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A life saving pair awarded to Mr. G. W. M. McKie, Chinese Customs Officer, Shanghai Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful), (May.1.1906) complete with bronze ribbon buckle; France, Medaille d’Honneur, Ministere de La Marine, silver, the reverse embossed (Gilbert (W. M. M.Kie) Employé des Douanes 1906) good very fine (2) £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful), (Thomas Paxton, 30th May 1911) complete with bronze ribbon buckle and in case of issue, good very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £60
Five: Private H. Bishop, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (32712 Pte., L.N. Lan. R.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Medal, G.VI.R. (Harry Bishop); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful), (Pte., 17th Aug. 1917) complete with top suspension brooch, very fine (5) £80-100
Hammer Price: £140
A group of three awarded to Mr. James Dryden for saving life from drowning in the Tyne at Newcastle Royal Humane Society, Second Award Clasp, bronze, dated ‘6th Aug. 1898’; Tynemouth Medal, silver, ‘Presented to James Dryden on the 7th August 1895, for saving life from drowning’, the medal contained in a silver swivelling mount with bar suspension; “Pluck” Medal for Heroism, silver, unnamed as issued, all contained in a contemporary fitted case by Reid & Sons,...
Hammer Price: £350
Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, large type, bronze, unnamed, good very fine £80-120
Hammer Price: £100
Private Life Saving Award, comprising Victorian silver Crown of 1845, fitted with scroll suspension and two engraved silver ribbon bars, the lower one inscribed ‘Presented to J. Wheatley, June 18th 1869’, the upper one inscribed ‘From Mrs Heasman for saving her daughter’s life’, the reverse inscribed ‘J. Wheatley 1869’ but hallmarked London 1906 and fitted with pin brooch, the Crown fine, otherwise very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £70
The Great Flood 1829, silver medal, flood scene with broken bridge and swollen river, reverse inscribed ‘Presented by the Central Committee for the Flood Fund to James Smith Findhorn as an Honorary Reward for the Courage and Humanity shewn at the Great Flood, August 4th 1829’, lacking suspension, otherwise very fine and scarce £80-120
Hammer Price: £210
Charge of The Light Brigade, two original bestowal documents for the award of the Medaille Militaire to Corporal James Nunnerley, 17th Lancers, comprising the named French award certificate, together with its companion certificate in English, the two documents mounted in a contemporary red leather and gilt tooled folder, some staining, but otherwise in very good condition and rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £650
West Somerset Yeomanry Regimental Medal, struck in silver, 34mm, obverse with mounted cavalryman, with legend ‘West Somerset Yeomanry, C.K.K. Tynte, Col.’, plain reverse, fitted with steel clip, loop suspension, and red silk ribbon, good very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £50
Durham Light Infantry (5th V.B.), silver Memorial Medal ‘Colonel John Anthony Cowen, V.D.’, fitted with straight bar suspension, nearly very fine and unusual £40-50
Hammer Price: £130
84th Field Battery, Royal Field Artillery, handwritten daily order book, covering the period 17 November 1899 to 2 February 1900, this completely full book containing detail of the daily routine of the battery and detailing many individual names, in restored original leather bindings, good condition £50-100
Hammer Price: £180
