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The outstanding early India and Defence of Jellalabad C.B. group of six awarded to Major A. P. S. Wilkinson, 13th Somerset Light Infantry, who was wounded in the Burmese War and commanded the regiment at the Storming of the Heights of Jugdulluck and at the Recapture of Cabul The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge in 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘TD’ over ‘HD’ for Thomas and Henry Davies, complete with wide gold...
Hammer Price: £24,000
A rare Peninsula and Waterloo pair awarded to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel George Smith, Royal Horse Guards Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Toulouse (G. Smith, Lieut. Royal Horse Gds.); Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. G. Smith, Royal Horse Guards) fitted with silver clip and steel ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle; together with Coronation Medal 1838, official Royal Mint issue in silver, by B. Pistrucci; and a very fine oval portrait miniature of George Smith in the uniform of the...
Hammer Price: £16,000
An important Second World War Far East operations C.G.M. group of five awarded to Stoker Petty Officer J. “Spud” Yates, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his gallantry in the H.M.S. Saumarez in the last great destroyer action of the war - namely the sinking of the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro in the Malacca Straits in May 1945 - ‘a jewel of an action which was widely taught and demonstrated in Tactical Schools and Staff Colleges for years to come after the war’: the sole survivor of...
Hammer Price: £15,000
The outstanding Great War ace’s C.B., M.C., A.F.C. group of five awarded to Group Captain A. J. L. “Jack” Scott, Royal Air Force, late Sussex Yeomanry and Royal Flying Corps, a gallant New Zealander who overcame serious leg injuries to gain ace status during his tenure of command of No. 60 Squadron in 1917: although he had to walk with sticks and often had to be helped into his cockpit, he won a reputation for being a most determined fighter who had a habit of flying off alone over the...
Hammer Price: £12,000
Sold by Order of the Recipient An outstanding B.E.M. for Gallantry group of four awarded to Chief Petty Officer Aircrewman P. R. Hammond, Royal Navy, a long-served member of Fleet Air Arm helicopter aircrew who served four tours of duty in Northern Ireland and participated in S.A.S. and S.B.S. night operations in the Falklands British Empire Medal (Military), E.II.R., with gallantry emblem (L.A.M. Peter R. Hammond, L083113), with its Royal Mint case of issue; Campaign Service...
Hammer Price: £11,000
A rare and important South Africa Medal pair awarded to General T. W. Dowding, Royal Marines, who commanded the R.M. Naval Brigade in South Africa from December 1877 until July 1879, gaining a brace of “mentions” and the Brevet of Major: a little over 30 members of the Royal Marines qualified for the ‘1877-8-9’ clasp, Dowding’s example being unique to an officer South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (Lieut. T. W. Dowding, R.M., H.M.S. Active); Jubilee 1897, silver, with...
A rare North West Frontier D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private H. Nelthorpe, 1st East Kent Regiment, for the Victoria Cross night action at Bilot in September 1897 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Pte. H. Nelthorpe. 1/E. Kent R. (16-17th Sept. 1897)); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3182 Pte. H. Nelthorpe 1st Bn. East Kent Regt.); Queen‘s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (3182...
Hammer Price: £9,000
Three: Staff Sergeant D. L. Howerski, 7 Troop, ‘B’ Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment, formerly Royal Horse Artillery, who completed five operational tours of duty in Oman, including Operation jaguar and whose unpublished account of this campaign provides a rare insight into the ‘Secret War’ in Dhofar General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Northern Ireland, Dhofar (24138196 Tpr. D. L. Howerski, RHA); Oman General Service Medal, clasp, Dhofar; Oman As Samood Medal; together...
Hammer Price: £6,500
A fine Crimean War D.C.M., Legion of Honour and M.S.M. group of six awarded to Master-Gunner George Kerr, Royal Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Bombr. George Kerr, Royal Arty.); Crimea 1854-564 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Serjt. George Kerr, Royal Artillery) naming engraved in contemporary running script; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857 (Serjt. Geo. Kerr, No. 4 B. 12th Bde. Rl. Arty.) officially impressed naming; Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Mr....
