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Three: Captain John Robertson, 78th Highlanders, dangerously wounded in the head at the first attempt to relieve Lucknow and awarded an Annuity M.S.M. for gallantry on that occasion India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia (Color Serjt. J. Robertson, 78th Highlanders); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (Qr. Mr. Serjt. J. Robertson, 78th Highlanders); Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Qr.-Mastr. J. Robertson, 78th Highldrs.) minor contact marks, otherwise...
Hammer Price: £7,200
The Royal Victorian Order, a particularly fine early 20th century G.C.V.O., Knight Grand Cross breast star by Collingwood, London, official manufacturers of the Order, 92 x 92mm., silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamel with the star rays set with quartz stones, the reverse with additional finely engraved embellishment and signed Collingwood & Co. 48 Conduit Street, London, with gold pin for wearing, in its original fitted green velvet Collingwood case of issue, a piece of the finest quality...
An exceptional Second World War Norway 1940 operations D.S.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant T. A. McKee, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, who, as a young Midshipman (A.), was decorated for several successful strikes in Skuas of 803 Squadron, including the sinking of the Konigsberg, but who was taken P.O.W. following the disastrous attack on the Scharnhorst in Trondheim Fjord a few weeks later, when his Skua was downed by enemy ace Oberleutnant Gordon Gollob: badly wounded and hospitalised,...
Hammer Price: £7,500
‘During all the working hours of this day I was on duty with Green, the cook, an enterprising man who thoroughly revelled in his job. His ability to contrive and make shift was remarkable; and there were those aboard the “Quest” who solemnly vowed their belief that, given an ancient pair of sea-boots, Green could serve up a dinner that would leave the Ritz or the Carlton amongst the “also rans” ’ Into the Frozen South, J. W. S. Marr, refers. The rare polar exploration group...
Hammer Price: £8,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, Trafalgar, St. Domingo, 14 Dec Boat Service 1814 (Edward Moore) good very fine £8000-10000
A fine Northern Ireland Q.G.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant H. A. F. McCutcheon, Black Watch Queen’s Gallantry Medal, E.II.R. (23728992 Sgt. Henry A. F. McCutcheon, B.W.); U.N. Cyprus; General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (23728992 S. Sgt. H.A.F. McCutcheon, B.W.), first with minor official correction to first four digits of regimental number, otherwise good very fine (3) £4000-5000
A fine Korean War M.M. group of six awarded to Corporal M. McCurdy, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, attached 1st Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, subsequently Ministry of Defence Police, who was awarded his M.M. for gallantry in tending the wounded ‘with complete disregard for the enemy fire and his own personal safety’ during Operation “Commando” on 3 October 1951 - one month later on 4 November 1951, he was wounded in the same action in which Private Bill Speakman, also...
Hammer Price: £8,200
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s, neck badge, gold and enamel, with central cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the Order set in rose diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star and ring suspension, complete with neck cravat, in its Garrard, London case of issue, inside of lid inscribed, ‘E. W. Perry’, nearly extremely fine £3500-4500
Hammer Price: £8,500
A Good Northern Ireland M.M. pair awarded to Corporal W. J. Monks, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, who was awarded the M.M. for ‘his exemplary display of leadership and courage whilst a Section Commander in the Lower Falls area of Belfast in 1973 ... which resulted in the arrest of no less than three gunmen’ Military Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (24040476 Cpl. W. J. Monks, Q.L.R.); General Service 1962, E.II.R., 1st issue, 2 clasps, South Arabia, Northern Ireland (24040476...
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C., ‘Gallipoli’ D.C.M. and ‘Cambrai’ Bar group of six awarded to Captain J. W. Milne, Hampshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R.; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (5576 Sjt: J. Milne. 2/Hants: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (5576 Sjt. J. Milne. Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. J. W. Milne); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (5576 Sjt: J. Milne. Hants: R.) mounted as worn, good very fine (6) £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £8,800
A scarce Burmese War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour-Sergeant Charles Brooks, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, for gallantry at Silay-Myo in July 1886 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (2163 Cr. Sergt. C. Brooks. 2/Hampr: R: 31st July 1886); Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Charasia, Kabul (2163 Lce. Sgt. C. Brooks. 67th Foot); India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-87 (2163 Cr. Sergt. C. Brooks 2d Bn. Hamps. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (2373 Cr....
A rare Kelat-i-Ghilzie group of six awarded to Havildar Moshurruff Khan, Regiment of Kelat-i-Ghilzie (12th Bengal Native Infantry), late 3rd Regiment of Infantry Shah Shuja’s Force Ghuznee 1839, unnamed as issued, with replacement loop and straight bar suspension; Ghuznee Cabul 1842, unnamed as issued, with replacement ball mount and straight bar suspension; Defence of Kelat-i-Ghilzie 1842, unnamed as issued, with replacement ball mount and straight bar suspension; Maharajpoor Star...
