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Four: Staff Armourer-Sergeant T. Pinkney, 42nd Highlanders Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Arm. Serjt. T. Pinkney, 42nd Highds. 1873-4); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (371 Armr. Sgt. T. Pinkney, 1/R. Hrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (371 [Staff] Armr. Sgt. T. G. Pinkney, C. of Armrs.), partial loss of detail owing to bruising; Khedive’s Star 1882, edge bruising, contact marks and polished, good fine...
Hammer Price: £1,000
Pair: Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Shaw, Army Medical Department Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1885 (Surgn. Maj., A.M. Dept.); Khedive’s Star, 1882, unnamed; together with a mounted pair of miniature dress medals, minor contact marks, good very fine and better (4) £600-700
Pair: Commissary L. Walters, Supply & Transport Corps, late 75th Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment and Wiltshire Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 5 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, Hazara 1888, Samana 1891, Hazara 1891 (Staff Sergt. L. Walters, Transport Deptt.); China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Conductor L. Walters, S. & T. Corps), mounted as worn, generally very fine (2) £500-600
Three: Corporal E. J. Hannam, South Wales Borderers, attached Welch Regiment Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, M.I.D. oak leaf (21125061 Cpl. E. J. Hannam, Welch); General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., 2 clasps, Malaya, Cyprus (21125061 Cpl. E. Hannam, Welch); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, very fine and better (3) £500-600
Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, China 1900 (J. C. Fisher.) extremely fine £750-850
Hammer Price: £950
King Edward VI School, Birmingham, Robert Dale Medal, 18ct. gold, by A. Wyon, obverse, bust of Robert Dale with Latin inscription around, reverse, Latin inscription on central plaque and ‘Edwardi Sexti In’ above and ‘Birmingham School’ below, the edge inscribed to ‘M. F. Howard’, 45mm., in its (damaged) fitted case of issue, extremely fine £800-1000
Z.A.R. Staats Artillerie Framed Collection of Badges, a fine and rare collection (Owen references) comprising a two part gilt brass sabretache badge worn prior to 1901 (2025), a 3rd Cavalry Battery two part brass busby badge worn prior to 1901 (2037 though variable fused grenade), an officer’s unlisted two part pouch badge in gilt brass worn prior to 1901 similar to 2025 but third size, three white metal cap badges 1874-1901 (Owen 2015, 2022), a similar small size lapel badge in white...
Orange Free State Artillery Badges, a very fine framed collection of rare examples comprising a one piece die struck brass helmet plate (Owen 2069), a one piece gilt brass slouch hat badge worn prior to 1900 (Owen 2065), a rare waist belt plate of rectangular format in plated white metal bearing a brass badge as per Owen 2065, two slouch hat badges worn prior to 1900 one in white metal the other in brass (Owen 2060/2061), a larger brass slouch hat badge in die cast brass (Owen 2063) and a...
China 1842 (T. B. Christopher, Mate, H.M.S. Blonde) original straight bar suspension, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £1000-1200
Pair: Major George Wedderburn, 7th Royal Fusiliers, late 24th Regiment Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Goojerat (Ensign G. Wedderburn, 24th Foot); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (Captn G. Wedderburne, H.Ms. 1st Bn. 7th Regt.) note minor variation in name, contact marks and polished, nearly very fine (2) £800-900
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded Private J. Pearce, 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers and Stoker, Royal Fleet Reserve Military Medal, G.V.R. (6-16971 Pte., 6/S.W. Bord.); 1914-15 Star (16971 Pte., S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (16971 Pte., S. Wales Bord.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (SS.121392 (Dev.B.12973) Sto. 1, R.F.R.) contact marks, good fine and better; an unusual combination (5) £380-420
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private S. L. Hills, 1/5th Battalion Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (53448 Pte., 1/5 Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (53448 Pte., Manch. R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £700-900
61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment Officer’s 1855 - 61 Pattern Shako Plate, Large Bullion Sphinx/Egypt Forage Cap Badge, Dress and Undress Sword Knots, Small Coatee Button, the very fine shako plate of standard pattern comprising a crowned gilt eight pointed star mounted with the Garter Proper enclosing ‘61’ on a ground of black patent leather, complete with both fastening shanks; large bullion forage cap badge measures 6.5 x 4.3 cms, the Sphinx in gold bullion, the Egypt plinth in...
