E., Great War “V.C. action” M.C. group of seven awarded to Brigadier T. H. Darwell, Royal Tank Corps, late East Surrey Regiment, who was decorated for his great gallantry during the East Surrey’s epic stand on Hill 60 in April 1915 - an action that resulted in the award of three V.Cs to his comrades: such were the casualties inflicted on his unit that the honour of leading it out of the action fell to him as a young Lieutenant The Most Excellent Order of the...
Hammer Price: £2,000
A fine Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Captain A. G. “Jock” Howitt, East Surrey Regiment, a gallant officer of the 12th Battalion who was killed in action at Hollebeke in August 1917 - ‘If there was anything to be done needing courage and a cool head, Jock was the man for the job’ Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2nd Lt. A. G. Howitt, 6th Infantry); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. G. Howitt), extremely fine (4) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £2,600
A rare Great War D.C.M. and Bar, M.M. pair awarded to Staff Sergeant W. Brookes, Royal Army Medical Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (339298 S. Sjt. W. Brookes, M.M., R.A.M.C.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (339298 S. Sjt. W. Brookes, 63/(2/2 W. Lanc.) F.A. R.A.M.C.-T.F.), the second with slight edge bruise, otherwise good very fine or better (2) £2200-2500
Hammer Price: £2,200
A rare Great War 1914 operations D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant W. E. Packard, East Surrey Regiment, details of whose gallantry at Richebourg L’Avoue later appeared in Deeds That Thrill The Empire Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9932 A. Sjt. W. E. Packard, 1/E. Surr. Regt.), contact marks and somewhat polished, otherwise good fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,500
A rare Great War 1914 operations D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant F. S. Martin, East Surrey Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10499 Pte. F. S. Martin, 1-E. Surr. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (10499 Sjt. F. S. Martin, E. Surr. R.), polished, thus generally good fine (2) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,000
A fine Great War battle of Loos D.C.M. group of four awarded to Company Sergeant-Major F. Winters, Northamptonshire Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7474 Sjt. F. Winters, 5/North. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (7474 C.S. Mjr. F. Winters, North’n. R.); British War and Victory Medals (7474 W.O. Cl. 2 F. Winters, North’n. R), generally very fine (4) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £1,800
A Great War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 H. Riley, Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (11978 Sjt. H. Riley, 19/Manch. R.); 1914-15 Star (11978 Pte. H. Riley, Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (11978 W.O. Cl. 2 H. Riley, Manch. R.); France, Croix de Guerre 1914-1916, mounted as worn, generally good very fine (5) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,600
A rare Great War M.M. and Two Bars awarded to Private H. Brooker, Royal Army Medical Corps, who won all of his decorations within a year and was one of just two members of his corps so honoured: he was killed in action in August 1917, shortly before the announcement of his third M.M. Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars (63805 Pte. H. Brooker, 138/F.A. R.A.M.C.), minor edge bruising, very fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £1,700
A Great War M.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Sergeant E. E. Quaife, the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (G-11086 Sjt. E. E. Quaife, 11/The Queen’s R); British War and Victory Medals (G-11086 Sjt. E. E. Quaife, The Queen’s R.); Defence Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, very fine and better (4) £600-800
A Great War M.M. and Bar awarded to Sergeant W. G. Beverley, Royal Artillery Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (94613 Sjt. W. G. Beverely, 377/By. R.F.A.), contact marks and one or two edge bruises, nearly very fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £440
A Great War M.M. and Bar awarded to Private F. Nutley, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (6-1282 Pte. F. Nutley, 13/K.R. Rif. C.), minor edge bruise, good very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £490
A Great War M.M. and Bar awarded to Corporal W. Veitch, Canadian Infantry, the former distinction for bravery at the Chalk Pit feature on the Somme in September 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (451322 Pte. W. Veitch, 4/Can. Inf.), contact marks and edge bruising, thus good fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £620
A Great War M.M. awarded to Acting Lance-Corporal W. L. Cullen, East Surrey Regiment, late South Lancashire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (29373 Pte.-A.L. Cpl. W. L. Cullen, 8/E. Surr. R.), better than very fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £310
A Second World War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. D. Watson, Royal Engineers, the descendant of a Mutiny V.C. winner The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in its Royal Mint case of issue; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut. R. A. D. Watson, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. R. A. D. Watson); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Capt. R. A. D. Watson, R.E.), the...
Hammer Price: £550
The post-war C.B., O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Brigadier A. M. Anstruther, Royal Engineers, who served in S.O.E. for much of the 1939-45 War The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1st Army; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1953,...
