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U.S.S.R., Order of Glory, 3rd Class, thin type, the reverse numbered ‘586941’, very fine £70-90
£70–£90
U.S.S.R., Order of Glory, 3rd Class, the reverse numbered ‘662392’, good very fine £70-80
£70–£80
U.S.S.R., Mounted Group of Nine, awarded to Major Andrei Fedin, comprising: Order of the Red Banner, the reverse numbered ‘296529’; Medal of Valour, the reverse numbered ‘506337’; Defence of Moscow; Capture of Koenigsberg; Victory over Germany; 30th Anniversary of Soviet Forces; 20th Anniversary of WW2; 30th Anniversary of WW2; 50th Anniversary of the U.S.S.R., generally very fine (9) £80-100
Hammer Price: £95
U.S.S.R., Two early 1920’s Soviet Badges, for five years service in the All Union Workers Water Navigation Transport 1918-23, brass badge with screw-back, and Ten Year Anniversary of the October Revolution 1917-27, brass and enamel badge with screw-back, very fine (2) £45-55
£45–£55
U.S.S.R., Ushakov Medal, the reverse numbered ‘15090’, complete with suspension chains and original mounting brooch, good very fine and scarce £180-220
£180–£220
U.S.S.R., Complete set of Second World War Campaign Medals (17), comprising Defence of Leningrad, Defence of Moscow, Defence of Odessa, Defence of Sevastopol, Defence of Stalingrad, Defence of Kiev, Defence of Caucasus, Defence of Arctic, Capture of Budapest, Capture of Koenigsberg, Capture of Vienna, Capture of Berlin, Liberation of Belgrade, Liberation of Warsaw, Liberation of Prague, Victory over Germany, and Victory over Japan, generally very fine or better (17) £220-250
Hammer Price: £220
U.S.S.R., Red Army Jubille Medals for Long Service (7), comprising 20th Jubilee of the Red Army, 1938 issue for officers only, on rectangular suspension with red ribbon; Veteran of Soviet Forces 1976, for 25 years service; 30th, 40th, 50th, and 60th Jubilee of the Red Army medals; 20 Years Long Service in the Red Army, the last six mounted on one bar as worn, generally good very fine (7) £110-130
£110–£130
U.S.S.R., Membership Badges of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of U.S.S.R. Republics (2), both enamelled flags with screw-back fixings, for Estonia in gilt (numbered XII-9), and for Latvia in silver (numbered 68), extremely fine and scarce (2) £110-130
U.S.S.R., Presentation Citation Document, in gold embossed red folder, 280x200 mm, an award from the Mongolian State containing a citation to Soviet Cosmonaut Lieutenant General Beregovmu for his success in space, extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £150
Zanzibar, Order of the Brilliant Star, Sultan Abdullah bin Khalifa (1960-63), 1st class set, comprising sash badge and breast star, silver, gilt and enamels, the badge lacking oval top loop and star lacking pin to reverse, otherwise good very fine (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £260
The Field Officer’s Gold Medal for Talavera awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Chamberlayne, 24th Foot, who succeeded to the command of the regiment at Talavera and commanded the regiment at Fuentes D’Onor Field Officer’s Small Gold Medal, for Talavera (Major Thos. Chamberlayne, 2nd Bn. 24th) complete with original gold ribbon buckle; together with a very fine portrait miniature of Major Chamberlayne in the uniform of the 24th Foot wearing his gold medal, watercolour on board,...
Hammer Price: £10,000
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Egypt (Fredk. Crofton, Lieut. 24th Foot) polished, therefore nearly very fine £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,250
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 a Forlorn Hope on 4th October 1813 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 with additional contemporary notes in ink ‘Never a Captain in the 24th Regt. He...
Hammer Price: £3,200
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes (T. F. Smith, Lieut. 24th Foot) good very fine £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,600
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul (Serjt. D. Riley, 24th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, fitted with silver ribbon brooch, good very fine £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,050
Pair: Private John Barlow, 24th Foot, late Drum-Major 39th Foot, who was wounded at the battles of Maharajpoor in 1843 and Chilianwala in 1849 Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Private, H.M. 39th Regt.); Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Chilianwala (24th Foot) much edge bruising and contact wear, therefore good fine (2) £500-600
Hammer Price: £480
The Punjab campaign medal to Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Brookes, who was killed in action whilst commanding the 24th Foot at the battle of Chilianwala in 1849, a veteran of the Peninsula Wars during which he was wounded on three occasions whilst serving with the 9th Foot Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Chilianwala (Lieut. Col. R. Brookes, 24th Foot) together with a fine portrait miniature of the recipient as a Major in the 69th Foot by James Warren Childe, circa 1826, on paper, 8x6 cm, in a...
Hammer Price: £7,000
Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Color Serjt. G. Hoare, 24th Foot) very fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £440
Four: Sergeant John Brennan, ‘Bandmaster’ 24th Foot, and Trumpet-Major, East and North York Artillery Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Corpl., 24th Foot); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (3701 Sergt., 1st Bn. H.Ms. 24th Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (192 Trumpt. Mjr., E. & No. York Arty.); Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Sergt., 1/24th Foot) the Punjab and L.S. & G.C. medals with contact marks, nearly very fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine ...
