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A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Captain A. L. Dickson, Army Ordnance Department Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); together with a silver Italian commemorative medal dated 1918, nearly extremely fine (4) £280-320
Hammer Price: £380
A Great War D.F.C. and Bar awarded to Major-General C. J. Venter, South African Air Force, late Royal Air Force, a 16-Victory Ace with No. 29 Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, in its original Pinches case of issue; together with the original 1918 Second Army Field Order announcing the award of the Bar to the D.F.C., his 9 carat gold tipped swagger stick with R.A.F. crests and inscribed with his name, a pair of leather flying gloves and a Royal Flying...
Hammer Price: £920
A Great War Sopwith Camel ‘Ace’s’ D.F.C. group of three awarded to Captain Robert McLaughlin, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., in case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt., R.A.F.) very fine (3) £1500-1800
Hammer Price: £3,100
A fine Second War Mosquito Pilot’s D.F.C. and Bar group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant P. J. P. Trotman, Nos. 150 and 692 Squadrons, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse of both officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence & War Medals, mounted as worn, together with his two Pilot’s Flying Log Books for the period November 1940 to March 1946, handsomely bound as one in blue cloth embossed with his name...
Hammer Price: £1,950
A Second War D.F.C., and post-war A.F.C. and Bar group of six awarded to Wing Commander D. S. Bell, Royal Air Force, a Pilot with No. 161 (Special Duties) Squadron, later flying Victor and Vulcan bombers and commanding No. 139 Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1943; Air Force Cross, E.II.R., the reverse officially dated 1954, with Second Award Bar, the reverse officially dated 1966; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France & Germany; War...
Hammer Price: £4,500
A Second War D.F.C., D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Squadron Leader R. N. Ayles, Nos. 103 and 61 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, a veteran of the Battle of France and two ‘thousand bomber‘ raids Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1943; Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (581490 Sgt., R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France & Germany; Defence & War Medals; Coronation 1953, mounted as worn, together with his Observer’s and Air...
Hammer Price: £3,300
A Battle of France Hurricane Pilot’s D.F.C. group of three awarded to Pilot Officer R. C. Whittaker, Nos. 17 and 111 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, credited with the destruction of seven enemy aircraft before he was himself shot down in flames and killed in June 1940 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1940; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal, together with a large quantity of original documentation, including the ‘missing in action’ telegram,...
Hammer Price: £3,200
A Battle of Britain and Night Fighter Pilot’s Immediate D.F.C. group of four awarded to Squadron Leader D. O. Hobbis, Nos. 219 and 488 (New Zealand) Squadrons, Royal Air Force, officially credited with the destruction of three enemy aircraft at night, killed on operations whilst piloting a Mosquito in November 1943 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1941, in its Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; War...
Hammer Price: £2,300
A 1940 D.F.C. group of eight awarded to Squadron Leader P. Duggan-Smith, No. 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1940; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star, clasp, Pacific; Defence & War Medals; New Zealand War Service Medal, together with his four Pilot’s Flying Log Books for the period January 1938 to October 1974, and an album containing a most comprehensive collection of...
Hammer Price: £1,700
A fine Beaufighter and Mosquito Night Fighter Pilot’s D.F.C. and American D.F.C. group of nine awarded to Wing Commander W. R. L. Beaumont, Nos. 219 and 151 Squadrons, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse dated 1944; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., with second award bar (Act. Sqn. Ldr., R.A.F.V.R.); Coornation 1953; U.S.A., Distinguished Flying Cross, together...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Second War D.F.C. and American Silver Star group of six awarded to Squadron Leader Gilbert Wood, Nos. 103 and 35 Squadrons, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse dated 1943; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals; U.S.A., Silver Star, with case of issue for this, together with companion set of miniatures, both groups mounted as worn, good very fine (12) £900-1100
Hammer Price: £1,300
A Dakota Transport Pilot’s D.F.C. and American D.F.C. group of six awarded to Flying Officer S. J. Rand, No. 117 Squadron, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence & War Medals; U.S.A., Distinguished Flying Cross, the reverse inscribed ‘F/O S. J. Rand AR 600-45 15.9.45’, mounted as worn, together with the recipient’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book for the period August 1941 to December 1945, original U.S....
A Spitfire and Mustang Pilot’s D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant J. C. Minto, Nos. 145, 611 and 65 Squadrons, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1945, and additionally inscribed ‘Flt. Lt. D.F.C.’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France & Germany; Italy Star; War Medal, the last four all named in the Boots Chemist style (Flt. Lt., D.F.C.), together with named Buckingham Place letter, good very fine (5) ...
