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The Peninsula War Medal awarded to Lieutenant General John ‘Kotiya’ Fraser, Colonel of the 37th Foot, late 24th Foot and Ceylon Light Infantry, who distinguished himself at the siege of Burgos, where he led the storming party to the breach formed by the mine on 4th October 1812, a signal act witnessed by Wellington himself Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca (J. Fraser, Capt. 24th Foot) together with named card box of issue...
Hammer Price: £8,000
The exchange George Cross for Malabar 1921-22 awarded to Assistant Surgeon G. D. Rodriques, Indian Medical Department George Cross (Asst. Surgeon 3rd Cl. George David Rodriques, Indian Medical Dept., 2nd June 1923), officially engraved naming, in its Royal Mint case of issue, nearly extremely fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £8,200
A ‘Tel-el-Kebir’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant-Major Samuel Skelley, Gordon Highlanders, latterly a Captain in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry - the first gallantry medal to be awarded to the Gordon Highlanders after the re-organisation of regiments in 1881 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2018 Cr. Sgt. S. Skelly, 1/Gord. Highrs., Septr. 1882); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (2018 Cr....
An ‘El-Teb’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Corporal D. McPherson, Gordon Highlanders, wounded at El-Teb where he was conspicuous for his work with the bayonet in coming to the rescue of ‘Fred Burnaby’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (827 Pte., 1/Gord. Highrs. 29th Feb. 1884); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai (1526 Pte., 1/Gord. Highrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, minor contact marks, very fine (3) £7000-8000
Hammer Price: £8,500
A Second Afghan War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant William McGillivray, 92nd Highlanders, dangerously wounded at the battle of Kandahar, 1 September 1880 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Corpl., 92nd Foot); Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar (1539 Corpl., 92nd Highrs.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1539 Corp., 92nd Highlanders) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £8,800
The Zulu War campaign medal awarded to Private Henry Turner, 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, one of the Heroic Defenders of the Mission Station at Rorke’s Drift, 22nd-23rd January 1879 South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (104 Pte. H. Turner, 1/24th Foot) expert old repair to suspension, the obverse a little polished and with very faint traces of probable brooch marks, otherwise generally very fine and extremely rare £12000-15000
Hammer Price: £14,000
An exceptional ‘Thin Red Line’ group of three to Major J. A. McGowan, 93rd Highlanders, late 40th Regiment, who died of wounds whilst a captive of the Russians at Sebastopol Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Lieutt. J. A. McGowan, H.M. 40th Regt.) fitted with contemporary silver bar suspension and ribbon buckle; Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Lieutt. J. A. Macgowan, H.M. 40th Regt.) fitted with gold swivel bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle; Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Balaklava (Captain J....
Sold by Order of the Recipient’s Family The outstanding Second World War D.S.O., “Channel Dash” D.F.C. group of six awarded to Wing Commander E. F. K. Campling, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who nursed his crippled aircraft home after a seemingly suicidal daylight attack on the Scharnhorst on 12 February 1942 - an attack carried out from just 700 feet amidst a hail of flak and beneath a canopy of enemy fighters: an hour or two earlier that day Swordfish pilot...
Hammer Price: £15,000
“WO2 Oldham had the most difficult and varied E.O.D. tasks of any contemporary operator.” An exceptional ‘Northern Ireland’ bomb disposal G.M. group of three awarded to Warrant Officer Class II Wilfred David Oldham, 321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who at the height of the troubles in 1973 dealt with an incredible variety of incidents achieving the greatest success ratio of any member of the corps, being tasked to 95 incidents, including 61...
The Peninsula War pair awarded to Major Peter Deshon, 85th Foot, late 43rd Foot, taken prisoner of war in the West Indies 1795-96 and afterwards exchanged for an Ensign in the French Navy, he went on to command the 85th at the battle of the Nive Field Officer’s Gold Medal 1808-14, for Nive (Major Peter Deshon, 85th Regt.) complete with gold ribbon buckle; Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Busaco, St. Sebastian, Nivelle (Peter Deshon, Major 43rd & 85th Foot) extremely fine...
Hammer Price: £26,000
The important Waterloo group awarded to Colonel Joseph Muter, C.B., K.C.H., Colonel-in-Chief 6th Inniskilling Dragoons, which regiment he commanded at Waterloo until the death of Sir William Ponsonby, whereupon he took over command of the “Union Brigade” until he was himself wounded i. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, complete with wide swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon...
Hammer Price: £27,000
The Zulu War medal awarded to Private James Dunbar, 2nd Battalion 24th Foot, a prominent Rorke’s Drift defender who accounted for ‘no fewer than nine Zulus, one of them being a Chief’ South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (1421 Pte. J. Dunbar, 2-24th Foot) good very fine £30000-35000
Hammer Price: £30,000
‘With blood spurting from my nose, there was barely time to put my tunic on before I was struck on the head by an officer with a long black cane whilst two soldiers held my arms. From that moment there was no let up, for the officer continued to strike at my face, knees, shins and ankles with all his strength. He struck anywhere and everywhere as I tried to escape the savage blows by twisting and turning, flinging myself from side to side, stamping on the feet of the men watching and...
Hammer Price: £60,000
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