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British War Medal 1914-20 (G. 21035 Pte. L. Le Venois, Middx. R.), one or two edge bruises, very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £55
British War Medal 1914-20 (38670 Pte. A. H. Barreau, Hamps. R.), good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £65
British War Medal 1914-20 (243270 Pte. G. O. Despres, Hamps. R.), good very fine £40-50
British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (Philip C. Le Voguer; Reginald Rumsey), very fine and better (2) £40-60
Hammer Price: £70
Victory Medal 1914-19 (114704 Gnr. E. Amy, R.A.), mounted as worn, very fine £60-80
Victory Medal 1914-19 (193 Pte. F. C. Dienys, R. Grernsey (sic) L.I.), extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £210
Victory Medal 1914-19 (M-321408 Pte. O. W. De La Mare, A.S.C.), good very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £45
Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (89322 A.-Bmbr. C. Besnard, R.A.; 124118 Gnr. P. J. Therin, R.A.), the first with edge bruise, nearly very fine, the last with several edge bruises and surface corrosion, fine (2) £70-90
Hammer Price: £75
Pair: Private E. T. Moignard, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (5382 Pte. E. T. Moignard, 23-Lond. R.), together with a locket with photographic portraits of the recipient and his son, and an old family photograph taken on the eve of his departure on military service, good very fine (3) £60-80
Pair: Private C. F. Coyen, Machine Gun Corps, late Royal Jersey Militia and Hampshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (108137 Pte. C. F. Coyen, M.G.C.), good very fine (2) £60-80
Hammer Price: £85
Pair: Private P. F. Bouchard, Labour Corps British War and Victory Medals (211397 Pte. P. F. Bouchard, Labour Corps), mounted as worn, good very fine (2) £40-50
Pair: Private H. G. Le Brocq, Durham Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (96466 Pte. H. G. Le Brocq, Durh. L.I.), together with a Victory Medal 1914-19 (S-25478 Pte. E. P. Le Masurier, Rif. Brig.), very fine and better (3) £30-50
Hammer Price: £50
Pair: Peter Buhot, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Peter Buhot), very fine or better (2) £70-90
Hammer Price: £100
A Fine Collection of Awards to the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force (Part II) A rare Great War C.M.G., C.B.E., M.C. group of eight awarded to Air Commodore A. Fletcher, Royal Air Force, late Royal Engineers and Royal Flying Corps The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type neck badge,...
Hammer Price: £1,600
An important Great War fighter ace’s D.S.O., M.C. and 2 Bars group of four to Captain J. Gilmour, Royal Air Force, late Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and Royal Flying Corps, who amassed around 40 victories, the majority of them in Sopwith Camels of No. 65 Squadron and, remarkably, five of them in a single day Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. J....
Hammer Price: £40,000
An outstanding Great War ace’s D.S.C. group of three awarded to Captain C. B. Ridley, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service, who completed in excess of 200 operational sorties in Sopwith Triplanes and Camels of No. 1 Naval Squadron and No. 201 Squadron, a remarkable record that included at least 40 air-to-air combats and undoubtedly more “kills” than his official total of 11: moreover, he was renowned for his low-level strafing activities, once dropping to 10 feet to support...
Hammer Price: £8,000
A rare Great War D.S.M. group of three awarded to Air Mechanic 1st Grade J. A. Mortimer, Royal Naval Air Service, a member of the famous “Spider Web” patrol who was present on the occasion of the destruction of the enemy submarines UC-1 and UC-6 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (F. 11344 J. A. Mortimer, Air Mech. 1st Gr., R.N.A.S., 28th Sept. 1917); British War and Victory Medals (F. 11344 J. A. Mortimer, A.M. 1, R.N.A.S.), good very fine (3) £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £2,700
A scarce Great War M.M group of four awarded to Chief Master Mechanic C. I. Collett, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, who served as an Observer in R.E. 8s of No. 12 Squadron Military Medal, G.V.R. (413 Fl. Sjt. C. I. Collett, 12/Sq. R.F.C.); 1914-15 Star (413 Cpl. C. I. Collett, R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (413 T.S.M. C. I. Collett, R.F.C.), generally good very fine (4) £1100-1300
Hammer Price: £1,800
A rare and important 1914 Star trio awarded to Major E. N. Fuller, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, a pre-war aviator who flew reconnaissance sorties with No. 3 Squadron during the retreat from Mons and who later commanded No. 17 Squadron in Salonika and No. 103 Squadron in France 1914 Star (2 Lieut. E. N. Fuller, R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Major E. N. Fuller, R.A.F.), with named card boxes of issue, good very fine (3) £600-800
Hammer Price: £620
Three: Lieutenant J. H. Thomas, Royal Air Force, late Liverpool Regiment and Royal Flying Corps, who served as a pilot in No. 8 Squadron 1916-17 1914-15 Star (2108 Sjt. J. H. Thomas, L’pool R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. H. Thomas, R.F.C.), the last with officially re-impressed naming, good very fine (3) £300-350
£300–£350
A poignant Great War campaign group of three awarded to Air Mechanic 2nd Class H. F. Matthews, who was killed in action in September 1917 while serving as an Observer in No. 20 Squadron, when his aircraft was shot down in flames by German ace Leutnant Werner Voss - a fortnight later after raising his score to 48, Voss was himself shot down and killed 1914-15 Star (1712 2-A.M. H. F. Matthews, R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals (1712 Pte. H. F. Matthews, R.F.C.), extremely fine (3) ...
