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Three: Trooper C. J. Barrett, Royal Horse Guards/1st Dragoons General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24232245 Tpr., RHG/D.); U.N. Medal, UNFICYP ribbon, inscribed on reverse, ‘24232245 Tpr C. J. Barrett RHG/D’; Jubilee 1977 (24232245 Tpr. C. J. Barrett, RHG/D) mounted court style for wear, nearly extremely fine (3) £140-180
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Pair: Private J. C. Door, 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action, France, 14 July 1916 1914-15 Star (20159 Pte., W. York. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (20159 Pte., W. York. R.) nearly extremely fine (2) £60-80
£60–£80
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (23391515 Tpr. A. J. Healy, KDG.) contact marks, nearly very fine £40-60
£40–£60
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (8530 Pte C. Willison, Gren. Gds.) mounted as worn, good very fine £70-90
£70–£90
Four: Naval Airman J. R. Stevenson, Royal Navy General Service 1962, 1 clasp, N. Iraq & S. Turkey (NA(AH)1 D195802B RN); Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (NA(AH) D195802B RN); Saudi Arabia, Liberation of Kuwait 1991, with riband bar in case of issue; Kuwait, Liberation of Kuwait 1991, 4th Grade, with riband bar in box of issue, good very fine and better (5) £700-900
£700–£900
Three: Senior Aircraftsman D. B. Soave, Royal Air Force General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Air Operations Iraq SAC (E8416333( RAF); Iraq 2003, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (SAC (E8416333 RAF); Jubilee 2002, unnamed, mounted court style as worn, minor contact marks to first, nearly extremely fine (3) £450-550
£450–£550
Family group: Four: Sergeant T. F. Shute, Royal Air Force General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Air Operations Iraq (Sgt, (K8173476) RAF); Iraq 2003, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (Sgt, (7173476) RAF); Jubilee 2002, unnamed; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Sgt, (K8473476) RAF) mounted as worn Pair: Private S. Shute, Royal Marine Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (Ply.1084-S-,R.M.L.I.) very fine and better (6) £600-700
£600–£700
Pair: Gunner S. P. Cole, Royal Artillery General Service 1962, 2 clasps, Gulf, Northern Ireland (24783148 Gnr. S. P. Cole, R.A.); Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24783148 Gnr. S. P. Cole, R.A.), good very fine and better (2) £700-900
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (3/5536 N. J. Fraser) ‘S’ of surname is an overstriking, good very fine £50-70
£50–£70
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (3402 Pte. J. Roberts, Liverpool Regt.) attempted erasure of service number, otherwise good very fine £160-200
£160–£200
A rare Great War O.B.E., M.C. group of five awarded to Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel T. E. St. C. Daniell, Royal Air Force, late Artists Rifles and Royal Flying Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (1868 Pte. T. E. St. C. Daniell, 28-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major T. E. St. C. Daniell, R.F.C.), generally very fi...
£1,600–£1,800
A poignant Great War family group: Three: 2nd Lieutenant W. F. Adam, Scottish Rifles, who was killed in action in France in August 1916 British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. W. F. Adam), in card box of issue, together with his Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (William Frederick Adam), virtually as issued Three: 2nd Lieutenant J. S. Adam, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action in Belgium in August 1918 British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. J. S. Adam), in card boxes of issue, tog...