Family group: Four: Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Taylor, Royal Army Medical Corps India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Captn. W. J. Taylor, R.A.M.C.); 1914 Star (Major W. J. Taylor, R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col. W. J. Taylor), mounted as worn, good very fine and better Three: Flying Officer J. W. J. Taylor, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action in North Africa in February 1941...
Hammer Price: £520
Pair: Sub-Inspector F. G. Shettle, British South Africa Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Rhodesia, Relief of Mafeking, Transvaal (853 Serjt. F. G. Shettle, B.S.A. Police); Coronation 1911, last clasp on the first unofficially riveted, generally very fine or better (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £430
A scarce Natal Rebellion Medal to a member of the Intelligence Service Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (T. H. Newmarch, Intelligence Service), together with Witwatersrand Agricultural Society prize medallions (2), silver, named and dated 1920 and 1921, initials corrected on the first, generally good very fine or better (3) £180-220
Four: 1st Class Sergeant C. S. Godfrey, British South Africa Police, late Natal Light Horse and South African Infantry, who was twice wounded in France in the Great War 1914-15 Star (Pte. C. S. Godfrey, Ntl. Light Hse.); British War and bi-lingual Victory Medals (Sjt. C. S. Godfrey, 4th S.A.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., robed bust, Southern Rhodesia (2088 1st Cl. Sgt. C. S. Godfrey), the first three mounted as worn and the last with investiture pin, contact marks and polished, thus...
Hammer Price: £850
Eight: Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Henderson, Royal Pioneer Corps, late British South Africa Police 1914-15 Star (1843 Tpr. W. J. Henderson, B.S.A.P.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut. W. J. Henderson); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (1843 Sjt. W. J. Henderson, B.S.A. Pol.), together with related shooting awards (2), comprising Wantage & District Rifle Club, silver, named and dated 1907, and National...
Pair: Ox Driver Tsotsi, British South Africa Police British War and Victory Medals (0-9 Ox Dvr. Tsotsi, B.S.A.P.), very fine or better and rare (2) £120-150
Hammer Price: £250
Three: Company Quarter-Master Sergeant A. Mathers, British South Africa Police British War and Victory Medals (MT-60 C.Q.M. Sjt. A. Mathers, B.S.A.P.); Southern Rhodesia Medal for War Service 1939-45, very fine or better and scarce (3) £200-250
Hammer Price: £410
Five: Inspector J. W. “Jack” Bartter, British South Africa Police, late South African Constabulary and Rhodesia Native Regiment, who was wounded in German East Africa in January 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. W. Bartter); War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (1218 S, Mjr. John W. Bartter, B.S.A.P.), generally very fine or better (5) £250-300
Hammer Price: £280
A Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C. awarded to Constable J. N. De Salis, British South Africa Police Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (1287 Const. John N. De Salis, B.S.A. Police), one or two minor edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £130
Three: Captain G. R. Browne, Rhodesian Defence Forces, late British South Africa Police, a unique recipient of the Southern Rhodesia M.S.M. Jubilee 1935; Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (No. 1774 Sergt. Maj. Ernest George Browne, British South Africa Pol.); Southern Rhodesia Meritorious Service Medal (Sgt. Major Ernest George Browne), mounted as worn, good very fine and better, the last unique (3) £500-600
Hammer Price: £600
Five: D. H. Walters, South African Naval Force (S.A.N.F.), afterwards a civil servant in Rhodesia Rhodesia Meritorious Service Medal (Civil) (Mr. D. H. Walters); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43, these two officially inscribed ‘71419 D. H. Walters’; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal 1939-45, these last two officially inscribed ‘71419 Walters, D. H.’, the last with officially re-impressed naming and all of the 1939-45 awards later issues, extremely fine...
Hammer Price: £200
Six: Field Reservist J. T. Ackermann, British South Africa Police Reserve, late Lieutenant and pilot, South African Air Force Rhodesia General Service Medal (6607F F./R. Ackermann, J. T.); Rhodesia Police Reserve Long Service Medal (6607F F./R. J. R. Ackermann), note second initial; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal 1939-45, these four officially inscribed, ‘542312 J. T. Ackermann’, the 1939-45 awards mounted as worn, extremely fine (6) £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Three: Field Reservist C. E. G. De Kock, British South Africa Police Reserve, late R.S.M. of the Rhodesia African Rifles Depot War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Southern Rhodesia (B. 6372 P./A. W.O. 1 Cecil E. G. De Kock); Special Constabulary Long Service, E.II.R. (Cecil E. G. De Kock), together with a Southern Rhodesia Rifle Association shooting award, bronze, the reverse engraved, ‘Rfmn. C. E. G. De Kock, Rusapi Weapons Meeting, 1930’, good very fine and...