A Great War C.B. group of four awarded to Surgeon Captain J. Menary, Royal Navy, who was mentioned in despatches for his services as Fleet Surgeon in H.M.S. Lord Nelson in the Dardanelles The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (Ft. Surg. J. Menary, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Ft. Surg. J. Menary, R.N.), together with a set of related miniature dress medals, enamel of reverse wreath on the first...
Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, China 1900 (A. Marshall) nearly extremely fine £750-850
Hammer Price: £900
Badge of Office of Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod in the Order of the Bath, 33 x 18mm., silver-gilt and enamels, reverse plain, the badge suspended from two small gilt chains, extremely fine and extremely rare £400-500
China 1900, no clasp (Mr R. G. Gibson, Newchwang Vols.) good very fine, rare £500-600
A Second World War Coastal Forces operations D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Able Seaman L. Lord, Royal Fleet Reserve, late Royal Navy, who was decorated for his gallantry in M.L. 480 during hazardous minesweeping operations between Fano and Rimini in the Adriatic in August-September 1944: ‘his personal courage and devotion to duty had a very far reaching influence during these prolonged operations’ Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A.B. L. Lord, C/SSX. 30595); 1939-45 Star;...
Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, unnamed, complete with top bar, in Garrard, London case of issue, minor enamel damage, good very fine £650-750
Austria, Empire, Order of Leopold, Grand Cross Kleine Decoration (Small Insignia) with war decoration, by Rozet & Fischmeister, 59 x 30mm., silver-gilt and enamel cross, stamp mark on eyelet, enamelled bronze-gilt crown with silver-gilt wreath, with ‘Grand Cross with war decoration’ and ‘crossed swords’ emblem on ribbon, post-war production, some enamel damage to war decoration wreath, generally good very fine £300-400
Family group: A civil M.B.E. and Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant Roy Adamson Moir, Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in Royal Mint case of issue; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed, in case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R. A. Moir) these in card boxes of issue; together with a mounted group of five miniature dress medals (as above, plus an M.I.D. emblem and...
Hammer Price: £850
A ‘Malayan Emergency’ M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 J. C. Cooper, Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-49, Malaya (1877082 Sjt., R.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (1877082 W.O. Cl. 2, R.E.) some contact marks, very fine and...
56th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers (Salford) Officer’s Helmet 1878-1888, a superb example in black cloth with blackened white metal spike quadrant, chin chain spine and side rosettes, the helmet plate of crowned eight pointed star pattern in blackened metal overlaid with a depiction of the arms of Salford in gilt metal; internally in excellent condition with original sweat band attached silk liner and canvas lined peaks, in excellent overall condition £700-900
A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Captain L. V. Sutton, 2nd Central Ontario Regiment, C.E.F. Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L. V. Sutton.) the Victory Medal officially re-impressed, good very fine (3) £600-800
A Great War Arras operations M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant N. E. Jervis, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, afterwards attached Machine Gun Corps, who was wounded on the occasion he won his decoration for an attack on Oppy Wood in June 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Oppy Wood June 28 1917, Norman E. Jervis, 16 R. War. Regt., Sept. 6th 1917’, in its case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. N. E. Jervis), good very fine (3) £800-1000
Three: Edgar James, British Red Cross Society British Red Cross Society Medal for the Balkan Wars 1912-13, 1 clasp, Montenegro, silver-gilt, reverse inscribed, ‘Edgar James’, with ‘Balkan War 1912-13’ brooch bar, in fitted case of issue; British Red Cross Society War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, gilt, unnamed, with brooch bar, in card box of issue; Montenegro, Medal for Zeal, Nicholas I, silver, unnamed, in damaged case of issue, nearly extremely fine, scarce (3) £500-600