Hammer Price: £880
A Canadian Spitfire Pilot’s ‘Dieppe’ D.F.C. group of six awarded to Squadron Leader F. E. Green, Nos. 411 (Grizzly Bear), 412 (Falcon), and 416 (City of Oshawa) Squadrons, Royal Canadian Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1942 and additionally inscribed ‘F/Lt., 412 Sq. R.C.A.F.‘; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal, the last three all Canadian issues in...
Hammer Price: £750
A Hurricane Pilot’s Immediate D.F.C. group of four awarded to Flight Lieutenant Victor Smith, Nos. 3 and 198 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, killed whilst flying a Typhoon over Holland in 1943 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1943, in its Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal, these in their named card box of issue addressed to his widow together with Air Council condolence letter, extremely fine (4) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Second War Radar Operator/Navigator’s Immediate D.F.C. group of seven awarded to Flying Officer R. J. McIlvenny, No. 604 Squadron, Royal Air Force, officially credited with the destruction of five enemy aircraft Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France & Germany; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (Flt. Lt., R.A.F.) very...
Hammer Price: £1,150
A Spitfire Pilot’s Immediate D.F.C. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant R. G. C. Russell, Nos. 601 and 241 Squadrons, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence & War Medals; Coronation 1953, mounted as worn, together with his very detailed and comprehensively annotated S.A.A.F. Pilot’s Flying Log Book for the period February 1943 to August 1951, good very fine (6) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £1,450
An outstanding Spitfire and Typhoon Pilot’s ‘Normandy’ D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flying Officer Sydney ‘Crusher’ Croft, Nos. 72 and 247 Squadrons, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France & Germany; Defence & War Medals, together with his R.A.F. Pilot’s Flying Log Book for the period January 1941 to January 1947, excellent content with notes of more than 20 of his fellow...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A fine Second World War D.F.C. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant G. ‘Tiger’ Hunter, Nos. 218 (Gold Coast) and 142 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, later 2nd Pilot to comedian Jimmy ‘Whacko’ Edwards in No. 271 Squadron, engaged in towing Gliders on ‘D’ Day and to Arnhem Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1943, with its Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France & Germany; Italy Star; Defence & War Medals, with...
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Great War Sea Plane Pilot’s A.F.C. group of four awarded to Captain Ronald E. Dean, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force Air Force Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Flt. S. Lt., R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals (Flt. Lt., R.N.A.S.) nearly extremely fine (4) £900-1200
Hammer Price: £980
A good A.F.C., Spitfire Pilot’s Battle of Britain group of six awarded to Squadron Leader Phillip H. Tew, Nos. 65 and 54 Squadrons, Royal Air Force Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, the reverse officially dated 1948; 1939-45 Star, clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence & War Medals; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Act. Sqn. Ldr., R.A.F.) the group mounted as worn, together with six Pilot’s Flying Log Books for the period November 1933 to January...
Hammer Price: £5,100
A Second World War A.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant J. L. H. Heagerty, R.A.F.V.R., a pilot with No. 21 Squadron and later with 34 Wing, Tactical Air Force, at Montgomery’s Headquarters Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse dated 1946; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, together with original M.I.D. Certificate dated 1st January 1946, named Buckingham Palace letter for A.F.C.,...
Hammer Price: £700
A Second World War A.F.C. group of four awarded to Squadron Leader J. R. Ayling, Royal Air Force, a pre-War pilot who flew the first flight from mainland Canada to England Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1944; 1939-45 Star; Defence & War Medals, with Commendation oak leaf, together with original Commendation Certificate dated 1 January 1943, numerous letters, and two pre-War family photograph albums, good very fine (4) £600-800
£600–£800
A Flying Instructor’s A.F.C. group of four awarded to Flight Lieutenant W. E. Holland, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1946; Defence & War Medals; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Flt. Lt., R.A.F.V.R.) court mounted as worm, extremely fine (4) £600-800
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Corporal Fitter J. T. Bell, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (45416 Ftr. Cpl., ‘A’ By., 103 Bde. R.F.A.) suspension neatly fixed with silver solder; 1914-15 Star (45416 Gnr., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (45416 Cpl., R.A.); France, Medaille Militaire, enamel damage to last, otherwise generally nearly very fine or better (5) £280-320
Hammer Price: £450
An extremely rare Great War R.A.F. D.C.M. pair awarded to Second Lieutenant P. Spargo, Royal Air Force, who died of wounds in Salonika whilst flying with No. 17 Squadron Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1504 Sjt., R.A.F.); 1914 Star, with clasp (1504 2/A.M., R.F.C.) the star officially re-impressed, together with two original photographs of Spargo with Greek patriots, nearly extremely fine and one of only six D.C.M’s awarded to the R.A.F. in the Great War (2) £2500-3000
£2,500–£3,000
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (12361 Sjt. B. Quick, 23/Hy. By. R.G.A.) cut to obverse rim, otherwise very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £210
An exceptionally rare Fighter Pilot’s C.G.M. group of five awarded posthumously to Pilot Officer John Casson, No. 250 Squadron, Royal Air Force, together with the group of four awarded to his brother, Sergeant W. H. Casson, killed whilst serving with No. 102 (Ceylon) Squadron Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying), G.VI.R. (778890 F/Sgt. J. Casson, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal, these last four officially engraved as issued by the Rhodesian Government (P/O. J....