A rare and emotive campaign group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Walker, North Staffordshire Regiment, a veteran of operations on the North-West Frontier and the Lango Expedition of 1901, who, as C.O. of the 7th Battalion, was the last officer to be killed in action in Gallipoli India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Lieut. F. H. Walker, 1st Bn. North Staff. Regt.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Lango 1901 (Capt. F. H. Walker, N. Staff....
Hammer Price: £6,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Gut of Gibraltar 12 July 1801 [143] (H. H. Budd, Midshipman.) edge bruising, otherwise very fine £3000-3500
The exceptional Boer War D.S.O., Great War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel R. V. K. Applin, 14th Hussars, formerly a District Officer with the British North Borneo Company during the Syed and Mat Salleh rebellions of 1895-97, one of many interesting chapters in his life to be related in his autobiography Across the Seven Seas: a machine-gun expert who commanded the machine-guns of the 2nd ANZACs at the battles of Messines, Passchendaele and 3rd Ypres in 1916-17, he later...
A rare Army of India medal awarded to Lieutenant John Laurie, Bombay Artillery, who commanded a detachment of guns at the battle of Kirkee in November 1817, an action commemorated by the Royal Artillery Honour Title “Kirkee” Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Kirkee and Poona (Lieut. John Laurie, Arty.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine £4000-5000
The Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Private John Bannister, 32nd Light Infantry, who was among those massacred at Cawnpore in June 1857: his letters home from India - which were discovered in the 1970s and copies of which are now held at the National Army Museum - constitute one of four major written sources from other ranks serving in his regiment in India in the period 1840-60 Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (J. Bannister, 32nd L.I.), extremely fine £4000-5000
The South Africa Medal awarded to Sergeant W. Allen, Natal Native Contingent, who was killed in action at Isandhlwana on 22 January 1879 South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Sergt. W. Allen, Natal Native Contgt.), virtually as issued £5500-6500
A fine Great War C.M.G., Second World War C.B.E., Boer War D.S.O. group of fourteen awarded to Brigadier-General J. B. Wells, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 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, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902,...
Hammer Price: £5,500
An outstanding and well-documented Great War Gallipoli operations C.M.G. group of nine awarded to Brigadier-General T. A. Andrus, North Staffordshire Regiment, a veteran of campaigns in the Sudan and on the North-West Frontier who, having raised the 7th Battalion, took it to Gallipoli, where he was severely wounded in the assault on Sari Bair in August 1915 He subsequently commanded the Battalion in the relief of Kut operations and held a Brigade Command in the ‘Tigris Corps’ at the...
Hammer Price: £5,000
The Punjab medal awarded to Brevet Major Edward Christie, Bengal Horse Artillery, mortally wounded at the battle of Chilianwala Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Chilianwala (Bt. Major E. Christie, Commg. 3rd Troop 2nd Bde. H. Art) light edge bruising and nicks, therefore very fine £4000-5000
The regimentally unique Boxer Rebellion and Boer War pair awarded to Captain W. D. “Billy” McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards, a “Great Game” spy, explorer and linguist who was the only officer of the regiment so entitled as a consequence of his employment as a Special Service Officer: elected F.R.G.S. for his mapping and survey work in Persia, China and Manchuria in the 1890s, it is clear he undertook intelligence gathering work in the same period - work that won him the approbation of...
A fine C.M.G. and gold D.S.O. group of five awarded to Colonel Alfred Keane, Royal Artillery The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., gold and enamels; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lieut. Alfred Keene, R.A.); India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-87 (Captn. A. Keene, R.A.); Delhi Durbar 1903, silver, contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (5) £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £4,800
Three: Private William Waghorn, 16th Lancers, who had his right arm amputated from a severe sabre wound received at Aliwal, where ‘he also received a deep sabre cut on his right shoulder and other parts of his body, in all nine’; he was subsequently one of the first members of the Corps of Commissionaires Ghuznee 1839 (Wm. Waghorn 16th Lancers) naming engraved on edge, fitted with replacement silver bar suspension; Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Private William Waghorn H.M. 16th Lancers)...
