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22 September 2000
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A Quantity of Military Interest Books, including, Geoffrey Keyes V.C. of the Rommel Raid, by Elizabeth Keyes; Mark of The Lion, The Story of Captain Charles Upham, V.C. and bar, by Kenneth Sandford; One Man’s Desert, The Story of Captain Philip Gardner, V.C., M.C., by Rex Woods; Johnnie Gough, V.C., A Biography of Brigadier General Sir John Edmond Gough, V.C., K.C.B., C.M.G., by Ian F. W. Beckett; Man of Valour, Field Marshall Lord Gort, V.C., by J. R. Colville; Fire-Eater, The Memoirs of...
Hammer Price: £150
Belgium, a collection of Orders and Medals (24), including Order of Leopold I (2), 5th class breast badges, Military and Civil; Order of Leopold II (4), 4th and 5th classes, one with swords on ribbon; Order of the Crown (2), 4th and 5th classes; Yser Cross and Yser Medal, generally very fine or better (24) £150-200
Hammer Price: £130
France, Legion of Honour, 3rd Republic, Grand Officer’s breast star, silver, in gilt embossed red leather presentation case, extremely fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £250
France, Medaille de la Reconnaissance Francaise; together with original certificate of award, dated 23 December 1946, and other correspondence named to ‘Miss E. Violet Hoare’; also included with the lot is a grooved steel pin, 11cm long, this was reputedly a stabbing implement used by S.O.E. agents, and would have originally been concealed within a pencil, extremely fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £140
Jugoslavia, Republic, Order of Military Merit, 1st class, breast star in silver, gilt and enamels, in case of issue, good very fine £120-140
£120–£140
Jugoslavia, Republic, Order of Military Merit, 2nd class, breast star in silver, gilt and enamels, together with a related gilt and enamelled badge, very fine (2) £60-80
£60–£80
Jugoslavia, Republic, Order of the People’s Army, 2nd class, breast star in silver-gilt and enamel, in case of issue, good very fine £100-120
£100–£120
Nepal, Order of Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu, neck badge in silver with central Sun and crossed kukri in gold, complete with neck cravat in case of issue, good very fine £80-120
Hammer Price: £70
Nepal, Tribhurana 25th Anniversary 1911-36, silver medal, no suspension; together with Prime Minister Sir Chandra Shamshere J.B. Rana, bronze medal, Order of the Moon, 3rd class, the first very fine, the second nearly extremely fine (2) £70-90
£70–£90
Portugal, Military Order of the Tower and Sword, a rare Commander’s neck badge in gold, 82 x 66mm, circa 1810-20, very fine £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £2,500
Rhodesia, General Service Medal (25), together with Zimbabwe Independence Medal (2) and other medals from Zimbabwe (5), these all named or numbered, and various Rhodesian badges (11), generally good very fine or better (43) £80-100
Rhodesia, General Service Medal (25), together with Zimbabwe Independence Medal and other medals from Zimbabwe (6), these all named or numbered, and various Rhodesian badges (11), generally good very fine or better (43) £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
Rumania, Order of the Crown, 2nd class, 1st type, Military set, comprising neck badge with swords, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star with swords, silver-gilt and enamels, large chip to reverse centre of badge and bad damage to central legend of star, otherwise good very fine (3) £180-220
Russia, Medal of St George for Bravery, Nicholas II, 2nd Class, gold, 21.8g, the reverse officially numbered ‘No. 4118’, lacking integral suspension loop, otherwise good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £300
Russia, Medal for Zeal, Nicholas II, gold, 23.4g, lacking integral suspension loop, otherwise good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £200
Turkey, Order of Charity, a fine quality neck badge, in gold, silver and enamels, the reverse with applied gold star and crescent, lacking ribbon loop, good very fine £500-700
Hammer Price: £650
Pair: Major R. H. Price, 31st Bengal Native Infantry, later 12th Native Infantry Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Lieut., 31st Bengal N. I.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan (Mjr., 12th N. I.) some contact wear and edge bruising to first medal, otherwise nearly good very fine or better (2) £600-700
Hammer Price: £520
Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel D. W. G. James, 2nd (Queen’s) Regiment South Africa 1834-53 (Capt., 2nd Regt.); China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Major, 1st Bn. 2nd Regt.) impressed naming, nearly extremely fine and a scarce pair (2) £900-1200
Hammer Price: £1,700
Pair: Sergeant-Major William McDonald, 27th Foot South Africa 1834-53 (Clr.-Srjt., 27th Regt.); Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Serjt.-Major, 27th Foot) official correction to ‘27th’ on the second medal, both fitted with silver ribbon buckles, contact wear and polished, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £400-450
Hammer Price: £700
Pair: Ship’s Carpenter John Cambridge, Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (H.M.S. Hannibal) contemporary engraved naming, light contact marks, therefore very fine (2) £120-140
Hammer Price: £160
Pair: Sergeant C. Merricks, 68th Light Infantry Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Sergt., 68th Lt. Infty.) contemporary engraved naming; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, very fine (2) £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
Three: Leading Seaman Richard Hooper, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (A.B.) officially impressed naming; China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1858, unnamed as issued; Turkish Crimea, British issue, unnamed as issued, with original ribbons, good very fine (3) £300-350
Hammer Price: £310
Four: Major J. M. Cuppage, 89th Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Captn., 89th Regt.) contemporary engraved naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Legion of Honour, Knight’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamels, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, chips to points of several arms and to central legends; Order of the Medjidie, 5th class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, fitted with gold ribbon buckle; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue (Brevet Major, 89th Regt.) fitted...