Hammer Price: £680
A poignant Great War pair awarded to Mechanic 2nd Class R. Hickling, Royal Flying Corps, who was killed in action in May 1917 while serving as an Observer in a B.E. 2c of No. 13 Squadron, his aircraft being shot down by German ace and “Blue Max” holder Leutnant Karl Allmenroder British War and Victory Medals (77687 Pte. R. Hickling, R.F.C.), together with the recipient’s Memorial Plaque (Reginald Hickling), this last pierced at 12 o’clock, otherwise good very fine (3) £500-600
Hammer Price: £800
Pair: Lieutenant J. W. Milner, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, and onetime attached Australian Flying Corps, who claimed two enemy aircraft as out of control with No. 43 Squadron in the summer of 1918 British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. W. Milner, R.A.F.), a little polished, otherwise generally very fine (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £450
Pair: Lieutenant A. E. Muncaster, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. A. E. Muncaster, R.A.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2 Lieut. A. E. Muncaster, R.F.C.), an unusual combination of naming to the R.F.C. and R.A.F., very fine or better (2) £100-120
Hammer Price: £160
Three: Sergeant W. Mc C. Barnes, Royal Air Force, late City of London Yeomanry and Royal Flying Corps British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (14299 Sgt. W. Mc C. Barnes, R.F.C.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (1697 Sjt. W. M. Barnes, City of Lond. Yeo.), generally very fine or better (3) £180-220
Hammer Price: £250
Three: Corporal D. Archibald, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps British War and Victory Medals (401466 Cpl. D. Archibald, R.F.C.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (401466 A. Cpl. D. Archibald, R.F.C.), with their named card boxes of issue, extremely fine and the last rare (3) £400-500
Hammer Price: £820
Three: Captain H. Tether, Royal Air Force, late Mercantile Marine and Royal Naval Air Service, a long-served seaplane pilot British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. H. Tether, R.A.F.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Harold Tether), an official but later issue from the 1930s; Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. H. Tether, R.A.F.), good very fine (3) £250-300
Hammer Price: £240
Three: Flying Officer M. M. Miln, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, who flew operationally in seaplanes of “Syren Force” in North Russia in the summer of 1919 British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (2 Lieut. M. M. Miln, R.A.F.); Russia, Order of St. Stanislaus, breast badge, with swords, silver-gilt and enamelled both sides, stamp mark on eyelet, possibly French, with original riband and as worn by the recipient (see portrait photograph), enamel work slightly chipped...
Hammer Price: £1,500
British Military Buttons. A carded display of 45 fine quality and rare examples, Large Gilt Coatees, 98th, 41st (The Welsh), Commissariat Staff, 99th, 72nd Highlanders (replacement shank), 31st Huntingdon, 1st Invernesshire Local Militia, Upper Tivy Local Militia, North Hampshire Militia, Voluntarios De Espana (Spanish Unit fighting for Britain in the Peninsula), Redruth Volunteers, 1st Harts Volunteers, Field Marshal, Andover Volunteers (little gilt remains), 2nd BN 2nd Brigade Royal...
Hammer Price: £980
British Military Buttons. Two carded displays comprising 31 officers' large silver plated tunic examples to Line Infantry Volunteer Battalions, mainly QVC where applicable and 21 officers' small silver plated tunic examples to Line Infantry Volunteer Battalions, mixed QVC and KC. Three officers' early period coatees to the Upper Tivy Local Militia, North Hampshire Militia and Irish Volunteers general pattern showing a crowned Harp and Maid. Other large tunic examples include officers' to...