Hammer Price: £4,400
An emotive Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Private G. S. Mansfield, North Staffordshire Regiment, late Leicestershire Regiment, who was awarded the French Legion of Honour in 1999, aged 99 years Military Medal, G.V.R. (42599 Pte. G. S. Mansfield, 4/N. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (24241 Pte. G. S. Mansfield, Leic. R.); France, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silvered metal, gilt and enamel, in its case of issue, minor contact wear, good very fine (4) ...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A rare and outstanding North West Frontier 1937 operations M.C. group of six awarded to Major F. E. K. Laman, 1st Punjab Regiment, who was awarded a “mention” for his subsequent gallantry in the Malaya operations of 1941-42, prior to his death in action during the evacuation of Singapore Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (Capt. F. E. K. Laman, Tochi Scouts); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals...
Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Vimiera, Corunna, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive (H. Marshall, Serjt. 43rd Foot.) left hand side of first clasp facing sprung and with old solder repair, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine £2800-3200
Hammer Price: £4,000
A fine campaign group of four awarded to Private James Harvey, 32nd Light Infantry, an original defender at Lucknow Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Jas. Harvey,. 32nd Regt.) officially impressed replacement issue; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (1405 Pte. Jas. Harvey. 32nd Foot.) note differing regimental number; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (J. Harvy. 32nd L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1455 J. Harvey....
A rare and outstanding Third Afghan War M.C. group of nine awarded to Colonel G. G. Rogers, 1st Gurkha Rifles: gallant service in the Field aside, he was widely recognized as an expert in Gurkha customs and dialects, published Colloquial Nepali and acted as an adviser and interpreter to the film “Johnny Gurkha” Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lt. G. G. Rogers, 2/1 Gurkha Rfls.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G. G. Rogers); India General Service...
Hammer Price: £3,800
Three: Private Samuel Watson, 9th Lancers Sutlej 1845-46, for Sobraon 1846 (Saml Watson 9th Lancers); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (S. Watson, 9th Lancers.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Saml. Watson, 9th Lancers) contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (3) £2000-2500
The 1914-15 Star awarded to Ordinary Seaman J. H. Carless, Royal Navy, who was awarded a posthumous V.C. for his gallantry and sacrifice aboard H.M.S. Caledon in the 2nd Battle of Heligoland Bight in November 1917 1914-15 Star (J. 43703 J. H. Carless, Ord., R.N.), sold with length of original water-stained riband, very fine £1600-1800
Hammer Price: £3,600
A fine London Blitz G.M. awarded to George Davis, a Trunks Mains Inspector for the Gas, Light & Coke Co. Ltd. whose gallant deeds were enacted amidst ‘a rain of incendiary bombs’ - and within 15 yards of an UXB - at Ilford, just to the north of London’s East End, on the night of 19 March 1941: to date the heaviest raid mounted by the Luftwaffe - with a resultant loss of ‘some 750 lives’ - the catastrophic events of the 19th were simply recalled as “The Wednesday” George...
A rare Africa campaign service group of four awarded to Major A. W. S. Ewing, North Staffordshire Regiment, who was mauled to death by a lion while on attachment to the Somaliland Field Force in March 1904 East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (Lieut. A. W. S. Ewing, N. Staff. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (Capt. A. W. S. Ewing, N. Staff. Rgt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa...
