Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Manchester & Salford Volunteers Medal 1802, laureated bust of King George III facing right, ‘G.R.’ in the field, enclosed by a chain of hands and hearts; reverse inscribed in raised letters (name and battalion engraved): ‘George Smithers, 1st Battalion, Manchester & Salford Volunteers’ ‘A Testimony of Gratitude from his Fellow Townsmen for Spirited and Patriotic Service 1802’, 35.5mm., silver, with ring suspension and silver brooch bar; together with a U.S.A. Army Aviator’s Badge, pin-backed, very fine (2) £120-160