1st Goorkha Light Infantry Officer’s Hall Marked Silver and Blackened Brass Pouch Badge, this very rare example of three part construction, a five pointed silver star overlaid with a circular disc ‘Goorkha Light Infantry’ this overlaid with the figure ‘1’ over crossed kukris, these were originally blackened brass but have lost some of the blacking; the disc hall marked Birmingham 1886 by B & P (Bent & Parker) complete with two screw post fasteners, very good condition £250-350
Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Lieut. W. C. Dilkes, 61st Foot.) toned, extremely fine £500-600
Pair: Private John Cannon, 61st Foot Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (John Cannon, 61st Foot.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (2547 J. Cannon. H.Ms. 61st Regt.) the first with edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine, the second very fine (2) £600-700
Four: Engineer Captain W. Dawson, Royal Navy, who was commended for his prompt actions on the occasion of the loss of H.M.S. Sybille in Lambert’s Bay in January 1901 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Ast. Engr. W. Dawson, R.N., H.M.S. Sybille); 1914-15 Star (Eng. Commr., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Commr, R.N.), the first with a few edge nicks, generally very fine and better (4) £600-800
Pair: Private W. Murphy, Royal Munster Fusiliers, killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Belmont, Transvaal, Wittebergen (5255 Pte., Munster Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5255 Pte., Rl. Munster Fus.) edge bruising, contact marks, good fine (2) £220-280
France, First Empire, Legion of Honour, 3rd type Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, suspension ring bearing the ‘fasces’ stamp mark, some enamel damage, nearly very fine £650-750
A post-war C.B.E. group of six awarded to Lionel Powys-Jones, Chief Native Commissioner of Southern Rhodesia, late Rhodesia Regiment and King’s Royal Rifle Corps, in which latter regiment he was wounded as a young subaltern in the Great War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. L. Powys-Jones); Southern Rhodesia Medal for War Service 1939-45; Coronation 1937;...
Hammer Price: £800
The mounted group of seven miniature dress medals worn by Wing Commander L. H. Harrison, G.C., Royal Air Force, who was decorated for the first action for which the George Cross was awarded George Cross; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945-8; Coronation 1953; Jubilee 1977; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., mounted as worn, good very fine (7) £300-350
6th Lancashire (1st Manchester) Rifle Volunteers Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet 1878-1888, an extremely fine example, the blue cloth body complete with all silver plated fittings, the helmet plate of crowned eight pointed star pattern overlaid with oak sprays and circular strap ‘Sixth Lancashire First Manchester Rifles’, in the centre on a ground of black velvet ‘6’; the helmet retailed by D. Jones, 136, Deansgate, Manchester and is complete with sweat band lining etc., together with...
A Second Boer War D.C.M. awarded to Lance-Sergeant A. Scott, 5th Imperial Yeomanry Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3218 L. Sergt., 5th Imp. Yeo.) replacement suspension, fire damaged and showing considerable pitting, poor £550-650
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal F. A. Barnes, Royal Canadian Dragoons, late Royal Sussex Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (226520 Cpl. F. A. Barnes, R. Can. Dgns.); 1914 Star (9350 Cpl. F. A. Budd, R. Suss. R.) late issue; British War and Victory Medals (226520 Sjt. F. A. Barnes, R.C.D.) note different names, nearly extremely fine (4) £800-1000
Pair: Captain P. K. Cuthbert, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, wounded in action, 17 June 1952 Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Capt., R.E.M.E.) official correction to last three letters of surname; U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, very fine and better (2) £300-360
China 1842 (Ramtilluck Opudhya, 1st Reg. Bengal Volunteers) original straight bar suspension, good very fine £500-600
Three: Sepoy Lall Sing Demaie, 4th Goorkha Regiment India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, North West Frontier, Umbeyla, Looshai (Sepoy Lall Sing Demaie, 4th Goorkha [Regt.]), partial loss of naming owing to bruising; Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Ali Musjid, Kabul, Kandahar ([Sepoy Lall] Sing, 4th Goorkha Regt.), partial loss of naming owing to bruising; Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Sepoy Lall Sing Demaie, 4th Goorkha Regt.), the first two with contact marks and edge bruising and the...
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