A Boer War Silver Presentation Pocket Watch, the inside cover inscribed ‘Presented to Pte. W. Burn, 1st V.B., N.F., by the inhabitants of Hexham & District in recognition of his services with the 2nd Service Coy. N.F. in the South African War 1901-1902’, hallmarks for Chester 1901, together with original winding key, the movement appears to be in need of repair, otherwise very good condition £200-250
Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry, Boer War Tribute Medal, bronze, the edge inscribed (15310 Pte. A. Moon, 9th Bn. M.I.) very fine £140-180
Hammer Price: £160
Sunderland Boer War Tribute Medal, struck in copper, 24mm, obverse with mounted infantryman and infantryman, between whom is a Gatling gun, inscribed ‘Commemoration Medal 1901, 15th I.Y. - 3rd V.B., D.L.I.’, the reverse with arms of Sunderland and inscribed ‘Sunderland Volunteer Service in the Boer War’, nearly extremely fine £40-60
Worksop Boer War Tribute Medal 1899-1902, silver, ‘To Commemorate services Rendered in South Africa 1899-1902. Presented to Tpr. J. Plumtree by the Subscribers of Worksop’, polished, otherwise nearly very fine £100-150
Boer War Commemorative Medal, ‘F.M. Lord Roberts V.C.’, reverse ‘Pretoria 1900’, white metal with small rings for suspension, very fine £20-25
£20–£25
Royal Engineers Balloon School, Medallion, struck in bronze, 32mm, obverse with conjoint busts of King Edward VIIR and Queen Alexandra, the reverse with depiction of a balloon hovering over a city, and inscribed ‘Balloon School Royal Engineers’; together with a large engraved white metal sports prize medal, 58mm, obverse with depiction of a castle on a mountain top; the reverse with a Rhino jumping over a hurdle, and inscribed ‘No. 1 Light Field Ambulance, Montescaglioso Athletic...
£60–£80
11th Battalion (Finsbury Rifles), London Regiment, a magnificent presentation photograph album, containing some 59 captioned portrait photographs, mounted two per page, each one depicting a non commissioned officer of the regiment, full leather covers, the inside cover with applied gilt blocked red leather label inscribed ‘To Colonel W. N. Davis, V.D. from the Sergeants of the 11th Battalion, The London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles), on his retirement, May 1912’, good condition £300-400
£300–£400
British Red Cross Society, Balkan War Medal, clasp, Turkey, silver-gilt and enamels, hallmarked Birmingham 1912/13 (Walter J. Whiteman) in its original case of issue, good very fine and very scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £260
Brighouse, Great War Tribute Medal, ‘A Token of Gratitude from Brighouse 1914-1919 (Gnr. A. Firth 167754 R.F.A.) with ribbon embroidered with the arms of Brighouse and ‘Victory’ top suspension bar, good very fine £30-40
Midland Railway Ambulance, Great War Tribute Medal, bronze (A. Carter, D.L.I.) polished, good fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £35
Inner Temple, Great War Tribute Medal, bronze, ‘The Inner Temple to Members of the Inn who fought for their Country 1914-1918’; together with R.A.O.B. medal in bronze and enamel ‘To Commemorate the Allies’ Victory 1919’, nearly very fine (2) £20-30
Hammer Price: £30
Corbridge, Great War Tribute Medal, silver with central shield in gold, ‘European War 1914-1919. Presented by the Inhabitants of Corbridge, April 1919’, nearly very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £45
Great War Silver Tribute Medals (4), comprising, Scotswoods Own Soldiers & Sailors Home Coming, the reverse inscribed ‘Presented to Pte Wm. Redhead, W. Riding, for services rendered in the Great War1914-1919’; Parish of Great & Little Usworth, the reverse inscribed ‘Pat. Keoghan’; The people of Sacriston Thank you, the edge inscribed ‘Sgt. J. W. Atkin’; Ryton Congregational Church 1914-1919, inscribed ‘R. Brown’, the last polished good fine, otherwise generally very fine or...