Hammer Price: £720
Three: Surgeon Frederick Le Mesurier, Staff of H.H. Omar Pacha and Acting Inspector-General of Hospitals, Ottoman Army Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Surgeon, Staff of H.H....r Pacha) officially impressed naming partially obscured by suspension claw, fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Order of the Medjidie, 5th class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, fitted with replacement scroll suspension and silver...
A Crimean War ‘Al Valore Militare’ group of four awarded to Major E. J. Ward-Ashton, Royal Artillery, who was recommended for the Victoria Cross Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lieut., Rl. Arty.) contemporary engraved naming; Order of the Medjidie, 5th class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed; Al Valore Militare (Lieutt., Rl. Artry.) generally good very fine (4) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £2,000
Family Group: Pair: J. Broadbent, 10th (Prince of Wales’ Own) Hussars Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (J. Broadbent, 10th Hussars) officially impressed, Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, the edge impressed ‘Josh. Broadbent, 10 Hussars) fitted with Indian Mutiny type suspension, lacking suspension rod; with ornate silver double ribbon bar Pair: Private T. D. Broadbent, Liverpool Regiment British War and Victory Medals (52990 Pte., L’pool. R.) Pair: Private H. A....
Hammer Price: £270
Three: Sergeant W. Cantlin, 62nd Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, contemporary engraved naming but all except surname very faint through contact wear; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1751 Serjt., 62nd Foot); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, together with a ‘62’ tunic button in excavated condition, the first fine, otherwise very fine (4) £120-140
Pair; Veterinary Surgeon Thomas Hurford, 12th Royal Lancers Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Vety. Surgeon, 12th Rl. Lancers) contemporary engraved naming; Turkish Crimea, British issue, unnamed, both fitted with silver ribbon buckles, very fine (2) £140-180
Hammer Price: £280
Three: Private C. Cram, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (4756 Coldm. Guards) regimentally impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (4756 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, the first with re-fixed suspension and heavy contact marks, fine, otherwise very fine (3) £120-140
Three: Lieutenant and Adjutant George Toseland, 33rd Regiment, late Sergeant-Major, Grenadier Guards Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Adjutant 33rd Regiment) regimentally impressed naming, clasp loose as issued; Legion of Honour, Knight’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamels; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, officer’s type by ‘J.B.’, together with companion miniature medals, all fitted with silver ribbon buckles, the Legion of Honour badly damaged, otherwise nearly very fine...
Hammer Price: £370
Three: Colour-Sergeant Oliver Carey, Coldstream Guards Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Cold...) contemporary engraved naming, worn through contact wear; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (3130 Colour-Serjt., Coldst.. Gds.); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, together with his two Colour-Sergeant’s rank badges comprising large bullion and embroidered Victorian crown over bullion and silk standard, this bearing bullion Garter Star over Sphinx within a...
Hammer Price: £330
Pair: Private Walter Whitcrod, Royal Marines Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Sebastopol, Balaklava (Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Sanspareil) contemporary engraved naming; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £80-100
A Charge of The Light Brigade pair to Private William Phillips, 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (1370 Wm. Phillips, 11th P.A.O. Hussars); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (1370 William Phillips, XI P.A.O. Hussars) both regimentally impressed, first medal with crudely re-fixed soldered suspension, top three clasps now detached and loose on ribbon, both medals polished and with edge bruising and contact wear, thus...
Hammer Price: £1,250
Three: Quartermaster Sergeant E. Kilpatrick, The Queen’s Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (517 Sergt. O.R. Sergt., 2nd Bn. R.W. Surr. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (517 Qr.-Mr.-Serjt., The Queen’s); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (517 Qr.-Mr.-Serjt., The Queen’s) the first good very fine,...
Hammer Price: £490
Pair: Private F. Ash, The Queen’s Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (940 Private, 2nd Bn. R.W. Surr. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (940 Pte., The Queen’s) the first with edge bruise and light contact marks, very fine, the second extremely fine (2) £130-150
Pair: Corporal W. Stanley, 3rd Dragoon Guards Abyssinia 1867 (1306 3rd Dragn. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1306 Corpl., 3rd Dn. Gds.) contact marks and edge bruising, therefore good fine (2) £160-180
Hammer Price: £320
Three: W. Roberts, Chief Quartermaster, Royal Navy Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Py. Offr. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Active 73-74) suspension rod replaced; Egypt & Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (Chf. Qr. Mr. H.M.S. “Alexandra”); Khedive’s Star 1882, contact wear, therefore good fine and better (3) £120-140
Pair: Sergeant Walter Hope, 90th Foot and Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Company South Africa 1877-79, clasp, 1877-8-9 (1230 Pte., 90th Foot); Volunteer Force Long Service, E.VII.R. (5636 Sjt., 16th Middx. V.R.C.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £440
Three: Surgeon J. J. Greene, Army Medical Department Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Surgeon, A. M. Dept.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Surgn., M.B., Med. Staff); Khedive’s Star, 1884-6, Egypt Medal with some pitting from Star, otherwise generally good very fine (3) £250-300
Hammer Price: £290
Three: Staff Colour Sergeant H. Harman, 23 Provost Company, Staff of the Army, late Royal Horse Artillery Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ahmed Khel (3676 Ag. Bombr., A/B. R.H.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (Cr. Sergt., Garrn. Staff); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., coinage head (S.C.Sjt., St. of Army) contact marks, therfore nearly very fine, the last good very fine (3) £320-350
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