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Three: Colour Serjeant G. J. Beer, 104th Regiment, late King’s Royal Rifle Corps China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Geo. Beer, 2nd Bn. 60th Rl. Rifles) officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small reverse letters (3153 C. Serjt. G. J. Beer, 104th Foot); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (C. Sjt. G. J. Beer, 104/Foot) with King’s Royal Rifle Corps and 104th Bengal Fusiliers cap badges, medals with contact marks and edge...
Hammer Price: £1,000
A Great War D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Company-Sergeant Major W. George, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (340360 C.S. Mjr. W. George, 1/5 D. of Corn. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2343 W.O. Cl. 2 W. George, D. of Corn. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240360 C.S. Mjr. W. George, 5/D. of Corn. L.I.), good very fine (7) £800-1000
A good Second World War Normandy July 1944 operations M.M. group of six awarded to Driver E. J. Ellson, Royal Army Service Corps; having twice been wounded in North Africa - at “Knightsbridge” and Tobruk - he collected two further wounds in the process of winning his M.M. for delivering ammunition to a forward gun near Caen Military Medal, G.VI.R. (T. 92435 Dvr. E. J. Ellson, R.A.S.C.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals...
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a Victorian Garter, 47.5cm. long, in blue silk with legend and ornamentation worked in gilt wire, lacking buckle, the ‘buckle end’ worn, otherwise in good condition; Colonial and Indian Reception Ball Invitation, in the Guildhall, The Rt. Hon. John Staples, F.S.A. Lord Mayor; inscribed, ‘Admit Sir Harry Lumsden’, numbered ‘4890’ - the colourful and highly decorated card invitation is mounted in a gilt frame, 35.5 x 25.5cm., this last in...
Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Mural Crown (Lieut Hon: E. I. W. Forrester. XIII or P.A.L.I.) neatly engraved around obverse rim, pierced with ring and straight bar suspension, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, good very fine £800-1000
Meeanee 1843 (Thos. Cannon, 22nd Regt.) fitted with original steel clip and contemporary brass bar suspension, very fine and scarce £600-800
Meeanee Hyderabad 1843 (Edwd. Binks, 22nd Regt.) official engraved naming, fitted with silver clip and bar suspension, light contact marks, otherwise very fine £800-1000
Six: Brigadier-General Cyril Frank Templer, Army Remount Department, late 1st Bombay Lancers Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Lt., 1 Bom. Lan.); 1914 Star (Maj., A. Remt. Dept.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Brig. Gen.); Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (Lieut., 1st Bo. Lcrs.) medals mounted for display, good very fine and better (9) £500-600
Hammer Price: £950
Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., hallmarks for London 1948, the reverse bearing an impressed date ‘1946’, in its (damaged) Garrard & Co. case of issue, extremely fine £400-500
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (J. Warren, 45th Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruise, otherwise better than very fine £800-1000
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (J. Warner. 21st Regt.) officially impressed naming, good very fine £800-1000
Hammer Price: £900
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (A. Gavin, 78th Highlanders) good very fine £1000-1200
Three: Private William Alder, 90th Light Infantry Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (W. Alder. 90th Regt.) officially impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (W. Alder, 90th Lt. Infy.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, pierced with ring for suspension, good very fine (3) £700-900
Three: Major F. H. S. Le Mesurier, Border Regiment, from the Channel Islands, who received a head wound at Gallipoli and two more wounds on the Western Front before being attached to the Egyptian Army 1914-15 Star (Capt. F. H. S. Le Mesurier, Bord. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Major F. H. S. Le Mesurier), together with a silver prize medal, 32mm., inscribed, ‘Regimental Cross Country Run, 2nd Place Officers’; 1st Border Regt., Maymyo 1913’, very fine and...
