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“Gaz was already a veteran of Iraq, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone and two tours in Helmand. He was a legend in the counter-IED world even before he arrived in Afghanistan. Blazoned across his broad shoulders was a tattoo: “Living the Dream”. It was his motto... Gaz was the first A.T.O. to be killed in Afghanistan, and everyone who worked in bomb disposal knew from that moment on that his death wouldn’t be the last” (Extract from Bomb Hunters, by Sean Rayment) The unique and...
Hammer Price: £110,000
Sold by Order of the Family ‘I have been much impressed with the report you sent me indicating the fine work performed by the Land Incident Section since its inception. The work of these officers and ratings, and the cold-bloodied heroism with which they performed it, have been of the highest quality, and have been the cause of saving many lives and homes.’ Winston Churchill to the First Lord of the Admiralty. The extremely rare and poignant posthumous London Blitz George Cross...
Hammer Price: £62,000
Sold by Order of the Recipient’s Daughters ‘It is worthy of note that Wing Commander Crawford-Compton has destroyed a total of 7 enemy aircraft since being awarded the D.S.O., added to which he has completed nearly 800 operational hours, which, it is believed, constitutes a record for a fighter pilot. I have no hesitation in stating that I have never had the pleasure of recommending a decoration which was more richly deserved.’ The recommendation for the Bar to his D.S.O....
Hammer Price: £60,000
Sold by Order of Direct Descendants The unique and outstanding post-war C.B., 1939-40 bomber operations D.S.O. and Bar, Great War fighter ace’s M.C., D.F.C. and Bar group of fourteen awarded to Air Vice-Marshal W. E. “Bull” Staton, Royal Air Force, a giant of a man blessed with great presence and physical courage, who was thrice decorated for downing 25 enemy aircraft on the Western Front in a little over six months in 1918, a magnificent operational record made possible by his...
Hammer Price: £52,000
Sold by Order of the Recipient’s Direct Descendants ‘Only those with an adventurous turn of mind would have wished to be on that flight. With extra tankage the Otter had a range, in still air, of 1,600 miles. From South Ice to Scott Base on the Ross Sea was 1,450 miles. It is true that a landing at the Pole would have been possible - if the weather was suitable - but once past there the outlook would have been bleak if a forced landing was necessary ... the experience, to put it...
Hammer Price: £43,000
“Twenty-five years ago, on 8th June, you found yourself amidst the blazing wreckage of RFA Sir Galahad. Heedless of the imminent danger you were in, you worked to save the lives of others as the flames took hold. Your courage that day ensured that many more families were spared the grief of mourning. And your actions are a reminder to us all of the best and noblest aspects of the human spirit. Britain will never forget your service or your heroism.” (Extract from a letter written by...
Hammer Price: £29,000
The unique Great War M.C., D.C.M., M.M. group of seven awarded to Sub. Lieutenant C. B. Wheeler, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, attached Royal Naval Division, who was twice wounded: later a member of the Federation of Malaya Volunteer Force, he died of wounds at Singapore in February 1942, while serving as a recently appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps - or was a victim of the shocking Japanese atrocities Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Distinguished...
Hammer Price: £24,000
Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant ‘Whenever the place is mentioned, my mind goes back to the Naval Officer-in-Charge, Captain Frank Montem Smith, D.S.O., R.D., R.N.R., outstanding among gallant men. Except for a few weeks when he had to be withdrawn for illness, he was at Tobruk throughout the siege. When he was in hospital in Alexandria I went to see him and offered him command of a ship; but in his quiet voice he firmly replied: “No! sir, I’d like to go back to Tobruk,” and...
Hammer Price: £20,000
Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant for the Benefit of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund ‘Bottomley is a supporter of Douhet’s theory. He believes that the war against Germany can largely be decided by the employment of the Air Force, to which end all means are justifiable. In his high-spirited manner he impresses these ideas on the A.O.C. Bomber Command and his assistants ... He is very well regarded by Churchill, who shares his views, a circumstance which may be of importance in...
Hammer Price: £13,000
Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Loftus Richards, 1st Batt. 71st Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruise, otherwise very fine £4500-5500
Hammer Price: £11,000
A fine group of decorations awarded to William Hunter Steele, who was employed as a Traffic Manager on the Chinese Government Railways The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck cravat, in Garrard, London case of issue; China, Empire, Order of the Double Dragon, 2nd type, 2nd Class, 3rd Grade neck badge, 77mm. dia., silver and enamel, with blue centre stone and coral upper stone, with neck cravat with...