Wykeham Rifle Club, Great War Tribute Medal 1914, circular silver medal with central gilt shield enamelled with flags of Great Britain and Allies, surrounded by inscription ‘Wykeham Rifle Club’, the reverse inscribed ‘In memo of joining H.M.F. 1914. Pte. A. Scobbie’, fitted with small rings for suspension, very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £55
Marsden, Durham, 27mm, struck in 9 carat gold, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919, obverse view of Marsden rock with inscription around ‘Marsden Miners Welcome Home’, reverse inscribed ‘Presented to J. Humble as a token of gratitude European War 1914-1919’, with integral loop suspension, good very fine £100-150
Sedgefield, Durham, in 9 carat gold, obverse engraved ‘Sedgefield, To Sergt. E. Davison, M.M. & Bar, 19th July 1919’, reverse engraved ‘In recognition of the honour gained in the Great War 1914-1919’, very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £110
Preston, Lancashire, struck in 9 carat gold, obverse view of colliery, with inscription around ‘U.A.R. & S. Preston Colliery Welcome Home’, reverse engraved ‘Presented to F. Weatherley by the owners & workmen, for services rendered in the Great War 1914-1918’, very fine £100-150
Ceylon Tribute Medal 1914-1919, bronze (O. S. White) very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £40
Gold Presentation Wrist Watch, the reverse inscribed ‘Presented to Lanc. Corp. G. Nesbitt by the officials & workmen of Bowden Close Colliery on his winning the M.M. in France Oct. 2nd 1917’, with leather strap, some dents to case and the mechanism appears to be in need of some repair, otherwise good condition £70-100
Hammer Price: £85
Durham Light Infantry Great War Tribute Medals (2), both struck in silver, comprising, obverse with central Light Infantry bugle within wreath, and inscription ‘The Durham Light Infantry’, reverse inscribed ’Presented to Miss M. Macdonald in appreciation of valuable services during 1914-1918’; obverse with Light Infantry bugle and initials ‘D.L.I.’, reverse inscribed ‘9th Durham Light Infantry, France 1917, Roland Bradford, Lieut. Col.’, the edge inscribed ‘C/S/M W. L....
Hammer Price: £190
Great War London Telephone Service Badge, Awarded to Female Telephone Operators Who Remained at Their Posts During German Zeppelin Raids, 40mm by 30mm, bronze-gilt and enamels, centre with intertwined initials ‘L.T.S.’, surrounded by the words ‘Air Raids - Ducit Amor Patriae’, surmounted by a crown, lacking reverse pin, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare £60-80
Woolwich and Sandhurst Prize Medal, struck in bronze, 50mm, obverse with coat of arms, and inscription ‘Woolwich and Sandhurst Athletics’, reverse with wreath, inscribed within ‘N. M. Teacher, High Jump’, good very fine £50-60
£50–£60
Regimental Prize Medal for Bayonet Fighting, ornate bronze shield shaped medal with ring suspension, the reverse inscribed ‘Bayonet Fighting, Pte. Dearmer, Cambs. & Suffolk Regt., 2nd Team 1918’, very fine £20-30
£20–£30
A Great War Ceramic Memorial Plaque, in the form of a shield, 26cm by 23cm, white glazed whith black inscription ‘In loving memory of Corporal John Hill Davenport of the 8th North Staffs. Regt., beloved son of John Hill and Mrs Davenport of 6 Camp Road, Smallthorne, who was killed in action in France on July 31st 1916, aged 19 years. Only a British Soldier, only a dear mothers pride, he answered the call of honour, during his duty he died. He has served his King and Country, we know he has...
Peterborough Fire Brigade Medal, silver (Fireman G. W. Proctor, Ten Years Service) with top suspension bar inscribed ‘1914-1924’, pin lacking to the reverse of this, otherwise very fine £50-60
Hammer Price: £200
National Fire Brigades Union Long Service, bronze (Keswick Fire Brigade, Joseph Watson) the edge numbered ‘4276’, very fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £20
Tyne Training Ship ‘Wellesley’, good conduct medal, silver (Presented to Joseph Wakefield) the reverse hall marked Birmingham 1931, fitted with scroll suspension and silver ribbon buckle, in case of issue, very fine £40-50
Great War Memorial Plaque’s (2), comprising (Gajbahadur Chettri); (C. E. Nicely) first plaque cleaned nearly very fine, second plaque nearly extremely fine (2) £30-40
Hammer Price: £80
Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (138996 Pte. J. Wilson) good very fine £25-35
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