£600–£800
Four: Corporal H. K. Stiff, Royal Logistics Corps N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia, with numeral ‘2’ attached to ribbon; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Kosovo, these unnamed; Iraq 2003, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (W1033937 Cpl RLC); Jubilee 2002, unnamed, mounted court style for wear, extremely fine (4) £240-280
£240–£280
Four: Sergeant R. Stibbs, Royal Engineers, who was killed in action in February 1916 Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (4056 Sapr. R. Stibbs, R.E.); 1914-15 Star (67627 Cpl. R. Stibbs, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (67627 Sjt. R. Stibbs, R.E.), the first with edge bruise and a little polished, otherwise generally good very fine (4) £350-400
£350–£400
Three: Marine R. H. Morris, Royal Marines, serving with 42 Commando Operational Service Medal 2000, for Sierra Leone (Mne P056646N RM); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (Mne P056646N RM) ‘P’ corrected; Iraq 2003, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (Mne P056646N RM) slight contact marks, very fine and better (3) £1200-1600
£1,200–£1,600
A scarce Relief of Chitral 1895 ‘Fort Mastuj’ D.S.O. group of five awarded to Major G. H. Bretherton, Supply and Transport Corps, who was drowned whilst serving in the Tibet Expedition Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Samana 1891 (Lieutt. G. H. Bretherton S.C.); India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Captain G. H. Bretherton Comst. Deptt.); Tibet 1903-04, 1...
£4,000–£5,000
An outstanding Boer War D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Colonel W. M. Sherston, late The Rifle Brigade, a veteran of the 1st Boer War and Abu Klea - at which action he was one of just two Rifle Brigade officers present and commanded 14 other ranks - who was decorated for his gallantry in the 7th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa and went on to be appointed a Lieutenant-Commander in the R.N.V.R. and assist ‘in the organisation of armed motor aeroplane support’ during the Great War...
£5,000–£6,000
‘Probably Hamlet Riley was one of the most imperturbable officers we ever had. Nothing appeared to disturb his serenity. Large shells, M.G. fire, or infuriated Generals were all accepted as the natural order of things and the only effect on Ham of any of them was that perhaps he might light another large cigar.’ His obituary, The Rifle Brigade Chronicle, 1932, refers. An outstanding Great War B.E.F. 1914 operations D.S.O., Irish troubles 1920s O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutena...
Waterloo 1815, an unnamed Royal Mint specimen striking fitted with post-1880 straight suspension, attractive frosted finish, practically mint state and rare £800-1000
£800–£1,000
Honourable East India Company Medal for Burma 1824-26, gold, fitted with gilded steel clip and ring suspension, good very fine £3000-3500
Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant ‘We were all looking forward to joining the war and, on 26 May 1940, it happened with a vengeance. Six Hawker Hector biplanes took off from Hawkinge to stop the German attack on Calais. Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt had briefed us to the effect that he did not expect any of us to make it back to base. Armed with two 120lb. bombs and a machine-gun firing through the propeller, we approached France with devastating ferocity! One aircraft was lost, one wa...
£20,000–£25,000
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (84 T. Slack 1st Bn. 7th Regt.) contact wear, therefore good fine £300-350
£300–£350
An outstanding ‘Abu Klea and Gubat’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private Bernard Fagan, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was wounded at both actions but refused medical attention in favour of others who were more in need Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (1123. Pte. B. Fagan, 2/K.R. Rif. C. 17th & 19th Jany. 1885); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (1123. Pte. B. Fagan. 2/K.R. Rif. C.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (1123 Pte. B....