Hammer Price: £9,000
A rare Second World War C.G.M. group of five awarded to Able Seaman G. H. Wright, Royal Navy, who was decorated for exceptional gallantry as Director Trainer in H.M.S. Hastings off Rosyth in March 1941: dangerously wounded in the stomach during an enemy aircraft attack, he remained at his post up until the cease fire was ordered, when ‘he could hold out no longer’ and collapsed - an act of bravery which closely mirrored the deeds enacted by V.C. winner Leading Seaman Jack Mantle off...
Hammer Price: £8,500
An excessively rare Tynemouth Gold Medal and Great War Russian St. George Medal for Bravery group of five awarded to Corporal E. S. Scorfield, Royal Engineers, who was one time a forward for the English Rugby Union Football Squad and in later life a famous newspaper cartoonist in Australia 1914-15 Star (42142 Cpl., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (42142 Cpl., R.E.); Russia, St. George Medal for Bravery, Nicholas II, 2nd Class, gold, the reverse officially numbered ‘22117’;...
Hammer Price: £8,200
‘For many weeks we have all been greatly concerned for the welfare of the Sailors and Soldiers who are gallantly fighting our battles by sea and land. Our first consideration has been to meet their more pressing needs, and I have delayed making known a wish that has long been in my heart for fear of encroaching on other funds, the claims of which have been more urgent. I want you all now to help me to send a Christmas present from the whole nation to every Sailor afloat and every...
A rare Second Mahratta War medal awarded to Private James Ford, 94th Foot (Scotch Brigade) Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Asseerghur, Argaum, Gawilghur (J. Ford, 94th Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £8,000
The Royal Guelphic Order, G.C.H. (Military) Knight Grand Cross breast star, 87mm. diameter, silver, gold and enamels, with applied swords in gold, the reverse backplate inscribed ‘Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, Jewellers to Their Majesties, His Royal Highnefs the Prince Regent and the Royal Family’, with gold pin fitting, circa 1815-20, good very fine £5000-6000
The Trafalgar medal awarded to Commander William Vicary, Royal Navy, who served as a 12 year-old Midshipman aboard the Achilles, was later awarded the gold medal of the R.N.L.I. and the silver medal from Lloyd’s, and was one of the last surviving officers who had fought at the battle of Trafalgar Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (William Vicary, Midshipman) nearly extremely fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £7,500
‘I think I told you how sixteen shells fell the other day in the midst of our platoon, burst in the ground, and apart from splashing us with mud, only wounded one man. From the shrapnel we found marbles used instead of bullets, and so it would seem they are short of material, really and truly. In the big attack the other day, there was not, from all accounts, a single case of a bayonet fight, for when our men got within twenty yards of a Hun, the rotters threw up their hands. All the...
A fine Second World War D.S.M. group of five awarded to Petty Officer L. Kemp, Royal Navy, who, having been decorated and mentioned in despatches for his gallantry aboard the gunboat H.M.S. Ladybird, was killed in action in H.M.S. Campbeltown in the famous St. Nazaire raid in March 1942 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX. 140210 L. Kemp, L. Smn., H.M.S. Ladybird); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf, together with original card forwarding box...
Hammer Price: £7,200
Waterloo 1815 (Ensign T. A. Sinclair, 2nd Batt. 44th Reg. Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and silver bar suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £6000-7000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 28 June Boat Service 1810, Lissa, Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811 (John Hawkes) good very fine £6000-7000
Hammer Price: £7,000
An extremely rare Great War M.C., M.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Lieutenant A. F. Cagney, Canadian Field Artillery, who was thrice wounded and won his M.C. on the last full day of hostilities Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued ; Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (301009 Cpl. A. F. Cagney, 22/By. Can. F.A.), the ‘A’ of surname erroneously of lower point-size; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. F. Cagney), generally good very fine (4) £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £6,500
The important Great War ‘Königsberg’ D.S.O. group of five awarded to Vice-Admiral Commodore 2nd Class Sir Raymond Fitzmaurice, K.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy, who later commanded Espiegle in support of Lawrence of Arabia’s desert operations, and distinguished himself as Commodore of convoy HG 76 when 3 U-boats were sunk Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; 1914-15 Star (Commr. R. Fitzmaurice, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. R. Fitzmaurice, R.N.);...