Three: Captain H. P. Waterhouse, Royal Engineers, who was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Order of St. Anne for operations in Archangel in 1919 British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); Russian Order of St. Anne, 3rd class breast badge with swords, silver-gilt and enamels, old continental manufacture, good very fine and better (3) £800-1000
Hyderabad 1843 (Danl. Ryan, 22nd Regt.) official engraved naming, fitted with replacement silver clip and straight bar suspension, light contact marks, otherwise very fine £800-1000
General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Northern Ireland, M.I.D. oak leaf (23945722 Pte. K. Tweddell, D.L.I.), good very fine £300-350
Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Serjt. J. Madders, 14th Lt. Dragns.) in its named card box of issue, this with light restoration, together with War Office forwarding letter and registered packet addressed to Mary Madders, Church Eaton, Nr. Stafford, original frosted finish, edge bruise, otherwise brilliant extremely fine £500-600
Ottoman Empire, Order of Medjidie, 3rd Class neck badge with swords, silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamel, ‘Arabic’ marks embossed and stamped on reverse, with neck cravat, good very fine £300-360
Hammer Price: £850
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Lieut. Hy. Cowell, 75th Regt.) light edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £800-1000
Pair: Private J. Hicks, 60th Rifles Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (J. Hicks, 1st Bn. 60th Rifles); China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (John Hicks, 2nd Bn. 60th Rl. Rifles) officially impressed naming, edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £500-600
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, with neck cravat, minor enamel damage, good very fine £650-700
Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Captain F. E. Manning, 16th Regt. Grenadiers) fitted with steel clip and bar suspension, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine £800-1000
Pair: Lance-Corporal A. Haycocks, Welsh Guards General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24141967 Gdsm., WG.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24141967 LCpl, WG) mounted court style as worn, first with slight edge bruising, good very fine (2) £850-950
Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon (Lieut. A: H: Ross 42nd Regt. L:I:) light contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise very fine £600-800
Special Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (67 Sjt. R. Knox, N. Ir. H.) good very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £800
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Driver Thos. Cope, F Tp. R.H. Arty.) fitted with silver ribbon brooch, very fine £500-600
The Knight Bachelor’s Badge and C.B.E. awarded to Sir Herman Lebus, Kt., Chairman of Harris Lebus Ltd., one time the largest furniture manufacturer in the world and a company that was responsible for bringing the Arts & Crafts style before a mass audience in the 1900s Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1926, in its fitted case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 1st type neck...
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878 (1840. Pte. J. Owen. 80th Foot.) extremely fine £460-500
Three: Colour Serjeant Instructor of Musketry A. J. Dear, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, a survivor from the wreck of the Warren Hastings India General Service 1854-95, G.V.R., 2 clasps, Hazara 1891, Samana 1891 (3931 Corp., 1/K.R.R.C.) this an official Royal Mint replacement - the original lost aboard the Warren Hastings; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3931 Sergt., 1st Bn. K.R. Rifle Corps); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3931 C. Sjt. I. of M., K.R.R.C.)...
Three: Private J. Regan, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ahmed Khel, Kandahar (1188 Pte., 2/60th Foot); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1188 Private Jas. Regan, 2/60 Foot); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1188 Pte., K.R. Rif. C.) some contact marks, very fine and better (3) £600-700
A Great War D.C.M. awarded to Acting Lance-Corporal W. McGroarty, 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (200875 Pte-A.L. Cpl., 5/High. L.I.); together with cap badge and shoulder title, edge bruising, very fine (3) £550-650
A good Second World War Italy operations M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant P. B. Downs, 1 Assault Regiment (R.A.C.), Royal Engineers, who was wounded in the course of carrying out vital duties at the crossing of the Cosina in November 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2094391 Sjt. P. B. Downes, R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, initials, surname and unit officially corrected on the first, generally good very fine or better (6) £800-1000
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge in gold and enamels, complete with gold swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle, in its R & S. Garrard & Co. fitted case of issue, this a little damaged and scuffed, circa 1870-87, minor chipping to both centres, otherwise nearly extremely fine £700-900
An 1831 pattern general officers mameluke for General George Nicholas Channer, C.B., V.C., the curved 80cm blade by Edward Thurkle, Soho, London, of flat solid section with clipped back back-edge etched with crowned VR cypher, crossed baton and scimitar, panels of foliate strap work etc., regulation copper-gilt hilt mounts the cross-guard quillons terminating in cushion finials, the ecusson filled with a baton and scimitar, back-strap engraved in a repeat zigzag pattern and Ivory grip...
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamels, with evening dress neck cravat, in its Garrard, London case of issue, nearly extremely fine £600-700
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (R. Compton. Grenadier Gds.) officially impressed naming, some small edge bruises, otherwise better than very fine £800-1000
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Edward Smith. Coldstream Gds.) officially impressed naming, original ribbon, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £500-600
An interesting Indian Mutiny medal awarded to General Francis Young, Madras Army, who received the thanks of the Governor-General of Bengal for the successful pursuit of a body of rebels during which he personally killed two rebels in a hand-to-hand combat whilst contesting the passage of a ford Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Capt. F. Young, 24th Madras N.I.,) number officially re-impressed, nearly extremely fine £800-1000
Hammer Price: £750
Russia, Medal for Zeal, Alexander III, large silver neck medal, unnamed, in case of issue, minor edge bruising, good very fine £800-1000
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