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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, St. Domingo (William Nelson.) with good length of original but faded ribbon, edge bruising, otherwise very fine £2600-3000
Hammer Price: £3,200
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Algiers (Edwd. Beatty, Chaplain.) original ribbon, together with a fine cased Ambrotype by Keith’s, Liverpool, believed to be of the recipient wearing a medal, lid detached from case, toned, nearly extremely fine and rare £3000-3500
A scarce honorary Waterloo medal to the Rt. Honble. Sir Charles Long, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Loyal Lewisham and Lee Volunteers, Privy Counsellor and Paymaster-General, later Baron Farnborough, P.C., G.C.B. Waterloo 1815 (The Master of the Mint to The Rt. Hon. Cha. Long) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, minor scuffing, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1500-2000
A London Blitz George Medal awarded to Mr Peter Inglis, Deptford A.R.P. Rescue Service, for gallantry in saving lives during a heavy air raid on 16 October 1940 of some twelve hours’ duration George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Peter John Ethelbert Inglis) mounted on original investiture pin, very fine £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £3,000
A rare Great War Mesopotamia operations D.C.M., prisoner of war’s M.M. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 H. Rodman, Royal Army Medical Corps Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (15289 Sjt. H. R. M. Rodman, R.A.M.C.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (15289 Sjt. H. R. M. Rodman, R.A.M.C.); 1914 Star, with slide-on clasp (15289 Cpl. H. R. M. Rodman, R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (A.W.O. Cl. 1 H. R. M. Rodman, R.A.M.C.); Defence Medal 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R....
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (H. H. Paris.) toned, extremely fine and rare £600-700
Russia, Order of the White Eagle, breast star, by Keibel, St. Petersburg, 88mm., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse and pin stamped with manufacturer’s name and ‘84’ silver mark, reverse additionally stamped with a double-headed eagle, obverse major diagonal rays flattened (to accommodate swords?), otherwise good very fine £1200-1600
Hammer Price: £2,800
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Duffadar Bhura Singh 2nd Regt. of Punjab Cavy.) naming engraved in running script, good very fine and scarce £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,600
‘This is the plain unvarnished tale of a retired Admiral, living a happy, contented life and wanting nothing more, who, to his own amazement, became a cabin boy in one fell swoop. I hasten to add that the cabin was in a prison, and that the prison was on Brixton Hill. Some ill-natured people would call this cabin a cell, but if it is all the same to you, cabin sounds nicer, and gives this book a better title. So there you are.’ From the preface to Admiral Sir Barry Domvile’s From...
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Chitral 1895 (1691 Lce. Naick Anokh Singh, 14th Sikhs) clasp slightly bent, very fine £1600-2000
Military General Service 1793-1814, 8 clasps, Corunna, Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (John Harding, 28th Foot.) original ribbon, first carriage slightly bent, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £2400-2800
The fine campaign pair to Colonel W. B. Aislabie, 3rd Sikh Infantry India General Service 1854-94, 3 clasps, Umbeyla, North West Frontier, Jowaki 1877-8 (Lieut. W. B. Aislabie, 3rd Sikh Infantry) unofficial connection between 1st & 2nd clasps; Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Kabul, Kandahar (Maj. W. B. Aislabie, 3rd Sikh Infy.) about good very fine (2) £1600-2000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Bhurtpoor (Drummer Bellait Khan. 21st N.I.) long hyphen reverse, naming engraved in fine running script, nearly very fine and scarce £1200-1400
Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. William Smith, 1st Batt. 91st Reg. Foot.) fitted with replacement silver bar suspension and florally engraved ribbon buckle, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £2400-3000
Hammer Price: £2,300
Family group: The inter-war C.M.G., O.B.E. group of three awarded to H. M. G. Jackson, Chief Native Commissioner for Southern Rhodesia, late Lieutenant, Gifford’s Horse The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; British South Africa Company’s Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia...
Hammer Price: £2,200
A Great War ‘Siberia’ D.S.C. and Croix de Guerre group of four awarded to Surgeon-Lieutenant N. H. Smith, Royal Navy, for services with H.M.S. Suffolk’s armoured train during the battles in the Ussuri Valley in August 1918 Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., the reverse hallmarked London 1918, with its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Surg. Lt. N. H. Smith. R.N.); French Croix de Guerre 1914-1918, with bronze star, extremely fine (4) £1800-2200
A Great War ‘North Russia’ M.C. group of four awarded to Captain C. T. Whinney, Middlesex Regiment, for gallantry in leading two platoons in action against a Bolshevik armoured train on the Murmansk front in May 1919 Military Cross, G.V.R., inscribed on the reverse ‘Capt. C. T. Whinney, Middx. Regt.’; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut.C. T. Whinney. Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. T. Whinney.) nearly very fine (4) £1200-1500
A fine Great War observer’s M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant W. B. Ferguson, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, a Canadian who was decorated for numerous acts of bravery in No. 6 Squadron in the summer of 1917, prior to his death in a flying accident in July 1918: credited with shooting down at least two enemy aircraft - on one occasion mid-combat he climbed on to his aircraft’s wing to clear his pilot’s jammed gun - he otherwise distinguished himself on low-level...