£10,000–£12,000
A rare Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Private R. F. Charnley, Welsh Guards, who was decorated for his gallantry in the action at Bavai in November 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (3275 Pte. R. F. Charnley, 1/W. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (3275 Pte. R. F. Charnley, W. Gds.), nearly extremely fine (3) £1200-1400
£1,200–£1,400
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Wepener (6336 Pte. A. Simmons, Royal Scots), one or two edges bruises, very fine £700-800
£700–£800
Seven: Corporal J. W. Goddard, 3rd and 10th Battalions, The Parachute Regiment, late East Surreys, who was taken P.O.W. at Arnhem 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, these unnamed; Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (John W. Goddard, Const.), mounted as worn, good very fine and better (7) £550-650
£550–£650
Finland, Badge of Merit, for 30 years long service, gilt; Military Medical Service Badge (4) for 10 years, gilt; another for 15 years, gilt; another for 20 years, silver, hallmarked; another for 35 years, silver-gilt, hallmarked; another organisation badge for 20 years long service, silver, hallmarked, all pin-backed and with ribbon, good very fine and better (6) £100-150
£100–£150
Four: Warrant Officer Class 1 J. P. Garvey, Royal Engineers, a prisoner-of-war of the Germans - captured in Greece 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, unnamed; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (1864370 W.O. Cl. 1, R.E.) mounted for wear, some contact wear, very fine (4) £350-450
£350–£450
Three: Marine J. Beazley, Royal Marines, who was killed in action in Malta in March 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, together with the recipient’s illuminated Buckingham Palace memorial scroll in the name of ‘Marine J. Beazley, Royal Marines’, in its original forwarding envelope addressed to ‘Mrs. F. M. Beazely, 70 St. Michaels Grive, Fareham, Hants.’, extremely fine (3) £120-150
£120–£150
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse, edge dated ‘1852’ (Sergt. John Allchin, 4th Regt. Foot 1852) engraved naming, fitted with a later scroll suspension, edge bruising, some contact marks, very fine £160-200
A Second World War ‘Arakan’ M.M. awarded to Sepoy Bafu Khan, 5-1 Punjab Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (16722 Sep. Bafu Khan, 5-1 Punjab R.) impressed naming, very fine £1500-1800
£1,500–£1,800
An interesting and well documented Second World War group of four awarded to Warrant Officer W. R. H. Yexley, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, a long-served Parachute Jumping Instructor who saw active service on the Burma front in 1943-45, gaining a “mention” and a King’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air - so, too, from his Gurkha pupils, the honorary title “Bahadar Thapa” - “The White Gurkha” 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf, together...
Six: attributed to Sepoy Sher Ali, 4-14 Punjab Regiment Military Medal, G.VI.R. (23245 Sepoy Sher Ali 4-14 Punjab R.) - a modern copy; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War and India Service Medals, unnamed; U.S.A., Army Distinguished Service Cross, reverse named, ‘Sher Ali’, slot brooch suspension, very fine and better (6) £200-300
£200–£300
A post-war B.E.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant P. Godden, Royal Air Force British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (925003 Sgt. Peter Godden, R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (925003 Sgt. P. Godden, R.A.F.), mounted as worn, very fine and better (4) £250-300
£250–£300
The Second World War North-West Europe campaign service group of four awarded to Captain J. H. W. Jackson, Royal Artillery, attached No. 652 (A.O.P.) Squadron, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed, good very fine or better (4) £400-500
£400–£500
58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment Portrait Miniature, a good quality oval portrait miniature on ivory of an officer in uniform, circa 1807, executed by the well known miniaturist Frederick Buck, contained in a gold frame with a lock of hair arranged as a bow in reverse inset, good condition £500-600
£500–£600
Oil Painting - ‘German Submarine (U-118) Ashore at Hastings 15th April 1919’, by J. Williamson, the above title inscribed on the back of the canvas, mounted in a wooden frame, 54.5 x 33.5cm (approx.) good condition £200-250
£200–£250
Defence, War and Australian Service Medal trios (8) (15596 S. F. Davey; QX8972 J. Dougal; NX11819 C. A. Halpin; 24782 R. J. Moore; VX53296 L. C. Phillips; NX171429 L. R. Rowson; 132407 J. A. Smith; 18057 E. L. Sweeney) all officially impressed, very fine and better (24) £160-200
Pair: Captain E. H. Hobart, King’s Royal Rifle Corps East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1897-98 (Lt. & A/Insptr. E. H. Hobart. 9/K.R.R.); Ashanti 1900, no clasp, high relief bust (Captain E. H. Hobart. 9th K.R.R.C.) some edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine and rare (2) £2000-2500
£2,000–£2,500
Five: Sergeant P. F. High, Royal Military Band Corps and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Band Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1953, these unnamed; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (3307845 Bdsmn., R.M.B.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue ‘Fid. Def.’ (3307845 Sgt., R.M.A.S. Band) mounted as worn, contact marks, good fine (5) £600-800
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