Hammer Price: £330
British Military Buttons. A carded display of 82 items including officers' small coatees to the 12th (East Suffolk) (2), officers' large tunic examples to the 3rd, 4th (no gilt), 9th, 10th (2, little gilt remains on one), 16th, 32nd (no gilt), 47th, 55th (part rubbed), Rifle Brigade, 92nd (3), the very rare 103rd Royal Bombay Fusiliers (gilt rubbed), 3rd Militia Battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (this is the gilt version of the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia worn c. 1881 - 83...
Hammer Price: £220
British Military Buttons. Twelve carded displays together with several duplicate examples, comprising Foot Guards, Infantry, Corps and Court, mostly post 1902. (No anodised), good overall condition (250+) £100-150
Hammer Price: £95
British Military Buttons. Four hundred plus basic issues post 1902 and including some anodised examples, Infantry, Corps and a few Canadian, good overall condition (400+) £100-150
British Military & Naval Buttons. Two hundred and sixty plus basic issues post 1902 mainly Corps, a few Cavalry and Canadian. The Naval Section include a few Royal Marine items together with a few cloth Trade badges and rank stars, good overall condition (260+) £80-120
Hammer Price: £80
7th (Princess of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards, 2nd East Ontario Regiment, Transjordan Frontier Force. Comprising two gold engraved examples to the 7th Dragoon Guards (16mm) (4.7gms), the obverses engraved with the regimental crest and motto (Earl Ligonier) over 'VII D.G.' the reverse marked '9CT' and 'WG&S'. A silver example to the 2nd East Ontario Regiment (16.5mm) shows the unit title and laurels in a circle enclosing a Maple Leaf bearing '2'. Marked on the reverse 'B&P' (Bent & Parker) and...
British Cavalry & Yeomanry Buttons. Three carded displays mainly post 1902 issues but including a few QVC period items, which are large gilts 5th Royal Irish Lancers, Royal Horse Guards Regiment (no gilt remains), 1st KDG (2 both mounted), 1st Royal Dragoons (mounted), Middlesex Yeomanry Cavalry, officer's large silver plate Warwickshire Yeomanry and Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, other ranks large brass Queen's Own Royal Staffordshire Yeomanry. The scarcer officers' large gilt tunics include...
Hammer Price: £270
Colonial & Dominion Buttons. A carded display of 52 items including an officer's small flat gilt coatee c. 1820 to the Jamaica Militia, large gilt tunics to the 2nd Regiment West Indies, 3rd and 4th West India Regiments, St. Helena Regiment, Uganda Protectorate (VRI), Uganda Protectorate (GRI), Roberts Horse, 5th CEF Battalion, Royal Malta Militia (QVC & KC). Other large size tunics include Australian Commonwealth Forces (EVIIR), Transjordan Frontier Force, Malayan Volunteer Infantry, Umvoti...
Hammer Price: £180
Indian Army Buttons. A carded display of 76 items. Pre-Mutiny examples comprise 2 officers' large gilt coatees to the 3rd Bengal NI and 3 officers' small gilt coatees to the 59th Bengal NI and 24th Bengal NI (2). Other officers' large gilts comprise 36th Madras (mounted), 10th Madras, 12th Bengal, 14th Madras, Bombay Staff Corps, Bengal Staff Corps, The Hyderabad Contingent, Bengal Engineers, 39th Bengal (disbanded 1890), Madras Staff Corps, 26th Sikhs (KC), 119th Infantry, Madras Governor's...
Indian Army Buttons. Three old carded displays, an interesting selection of post 1902 period, those of interest include large size tunics to 1st, 3rd, 9th, Gurkha Rifles (all black horn), 13th Malabar Battalion, 19th Hyderabad, Mysore Infantry and Mysore Lancers, 6th Gurkha Rifles (blackened metal). Small tunics include examples to The Rajpipla Infantry, Madras Volunteer Guard, Kolar Gold Field Battalion, Mysore Infantry, 2nd Bombay Urban Infantry, 2nd Punjab Regiment, 2nd Gurkha Rifles,...
Continental and USA Military Buttons. A collection of 190 plus items, some identified on cards. A card of badges and buttons pertaining to San Marino with a covering letter from Peter Thorneycroft, House of Commons, 27.9.1963, good overall condition (190+) £100-200
£100–£200
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