Hammer Price: £3,400
An exceptional Great War “Balloonatic’s” D.F.C. group of six awarded to Captain C. S. Emden, Royal Air Force, late Royal West Kent Regiment and Royal Flying Corps, who, having been twice wounded in the trenches - and had his left leg amputated - took to the air as a Kite Balloon Officer wearing an artificial “Thigh Limb”: while observing artillery fire at Harbonnieres in August 1918, his balloon was attacked by enemy aircraft and he was compelled to take to his parachute - a...
A rare Boxer Rebellion Military Order of the Dragon group of three awarded to Major F. V. Jeffreys, 4th Balloon Section, Royal Engineers Jubilee 1897, silver, unnamed as issued; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Major F. V. Jeffreys, R.E.); U.S.A., Military Order of the Dragon (Major Frederick V. Jeffreys Royal Engineers No. 505.) complete with original silk embroidered ribbon and Pagoda top suspension brooch, good very fine (3) £2500-3000
A rare Great War O.B.E., Edward VII K.P.M. group of three awarded to Captain E. M. Showers, Chief Constable of Essex, formerly an officer in the 95th Foot and Chief Constable of Exeter City Police, who was decorated for a long and distinguished career which was marked by success in several difficult murder cases - recalled in the Great War, he served as Acting Chief Constable of Colchester Borough Police and was awarded the O.B.E. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E....
Hammer Price: £3,200
Waterloo 1815 (Corporal James Allen, 1st Regiment Life Guards) fitted with replacement hinged silver bar suspension, obverse with contact wear from contact with cuirass strap, good fine, reverse better £2400-2800
Indian Army Buttons, a very fine selection covering the period 1824-1922 including a good number of pre Mutiny examples, some duplication, coatee, tunic, Mess dress etc., excellent facial condition, now contained in a glazed frame so the reverses not examined (191) £1500-1700
A rare group of three awarded to Subadar Rup Singh, Queen’s Own Corps of Guides, late 5th Goorkhas, who was promoted for gallantry in the field at Delhi and killed in action on the Asmai Heights, Kabul, in December 1879 India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Havildar Roop Singh Poonan 5th Goorkha Regt.) claw tightened; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Naick Roop Sing Corps of “Guides”); Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ali Musjid, Kabul (Subr. Rup Singh...
A Great War M.C., M.M. group of five awarded to Second Lieutenant S. E. Warburton, York and Lancaster Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; Military Medal, G.V.R. (2187L. Sjt., 1/4 Y. & L.R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2187 Pte., York & Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.) mounted as worn, minor edge bruising, good very fine and better (5) £2200-2600
Hammer Price: £3,000
A fine M.S.M. and Victorian campaign service group of four awarded to Staff Quarter-Master Sergeant J. E. Faulks, North Staffordshire Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (1362 Sergt J. Foulks, 80th Foot), note surname spelling; South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878-9 (1362 Sergt. J. Faulks, 80th Foot); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (520 Paymr. Sgt. J. Faulks, N. Staff. R); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (S.Q.M. Sjt. J. Faulkes, S. Staff. Regt.),...
Hammer Price: £2,800
A rare M.S.M. and Sudan service group of seven awarded to Sergeant-Major G. L. Fitzgerald, North Staffordshire Regiment, who was attached to Egyptian Army 1897-1919 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3043 L./Sgt. G. L. Fitzgerald, S.D.S. E.A.), initials given as ‘G. L.’; British War Medal 1914-20 (3043 W.O. Cl. 1 G. Fitzgerald, N. Staff. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3043 C. Sjt. G. Fitzgerald, N. Staff. Regt.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (3043 Sergt. Major G. Fitzgerald, N....
An evocative Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Colonel R. C. Tytler, Indian Army, whose experiences in the rebellion were vividly recalled by his wife in An Englishwoman in India: The Memoirs of Harriet Tytler 1828-1858 She and the Colonel were fortunate to escape the slaughter that erupted in Delhi in May 1857 and, on account of her being heavily pregnant, she became the only woman given permission to stay put on Delhi Ridge during the ensuing siege - the happy couples’ new arrival being...
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