Hammer Price: £1,150
Pair: Major George Wedderburn, 7th Royal Fusiliers, late 24th Foot Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Goojerat (Ensign, 24th Foot); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (Captn., H.Ms. 1st Bn. 7th Regt.) together with a contemporary copy letter written by him to the Army Purchase Commissioners in April 1875, and a copy group photograph, contact marks and polished, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £500-600
Hammer Price: £410
Pair: Captain A. C. Hallowes, 24th Foot, late 38th Foot Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Ens., 38th Regt.); Royal Humane Society, Small Silver Medal (Successful), (A. C. Hallowes 10 July 1854) nearly very fine (2) £250-300
Hammer Price: £500
Three: Sergeant William Wadley, South Wales Borderers, late 45th Regiment Abyssinia 1867 (1246, H.M. 45th Regt.); South Africa 1877-79, clasp, 1879 (1791 Cr. Sergt., 1-24th Foot); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1791 Sergt., S. Wales Bord.) contact marks and wear, the first fine only, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £400-450
Hammer Price: £470
South Africa 1877-79, clasp, 1877-8 (332 Sergt. T. Richards, 1/24th Foot) extremely fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £380
The Zulu War Medal awarded to Private William Johnson, 1st Battalion, 24th Foot, one of the few survivors of the massacre at Isandhlwana, later Sergeant-Major and Drill Instructor to 7th T.F. Battalion Liverpool Regiment South Africa 1877-79, clasp, 1877-8-9 (299 Pte. W. Johnson, 1/24th Foot) extremely fine and very rare £4000-6000
Hammer Price: £3,500
South Africa 1877-79, clasp, 1879 (1812 Pte. J. Down, 1-24th Foot); together with the British War and Victory Medals awarded to his son (32670 Pte. L. W. Down, Hamps. R.) and related Bronze Memorial Plaque (Lewis Wilfred Down) the first good very fine, otherwise extremely fine (4) £350-400
Pair: Captain P. T. Armitage, 2nd Battalion, 24th Foot South Africa 1877-79, clasp, 1879 (2nd Lieut., 2-24th Foot); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Captn., 2nd Bn. S. Wales Bord.) very fine (2) £650-750
Hammer Price: £1,100
Pair: Major R. T. Anwyl-Passingham, O.B.E., Indian Army, late South Wales Borderers The Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) 1st type; India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, Burma 1889-92 (Ltt. R. T. Passingham, 2d. Bn. S. Wales Bord.) good very fine (2) £250-300
Hammer Price: £400
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (Lieut. G. A. Riddell, S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fine £100-150
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (853 Pte. J. Withers, S. Wales Bord.) extremely fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £80
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (4462 Pte. J. Moody, S. Wales Bord.) edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £80-100
A fine Boer War D.S.O. group of four awarded to Major G. C. Palmes, South Wales Borderers Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; South Africa 1877-79, clasp, 1877-8 (Lieut., 1-24th Foot); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (Major, D.S.O., S. W. Bord.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (Maj., D.S.O., S. Wales Brd.); together with a contemporary group photograph, entitled ‘Officers 24th Regt, October 1887’, each...
Hammer Price: £3,100
Three: Sergeant Master-Tailor Frederick Oliver, South Wales Borderers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (1107 Sgt., S. Wales Bord.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (1107 Serjt., S. Wales Bord.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1107 S.Mr. Tailor, S. Wales Bord.) good very fine (3) £120-140
Hammer Price: £310
Three: Captain W. Taylor, late Regimental Sergeant-Major, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (2352 S. Major, S. Wales Bord.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (2352 Serjt.-Maj., S. Wales Bord.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2352 Sjt. Mjr., S. Wales Bord.) very fine (3) £130-150
Hammer Price: £340
Three: Captain J. F. Bill, South Wales Borderers, killed in action in March 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut., S. Wales Bord.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (Lt., S. Wales Brd.); British War Medal (Capt.) very fine and better (3) £180-220
Hammer Price: £270
Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, V.R., large letter reverse (William Minton, 24th Regiment Foot. 1845) fitted with original steel clip and small ring suspension, some edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £100-120
Hammer Price: £290
Volunteer Force Long Service, V.R. (3006 Sjt/Bug. W. Lloyd, 3/V.B. S.W. Bord’s.) good very fine £30-40
24th (Warwickshire) Regiment, a most important Georgian officer’s shoulder belt plate, the rectangular silver-gilt back plate with rounded corners is hallmarked Birmingham 1823-24, maker’s mark ‘H.S.’, the plate overlaid with faceted silver star with corresponding copper-gilt slip behind, with further copper-gilt mounts, centrally the Sphinx and ‘Egypt’ over ‘24’ with regimental title on garter around, crown above within wreath and radiating scrolls with battle honours...
Hammer Price: £1,450
Souvenir of Rorke’s Drift, Jan. 22-23. 1879, a pocket-sized edition of the Old and New Testaments, the inside end-paper with printed presentation label from ‘The Ladies’ Rorke’s Drift Testimonial Fund 1879’, inscribed in ink to ‘Patrick Kears, No. 972 - 24th Regt.’, full leather binding with gilt embossed inscription on front cover ‘Souvenir of Rorke’s Drift, Jan. 22-23. 1879’, the first five pages loose, otherwise good condition and rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £520
A Great War period portrait miniature attributed to Major H. H. Bromfield, D.S.O., Welsh Guards, formerly South Wales Borderers, hand painted on ivory, sitter in uniform, wearing Welsh Guards cap badge and medal ribbons for D.S.O., Q.S.A. and K.S.A., in brass-gilt oval glazed frame, 9.5cm by 8cm, very good condition and an attractive piece £180-220
Hammer Price: £330
South Wales Borderers Regimental Prize Medal, in silver, the obverse engraved with regimental badge, and ‘Light Weight Competition, Chakrata 1900’, reverse engraved ‘Won by No.4045 Pte. T. Fitchett, 1st S.W. Borderers’, with scroll suspension, good very fine £80-120
Hammer Price: £130
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