Hammer Price: £6,200
Waterloo 1815 (Jos. Tucky 2nd or R.N. Brit. Reg. Drag.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and lightly polished, otherwise nearly very fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £5,800
Waterloo 1815 (Captain C. Wilson, 3rd Batt. 14th Reg. Foot.) fitted with small replacement silver ring and steel ring suspension, edge bruise, otherwise very fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. John Whitney, 1st Batt. 71st Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension with ribbon buckle, good very fine £4500-5500
Hammer Price: £5,200
Waterloo 1815 (Ensign William Smith 1st Batt. 71st Reg. Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £5,000
A scarce Great War M.C., M.M. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 F. J. Colton, Royal Scots, who was specially promoted for gallantry and initative by Lord Kitchener in repulsing a Boer raiding party, 5 April 1902 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed, ‘7143 C.S.M. F. J. Colton, 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots’; Military Medal, G.V.R. (7143 C.S. Mjr., F. J. Colton, M.C., 2/R. Scots); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (7143...
Hammer Price: £4,900
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1873, complete with swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle in its R&S. Garrard & Co. case of issue, case lightly scuffed, otherwise extremely fine £1200-1400
Household Cavalry Drum Banner c. 1820-30, an excessively rare and magnificent example (approx. 130 x 65 cms) on a ground of crimson damask the Royal Arms of Great Britain pre-1837 with attendant cherubs, to the left and right St. Edward’s crown over GR reversed and interlaced cyphers, the borders richly decorated with Union sprays and floral scrollwork, complete with gold fringe to all four sides, the banner is now lightly tacked to a board panel. Sold together with two items of...
Hammer Price: £4,100
A rare and important Military General Service Medal for Maida awarded to Major W. S. Plenderleith, who commanded the 81st Foot on that occasion: though favourably “mentioned” in Major-General Sir John Stuart’s despatch immediately following the battle, his leadership later appears to have become the subject of a secretive but nonetheless telling smear campaign - so much so that he was never awarded the Maida Gold Medal to which he was properly entitled Military General Service...
A rare Great War D.C.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 W. R. Goodchild, 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (109359 C.S. Mjr. W. R. Goodchild, 4/Can. M.R.); 1914-15 Star (109359 Pte. W. R. Goodchild, 4/Can. Mtd. Rif); British War and Victory Medals (109359 W.O. Cl. 2 W. R. Goodchild, 4-C.M.R.), generally very fine (4) £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £3,900
Military General Service 1793-1814, 10 clasps, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Alexr. Yorkston, 94th Foot.) edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £3,800
A particularly fine Second World War Coastal Forces D.S.M. awarded to Able Seaman A. Harris, Royal Navy, an M.G.B. gunner who remained at his post in a violent fire fight off Cap Griz Nez in July 1942, even when one of his guns was blown clean out of his much holed turret Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (SSX. 26581 A. Harris, A.B.), edge bruise, better than very fine £1600-1800
48th Foot Regimental Medal 1819, 38mm., silver, inscribed on obverse scroll ‘Thos. Wills’; reverse inscribed with 11 actions: ‘Oporto, Talavera, Albuera, Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse’, fitted with a hinged ring and silver bar suspender, very fine and rare, one of Australia’s earliest recognised pieces of silver £3500-4500
Hammer Price: £3,700
Waterloo 1815 (George Black, 1st Batt. 79th Reg. Foot) fitted with replacement steel clip and bar suspension, some edge bruising and overall wear, otherwise nearly very fine £2800-3200
Waterloo 1815 (Richard Evens, 1st Batt. 95th Reg. Foot.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension and silver ribbon buckle, nearly very fine £2500-3000
The Royal Guelphic Order, K.C.H. (Military) Knight Commander’s breast star, 72 x 71mm., silver, gold and enamels, the applied swords in silver, the reverse with gold pin fitting, unsigned but contained in a contemporary fitted leather case bearing the maker and retailer’s label of ‘Storr and Mortimer, 156 New Bond Street’, some damage to green enamel wreath, otherwise good very fine £3000-3500
A Great War Vimy Ridge D.C.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Sergeant E. W. R. Fyfe, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, who was severely gassed shortly after winning his decoration Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (552664 L. Sjt. E. W. R. Fyfe, 1/Can. Mtd. Rif.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (552664 L. Sjt. E. W. R. Fyfe, 1-C.M.R.), nearly extremely fine (3) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £3,600
A rare Great War D.S.O. and Bar group of three awarded to Major G. W. Shearer, Canadian Field Artillery, who was twice wounded Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, silver-gilt and enamel; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Major G. W. Shearer), the first with loose/recessed obverse centre, otherwise good very fine or better (3) £2000-2500
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