£5,000–£7,000
A London Blitz George Medal awarded to Air Raid Warden M. C. Starr, Holborn A.R.P. George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Maurice Cohen Starr) polished and sometime gilded, otherwise nearly very fine £600-700
Hammer Price: £850
A rare ‘Irish Troubles’ K.P.M. pair awarded to Sergeant J. F. Maguire, Royal Ulster Constabulary, formerly Royal Irish Constabulary King’s Police Medal, G.V.R. (P.S. John Francis Maguire, Royal Ulster Constabulary); Visit to Ireland 1911, complete with top bar brooch (J. F. Maguire, R.I.C.) very fine or better (2) £800-1000
£800–£1,000
A Great War D.S.M. and Bar awarded to Petty Officer W. J. Adams, Royal Navy, for services in ‘Q’ Ships against enemy submarines Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (189087 W. J. Adams, P.O. 22 Oct. 1916) a replacement issue, the naming officially impressed in a later style, the reverse of the Bar undated, nearly extremely fine £500-600
£500–£600
A superb Great War D.S.M. group of five awarded to Gunner S. W. Brattle, Royal Marine Artillery Reserve, for the epic five-hour engagement between the Defensively Armed Merchant Ship S.S. Durango and two German submarines in August 1917 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (B.1227. Gunr., R.M.A.R. Atlantic Ocean 26 Aug. 1917); 1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 9262 Gr.); british War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 9262 Gr.); Naval L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. 1st issue (9262 Gunner, R.M.A.) together with parchment...
A Dwina River Expeditionary Force D.S.M. group of five awarded to Petty Officer Edward Eves, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (217536 Ldg. Sea., River Dwina 1918); 1914-15 Star Trio (217536 L.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (217536 P.O. H.M.S. Victory); together with the group of four awarded to his brother, Regulating Petty Officer J. E. Eves, Royal Navy, comprising 1914-15 Star Trio (237525 L.S./P.O. R.N.) and Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue...
Hammer Price: £1,400
Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (A.8654 J. Crorkran, Sea. R.N.R.-Mediterranean Sea 23 March 1918) suspension claw re-pinned, otherwise nearly very fine £180-220
£180–£220
A fine Second World War D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Acting Yeoman of Signals G. J. Davis, H.M.S. Vanoc, later Chief Airman Fleet Air Arm, for the destruction of U-99 and U-100, commanded by two of Germany’s leading U-boat aces Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P/JX.137589 A/Y.S. H.M.S. Vanoc); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; War Medal; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R., 1st issue (L/FX.670883, D.S.M. C.A. R.N.); Coronation 1953;...
Hammer Price: £1,500
A ‘Battle of Calabria’ D.S.M. group of four awarded to Chief Petty Officer J. C. E. Horn, H.M.S. Gloucester, killed in action when his ship was sunk off Crete in May 1941 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.152157 C.P.O. H.M.S. Gloucester); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal, very fine (4) £600-700
Hammer Price: £950
A Second World War D.S.M. group of six awarded to Able Seaman Edward Else, H.M.S. Launceston Castle, for the destruction of the U-1200 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A.B. D/JX.286563); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, nearly very fine (6) £450-550
Hammer Price: £600
A ‘P.Q. 16’ Russian Convoy D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer F. C. Laming, H.M.S. Volunteer Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (M.5556 C.E.R.A.); British War and Victory Medals (E.R.A.4 R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (5556 E.R.A.2, H.M.S. Sandhurst) the Great War medals polished, fine, the first with edge cut, otherwise good very fine (7) £600-800
Hammer Price: £900
A good 1940 D.S.M. group of nine awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer John Pullen, H.M.S. Wild Swan Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (M.1577 C.E.R.A.2 H.M.S. Wild Swan); 1914-15 Star (M.1577 E.R.A.4 R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M.1577 E.R.A.3 R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp France & Germany; Defence & War Medals; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., coinage head (M.1577 A/C.E.R.A.2 H.M.S. Wild Swan) together with Admiralty instructions for Investiture at Buckingham...
Hammer Price: £1,350
A Second War Submariner’s D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Mechanician (Engineering) C. H. Frostick, H.M. Submarine Torbay Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A/Ldg. Sto., C/KX.105421); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (KX.105421 D.S.M., P.O. S.M., H.M.S. Trump) the last with official corrections, otherwise very fine and better (7) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,600
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