Hammer Price: £9,000
A rare Great War pair and ‘Woman’s’ Memorial Plaque awarded to Nurse Lillie Liddell, Voluntary Aid Detachment, who died in Egypt on active service on 29 September 1918 British War and Victory Medals (L. Liddell, V.A.D.); Memorial Plaque ‘She Died for Freedom and Honovr’ (Lillie Liddell) this last pierced at 12 o’clock, nearly extremely fine (3) £2000-2500
The rare 4-clasp medal for the Second Mahratta, Nepaul and First Burma Wars awarded to Lieutenant-General T. P. Smith, Bengal Native Infantry Army of India 1799-1826, 4 clasps, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig, Nepaul, Ava (Lt. Coll. T. P. Smith, 49th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine £10000-12000
Hammer Price: £9,200
A rare Great War Baltic operations D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Commander (E.) T. W. Collis, Royal Navy, who was decorated for gallant services in the submarine E. 9 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (272395 T. W. Collis, E.R.A. 2 Cl., H.M. Sub. E 9); 1914-15 Star (272395 T. W. Collis, E.R.A. 2, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Art. Eng. T. W. Collis, R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Russia, St. George’s Cross for Bravery, 3rd Class, the reverse officially...
Hammer Price: £9,500
A particularly fine Second World War C.G.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant T. E. Bisby, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - his No. 10 Squadron Halifax was attacked by night fighters on four separate occasions and, in a matter of minutes, reduced to a shambles: suffering from serious leg wounds, he nonetheless orchestrated the aircraft’s safe return to this country Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R. (1127605 Sgt. T. E. Bisby, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp,...
Hammer Price: £10,500
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 28 June Boat Service 1810, Lissa, Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811 (Chas. Friend, Master’s Mate) with a good length of original ribbon, some light marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £11,000
A rare Second World War Normandy operations M.C. group of six awarded to Captain W. T. B. “Jimmy” James, Welch Regiment, attached No. 4 Commando - coming ashore on Gold Beach under a heavy fire on D-Day, he was decorated for facing-off an enemy counter-attack just 48 hours later, when ‘he personally accounted for many of the enemy’ with a Bren gun Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals...
Hammer Price: £12,000
A fine Second World War Arnhem relief column D.C.M. group of five awarded to Lance-Sergeant F. Helliwell, 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards, who was severely wounded while capturing a vital bridge over the Meuse-Escaut Canal in September 1944 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2719057 L. Sjt. F. Helliwell, Ir. Gds.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine or better (50 £4000-5000
An outstanding Second World War Normandy operations M.M. group of seven awarded to Corporal E. “Mick” Walsh, Irish Guards, attached No. 3 Commando, a long-served “cut-throat” who had previously been recommended for gallant deeds in the Vaagso raid in December 1941, in which he was wounded, and the Termoli operation of October 1943 - hence his C.O., the much decorated Commando leader Peter Young, telling him ‘You have won your award at least three times over’ Military Medal,...
An exceptional ‘Malaya’ M.M. group six awarded to Warrant Officer J. H. Wheeler, Royal Hampshire Regiment, for an action in December 1955 in which he personally shot dead at least one Communist terrorist - seven years later in 1965 he won the Army Best Shot Medal Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (22820763 Cpl., R. Hamps.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya (22820763 Pte., R. Hamps.); U.N. Cyprus; General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (22820763 W.O.Cl.2, M.M., R....
Hammer Price: £13,000
Sold by Order of the Recipient’s Direct Descendants A rare George Cross (exchange E.G.M.) group of nine awarded to Captain Frank Naughton, Royal Armoured Corps, late Royal Tank Regiment George Cross (No. 7882964 Pte. Frank Naughton, R. Tank Corps, 1st February 1937); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953; Silver Jubilee 1977; Golden Jubilee 2002; Police Exemplary Service Medal, E.II.R. (Const. Frank Naughton), contact wear and edge bruising, and...
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, K.C.S.I., Knight Commander’s set of insignia comprising neck badge (1st type, without white border to blue enamel band), gold and enamels with central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, the motto of the Order set with small diamonds, suspended from a five-pointed silver star with small gold ring and original gold ribbon loop with spring-catch; and breast star in silver, gold and enamels, the motto of the Order set with small diamonds, the...
