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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (9699 Cpl. Hon. V. Gibson, 45th Coy. Imp. Yeo.) good very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £500
An inter-war military M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 Alfred G. Wilde, Royal Field Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1929, on 2nd type military ribbon; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (6164 Sjt., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (6164 W.O. Cl. 2, R.A.); Defence Medal, unnamed; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver (6164 Sergt. A. G. Wilde, 35th...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private F. C. Bannister, Grenadier Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (22639 Pte., 3/G. Gds.); 1914-15 Star (22639 Pte., G. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (22639 Pte., G. Gds.) good very fine and better (4) £400-450
An unusual Great War D.S.M. awarded to Deck Hand R. Barber, Royal Naval Reserve, whose rapid reactions on an indicator net drifter resulted in the likely destruction of an enemy submarine Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (DA. 10171 R. Barber, Dk. Hd., R.N.R., H.M.S. Kestrel, English Channel, 20(sic) May 1917), very fine £400-500
Northwich Boer War Tribute Medal, 22nd Cheshire Company Imperial Yeomanry & Volunteers, reverse inscribed (name engraved) ‘Presented by the Town of Northwich to Lt. Massey for Meritorious Service in South Africa 1900-1, 38mm., bronze, unmounted, in case of issue, ref. Hibbard A. 17, extremely fine and scarce £300-400
Hyderabad 1843 (Havildr. Bussunt Sing, 21st Regt. N.I.) impressed naming, replacement silver clip and straight bar suspension, some contact marks, very fine £380-420
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (J. Sunderland. 49th Rgt.) officially impressed naming, good very fine £550-650
Pair: Master-at-Arms J. McDonagh, Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Jn. Mc Donach, Mr at Arms, H.M.S. Malabar 21Yrs.) this last at onetime held in a mount, plugged at 6 o’clock, copy suspension re-fitted, naming re-touched, some contact marks, very fine (2) £300-350
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal T. Payne, Grenadier Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (21109 Pte., 4/G. Gds.); 1914-15 Star (21109 Pte., G. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (21109 Cpl., G. Gds.) polished, worn (4) £350-400
Hammer Price: £490
Pair: Mr. G. Phillips, Master of the Bhundara Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Mr. G. Phillips, “Bhundara”); Khedive’s Star, 1882, good very fine (2) £350-400
Eight: Sergeant F. W. Dutton, Royal Air Force, late Middlesex Regiment and Rifle Brigade 1914-15 Star (2469 L. Cpl. F. Dutton, Rif. Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (403423 F. Sgt. F. Dutton, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., coinage bust (403423 Serjt. Clk. F. W. Dutton, R.A.F.), generally good very fine or better (8) £400-500
A Second World War Burma operations M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 H. Foster, Royal Signals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (); India General Service 1936-39, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf; Army Long Service and Good...
Hammer Price: £480
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Edwd. Taylor) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £350-400
A rare Great War D.S.M. awarded to Acting Chief Stoker J. McIntosh, Mercantile Marine Reserve Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (J. McIntosh, Act. Ch. Sto., M.M.R., H.M.S. Kildonan Castle, 1917), good very fine £500-600
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (2067 Corpl. W. Rhind, 2/3rd Foot) nearly extremely fine £320-360
Indian Army Buttons. A large selection mainly post-1902 but also a few late Victorian examples including a few numbered infantry, some very worn but overall well worth inspection (200+) £200-300
China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (5345 L. Corpl. F. Prosser, 2nd Rl. Welsh Fus.) edge bruise to reverse, good very fine £340-380
Hammer Price: £470
Imperial Yeomanry L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (542 Sdlr. J. F. Holton, Bucks. I.Y.) fine £250-300
Five: Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. du Pre, Royal Artillery, late Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut., 17 Co. 13/Impl. Yeo); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-18 (Major, R.A.); Coronation 1911, silver, unnamed, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £400-450
A ‘Volturno’ disaster Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Boatswain Daniel Riordan of the steamship Asian Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Daniel Riordan, “Volyurno” 9th October 1913); British War Medal 1914-20 (36540 D. Riordan, 2 Hd., R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (D.2650 D. Riordan, Ldg. Sea., R.N.R.) first with some edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (3) £350-400
A post-war B.E.M. group of four awarded to Chief Petty Officer Writer F. D. Cousins, Royal Navy British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (C.P.O. Wtr. Frank D. Cousins, P/MX. 774297); Korea 1950-53 (P/MX. 774297 F. D. Cousins, L. Wtr., R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (MX. 774297 F. D. Cousins, P.O. Wtr., H.M.S. Victorious), mounted as worn, generally good very fine (4) £350-400
Indian Army Badges. Comprising an officer’s cast silver plated pagri badge to the 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry (1903 - 22), Bombay Volunteer Rifles a fine quality Victorian period die stamped white metal pouch belt plate and a die stamped white metal glengarry badge (Cox 2711), Nagpur Volunteer Rifles an officer’s good quality die stamped gilt brass pagri badge, pin anchor point lacking on the first item, the gilt worn and the pin lacking on the 4th item, otherwise good overall...