Pair: Guide W. Fielders, Intelligence Department, late Honey’s Scouts, who was mentioned in despatches for his gallantry in the Boer War British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Troopr. W. Fielders, H.S.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Natal, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Belfast (Guide W. Fielders, Intell. Dept.), good very fine and better (2) £1200-1500
Pair: Colonel Ernest Cooke, 2nd Scottish Rifles, who commanded the regiment in South Africa including the action at Spion Kop Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (Lt. Col. E. Cooke. Scottish. Rifles.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Col. E. Cooke. Scot. Rif.) extremely fine (2) £1800-2200
The Waterloo medal to Surgeon James Ambrose, Royal Horse Artillery, troop surgeon to Captain Beane’s ‘D’ Troop at Waterloo Waterloo 1815 (Assist. Surg. Ja. Ambrose, Royal Horse Artillery) neatly plugged and fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and polished, otherwise nearly very fine £2000-2500
A fine C.B., C.M.G. group of seven to Colonel T. J. Atherton, who commanded the 12th Lancers during the Boer War The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, this added for display purposes; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (Lt. Col. T. J....
Hammer Price: £2,000
Pair: Private James Burke, 13th Light Infantry and 80th Foot Cabul 1842 (James Burke. 13th Regt.) later officially impressed naming, ‘Victoria Regina’ legend, fitted with scroll suspension and silver ribbon buckle; Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory (James Burke. 13th Regt.) later officially impressed naming, fitted with steel clip and bar suspension and silver ribbon buckle, light contact marks, otherwise better than very fine (2) £1200-1500
A Second World War Tempest pilot’s D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant G. W. Dopson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was decorated for his gallantry in No. 80 Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force in operations over North-West Europe 1944-45 - his successes including two enemy aircraft destroyed Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45; Air Efficiency...
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1871, complete with gold swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle in its R & S. Garrard fitted case of issue, extremely fine £1600-1800
Pair: Lance-Corporal C. J. Smith, Parachute Regiment General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24342781 Pte. C. J. Smith, Para); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24342781 L. Cpl. C. J. Smith, Para), good very fine (2) £1100-1300
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1866 (En. J. Bromfield, 50th Qn’s. Own Regt.) officially impressed naming, minor edge bruising, very fine, scarce £700-800
Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Red River 1870 (Pte. J. Cross, Ont. R.), very fine and rare £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,900
An impressive O.B.E., Second World War Italy operations M.C. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. W. McHarg, Royal Artillery, who was decorated for his gallantry at the crossing of the Savio The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62,...
Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Talavera, Albuhera, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (F. Fawcett, Drummer, 7th Foot) lower carriage a little distorted, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good fine £1600-1800
Waterloo 1815 (Ensign Gustav Hartmann, 2nd Line Batt. K.G.L.) fitted with replacement clip and flat ring suspension, light contact marks, otherwise very fine £2000-2400
A C.I.E., ‘Chin Hills’ group of three awarded to Colonel Norborne Kirby, Royal Engineers The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, in Garrard, London case of issue; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Chin Hills 1892-93 (Lieutt., R.E.); British War Medal (Col.) these two mounted court style for wear, nearly extremely fine, the second rare to an officer (3) £1000-1400
Hammer Price: £1,800
Waterloo 1815 (James Young, 2nd Batt. Coldstream Gds.) replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising, some contact marks, about very fine £1600-2000
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (F. Hembrough.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, nearly extremely fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £1,700
Pair: Sergeant C. I. Lord, 9th Lancers Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (C. I. Lord, 9th Lancers.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Corpl. Chas. I. Lord, 9th Lancers) the first with contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (2) £1200-1400
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Barrosa (C. Manners, Lieut. R. Arty.) good very fine £2000-2600
Waterloo 1815 (William Bettison 51st Reg. Light Infantry.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, severe edge bruise and overall wear, better than good fine £1400-1600
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Lieut. G. Chichester, 59th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, suspension re-fixed, edge bruise, otherwise very fine £1600-1800
Czechoslovakia, Republic, Order of the White Lion, Grand Cross set of insignia, civil division, by Karnet & Kysely, Prague, sash badge, 95 x 65mm., silver-gilt, silver and enamel, stamp marks on suspension ring; breast star, 89mm. dia., silver and enamel, with a full sash in case of issue, star back-plate loose, otherwise nearly extremely fine (2) £1200-1500
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878 (Buglr. G. Smith. Jamestown M.V. Rifles.) very fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £1,600
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