Hammer Price: £420
Five: African Station Sergeant James Mgambiwa Zaranyika, British South Africa Police and one of just 16 African members of the force awarded the Coronation Medal 1953 War Medal 1939-45; Colonial Police Forces L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, with 2 Bars (9013 African Sgt. 1 Cl. Mgambiwa, B.S.A. Police); Coronation 1953; Colonial Police Forces Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (African Stn. Sgt. Mgambiwa, B.S.A. Police); St. John Service Medal (9013 Pte. Mgambiwa (7425)),...
Hammer Price: £580
Pair: J. K. Samhungu, Rhodesian Department of Internal Affairs, late British South Africa Police Rhodesia Badge of Honour (J. K. Samhungu), in its box of issue; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (2) £100-120
Hammer Price: £90
Three: Field Reservist C. W. Landrey, British South Africa Police Reserve Rhodesia General Service Medal (8098B F./R. C. W. Landrey); Rhodesia Police Reserve Long Service Medal (8098B F./R. C. W. Landrey); Southern Rhodesia Medal for War Service 1939-45, extremely fine (3) £250-300
Four: Lieutenant M. B. Clur, South African Air Force, a member of the “Flying Cheetahs” who flew 75 sorties as a Mustang pilot in the Korea War South African Medal for Korea 1950-53 (2/Lt. M. B. Clur); United States of America, Air Medal, with oak leaf cluster; U.N. Korea Medal; South Korean Government’s Medal for Korea, together with U.S.A. Presidential Unit Citation riband, in gilt frame, the first with heavy contact marks and edge bruising thus fine, the remainder very fine and...
Pair: Inspector J. M. McFadyean, British South Africa Police, late Royal Navy Rhodesia General Service Medal (5786 S./O. J. M. McFadyean); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East (L./F. 951406 J. M. McFadyean, N.A. 1, R.N.), mounted as worn, good very fine and most probably a unique combination of awards (2) £120-150
Hammer Price: £300
The unique Bronze Cross of Rhodesia (B.C.R.), Queen’s Best Shot Medal group of three awarded to Lieutenant A. K. Tourle, Rhodesia Light Infantry: a legend in Rhodesian Army circles, he was killed by a lion on a Combat Tracker Course at Lake Kariba in 1972 Bronze Cross of Rhodesia (Army) (1276 W.O. II A. K. Tourle); Rhodesia General Service Medal (1276 T./W.O. I A. K. Tourle); Queen’s Best Shot Medal, E.II.R., 1 clasp, 1966 (W.O. II A. K. Tourle), mounted as worn, good very fine and...
Hammer Price: £4,600
A rare B.E.M. for Gallantry awarded to Constable Jaconiah, British South Africa Police British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R., with gallantry emblem (Jaconiah), in its Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,200
A rare Rhodesian Police Cross for Distinguished Service (P.C.D.) group of six awarded to Senior Assistant Commissioner E. G. H. White, British South Africa Police, who became Sergeant-at-Arms to the Rhodesian Parliament in 1970 Rhodesia Police Cross for Distinguished Service (Sen. Asst. Commr. E. G. H. White); Rhodesia General Service Medal (Snr. Asst. Commr. E. G. H. White); Rhodesia Police L.S. & G.C., with Bar (Sen. Asst. Commr. E. G. H. White); War Medal 1939-45; Colonial Police...
Hammer Price: £980
A British South Africa Company shooting award to Company Sergeant-Major R. Krienke British South Africa Company Rifle Competition Medal, silver, obverse, a lion above crossed rifles and title on a scroll background, reverse engraved, ‘March 1905, 2nd Division, Won by R. Krienke’, swivel-loop suspension, good very fine £30-50
Hammer Price: £35
Pair: Detective Constable Baleni, British South Africa Police, a recipient of a Commissioner’s Commendation for good tracking and investigative work Rhodesia General Service Medal (13430 D./Const. Baleni); Rhodesia Police L.S. & G.C. Medal (13430 D./Const Baleni), mounted as worn, edge bruising, very fine (2) £140-180
Hammer Price: £120
Pair: Detective Sergeant Munhamo, British South Africa Police, who was severely assaulted and left for dead by terrorists in December 1976 Rhodesia General Service Medal (15794 D./Const. Munhamo); Rhodesia Police L.S. & G.C. (15794 D./Sgt. Munhamo), the last with edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine or better (2) £60-80
Hammer Price: £75
Pair: Constable Chigariro, British South Africa Police Rhodesia General Service Medal (14280 Const. Chigariro); Rhodesia Police L.S. & G.C. (14280 Const. Chigariro), edge bruising, otherwise very fine or better (2) £30-40
Hammer Price: £25
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