Hammer Price: £460
A Great War M.M. group of six awarded to Serjeant F. Laishley, Army Cyclist Corps Military Medal, G.V.R. (2649 Sjt., A.C.C.); 1914-15 Star (2649 Sjt., A. Cyclist Corps); British War and Victory Medals (2649 Sjt., A. Cyc. Corps); Defence Medal, unnamed; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Frederick Laishley) mounted for wear in incorrect order, some contact marks, generally very fine (6) £360-400
Pair: Mr. John Spencer Wood, Master of the City of Lincoln Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Mr. J. S. Wood, “City of Lincoln”); Khedive’s Star, 1882, unnamed, good very fine (2) £350-400
Pair: Mr. T. Tayler, Master of the City of New York Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Mr. T. Tayler, “City of New York”); Khedive’s Star, 1882, severe bruise to the first at 6 o’clock, and corrections to the ship’s name, otherwise very fine and better (2) £350-400
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Condr. H. Marshall, Commissariat.) good very fine £400-450
British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, 1 clasp, Mashonaland 1897 (Troopr. W. C. E. Koek, U.V.) very fine £350-400
27th Madras? Officer’s Sabretache Badge. A very fine gilt brass example showing the Imperial Victorian crown over laurel sprays in the fretted centre XXVII, three screwpost fasteners; together with two officers’ heavy die-cast silver plate horse harness badges to the Punjab Frontier Force both post 1902 one lacking fasteners; Sinde Irregular Horse officer’s waist-belt clasp bearing unit title and seven battle honours (some corrosion); Queen’s Own Corps of Guides a Victorian...
Eight: Major E. N. Deall, Sherwood Foresters, late Seaforth Highlanders, Suffolk and Middlesex Regiments 1914-15 Star (3133 Pte., Sea. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1st Army clasp; War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1937; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, reverse officially dated, ‘1940’, with three clasps, each dated ‘1951’, mounted as worn, some contact marks, very fine (8) £200-240
Hammer Price: £450
British Military Cap Badges. One hundred good quality issues post 1902 comprising infantry, cavalry, yeomanry and corps, a few fasteners missing otherwise good overall condition £200-300
Pair: Bosun’s Mate J. G. Nelson, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (J. G. Nelson, Bo’sns. Mte., HM.S. Seahorse); Royal Humane Society Medal, small, bronze (successful) (John Geo. Nelson, Ld. Seaman, 3 Octr. 1868) with (bent) buckle on ribbon, good very fine (2) £200-240
A rare Second World War Bomb & Mine Disposal B.E.M. awarded to Leading Stoker J. Heap, Royal Navy British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Ldg. Sto. Jack Heap, P/KX. 88209 R.N.), edge bruising, otherwise very fine £500-600
Hannover Waterloo 1815 (Soldat Heinrich Lofke, Leichte Bataillon Hoya) steel clip and replacement ring suspension, some edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £280-320
Germany, Bavaria, Order of St. Michael, 4th Class breast badge with crown, silver and enamel, minor enamel damage, good very fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £440
Three: Private John Greenall, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action during the attack on Le Touquet on 18 October 1914 1914 Star (9641 Pte., 2/Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (9641 Pte., Lan. Fus.); together with memorial plaque (John Greenall); aluminium identity disc; original photograph of recipient in uniform and letter to next of kin advising of recipient’s death in action, good very fine and better (4) £400-500
Hammer Price: £430
The Great War campaign group of three awarded to Captain L. R. Wren, Royal Air Force, late 1/28 London Regiment, York and Lancaster Regiment and Royal Flying Corps, who flew operationally in No. 11 Squadron, claiming at least one enemy aircraft out of control 1914 Star (1507 Pte. L. R. Wren, 1/28 Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L. R. Wren, R.A.F.), in their original card boxes of issue, extremely fine (3) £300-350
Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Pte. Dens. Kalahar. 88th Ft.) contemporary engraved naming, fitted with T. B. Bailey Coventry top brooch, good very fine £300-350
Pair: Surgeon G. H. Ryan, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol Geo. H. Ryan, Ass. Surg. Agamemnon 17th of Octr. & R.M. 5th of Novr. 1854) contemporary engraved naming with slight correction; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, both fitted with a swivel ring suspension, minor edge bruising, very fine (2) £300-350
2nd Foot (Queen’s Royals) Long Service Cross, silver cross with gilt high relief ‘Pascal Lamb’, and incised ‘X’, reverse inscribed, ‘Queens Royals for Ten Years Meritorious Service to William James’, ref. Balmer R.150a, some edge bruising, very fine, scarce £200-300
Hammer Price: £420
77th Foot Medal, obverse struck, ‘77’ with Prince of Wales’s plume above and ‘Peninsula’ on branches of laurel below, reverse engraved, ‘Badajoz, Ciudad Rodrigo 1812’ (Saml. Mills) 36mm., silver, fitted with loop and ring suspension, ref. Balmer R479c, contact marks, very fine £300-350
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