Hammer Price: £14,000
‘With the spanner on the keep ring, I tried to unscrew the fuze but it proved to be pretty tight. A little more pressure and it moved a fraction but, to my horror, a steady whirring noise indicated the clock had started. In that uncanny silence it sounded like an alarm clock going - which it certainly was anyway! To this day I can’t quite remember the next 60 seconds - it seemed like 60 years. I remember wriggling backwards over the wet sacks, losing my tools and cap en route, and making...
‘His sense of duty was of the highest order and his loyalty to his colleagues, superiors and subordinates alike was something to be experienced to be believed. He was a great man. I personally will miss Inspector O’Donnell terribly and I can pay no greater tribute than that expressed to me by a well-known criminal, who said, “Jim O’Donnell was fair in all things.” ’ Deputy Chief Constable J. M. Rodgers The unique Q.P.M. for Gallantry, Second World War M.M. and Bar group of...
Hammer Price: £16,000
Family group: The outstanding Second World War withdrawal from Greece D.S.O., inter-war M.V.O., Great War “sub-on-sub” D.S.C. and battle of Crete Second Award Bar group of thirteen awarded to Commander K. Michell, Royal Navy - he was also twice honoured by the Italians for his services in submarines operating out of Venice in 1916, won a “mention” for North Russia 1919, and was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Medal between the Wars Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., 1st...
Hammer Price: £19,000
‘I found a sea-boot containing a torn-off leg, which I threw into the river, lying between the pom-pom and the forward ready-use locker. I looked around for the limb's former owner and found him lying on the deck near the site of my first action station. The leg had been ripped off obliquely downward from the inner side of the groin, leaving so short a stump that it was not possible to apply a tourniquet. To try and stop the bleeding I bound a field dressing on it as high and as tightly...
Hammer Price: £20,000
‘Dickey was a little button of a chap, but what he lacked in size he made up in bloodthirstiness. He was one of the best second pilots it is possible for any first pilot to desire. He was a good shot, a capable navigator, a fine observer, and always keen on going forward and ever loath to turn back. He always gave his first pilot the comfortable feeling of being absolutely trusted.’ Good Hunting, by William Guy Carr, refers. The excessively rare Great War D.S.C. and 2 Bars...
Hammer Price: £21,000
‘When I look back at those days I have no doubt that Providence guided us, not only across those snowfields, but across the storm-white sea that separated Elephant Island from our landing place on South Georgia. I know that during that long and racking march for thirty-six hours over the unnamed mountains and glaciers of South Georgia it seemed to me that we were four, not three. I said nothing to my companions at this point, but afterwards Worsley said to me, “Boss, I had a curious...
Hammer Price: £23,000
‘You are always wanting me to give up things, so what is it I ought to give up?” Shackleton to Macklin aboard the Quest, 5 January 1922: moments later, after Macklin had suggested alcohol, his leader collapsed with a fatal heart attack ‘There radiated from him something strong and powerful and purposeful so that even to meet him was an experience. It was something that I have never come across in anyone else. He valued loyalty above everything, no one ever questioned his...
Hammer Price: £31,000
The excessively rare Boer War C.S.C. group of eight awarded to Captain R. B. C. Hutchinson, Royal Navy, who, as a young Midshipman in Terrible’s Naval Brigade, was decorated for multiple acts of gallantry in the operations leading up to the relief of Ladysmith - ‘he had many narrow escapes and on three separate occasions a 40-pounder shell fell within yards of him’ - and was one of only eight men ever to receive the C.S.C.: having then witnessed further action and ‘near squeaks’...
Hammer Price: £35,000
“I saw an Italian soldier coming along on a pushbike. He slowed up when he saw me, staring at me very hard. Then he got off his bike and came over to me leaving his rifle on the crossbar. He indicated to me that I was his prisoner and that I had to go back with him to Benghazi. This I had no intention of doing, so we got to wrestling. I got my hands round his throat and strangled him” Extract from The Phantom Major, by Virginia Cowles. The important Second World War ‘L...
Hammer Price: £78,000
The outstanding Second World War “Coventry Blitz” G.C. group of three awarded to Sergeant M. Gibson, No. 9 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers - while working on a UXB a bomb of a similar type, which had landed nearby, exploded, but undeterred, he continued to work on his own example, even when it emitted unusual hissing noises and, at length, having sent his men to cover, he was able to extract the fuse - he was killed a little over a month later, ‘when his wife and children were...
The outstanding Boer War night action V.C. group of four awarded to Sergeant W. B. Traynor, West Yorkshire Regiment, who was decorated for saving a comrade under murderous fire during Botha’s daring attack against Smith-Dorrien’s column at Bothwell on 6 February 1901, when, as Conan Doyle put it, ‘The West Yorkshires were no more flurried at three in the morning than at three in the afternoon’: nonetheless casualties were heavy, among them Traynor, who later treasured a War Office...
Hammer Price: £160,000
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